Mooses'Mama
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| 07/05/2008 5:31 PM |
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Moose is still a puppy, about 5 months, and I am having a hard time driving with him. I have tried driving with him inside the kennel, but I eventually give in to some of the whining and let him out. But he refuses to sit in the passengers seat, instead he insists on sitting in my lap, and he doesn't squirm, just wants to lay.
I know that this is unsafe, and when we are driving further than a few minutes away I bite my tougne and put him in the crate. I know they make some sort of doggie seatbelts, but I don't know where to look for them. I know an accident can happen at any time, and I don't want to put Moose in harms way.
Any advice would be so greatly appreciated.
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Mother to Moose Jefferson Green Esquire! |
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rattytatty
Training Moderator
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| 07/05/2008 5:42 PM |
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| Yes... it iS unsafe to drive with a dog in your lap. If ou don't wish to crate him... purchase a doggie seat where you can put a halter on him and at least secure him to your car seatbelt. Better to be safe than sorry! |
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~Nora~
Mom to Hoss, Lil'Bit, Buster & Bailey, CGC, NA, NAJ |
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farmergurlyo
Ratastic
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| 07/05/2008 5:43 PM |
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http://homeandkennel.petedge.com/catalog/thumbnail.jsp?parentCategoryId=194&categoryId=224&subCategoryId=402&Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_402&N=2455
if you go to that site, there's some car travel options... i was thinking about getting a seatbelt when i get my puppy, i've seen them at most pet shops |
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Ashley~ soon to be ratty mommy |
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michelle
Bratty Ratty
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| 07/05/2008 5:49 PM |
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We bought seat belts at fleet farm. Sydney has a car seat that she sits in with her seat beat so she can see out the window better. Some vet offices even sell seat belts and harnesses |
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michelle, mom to Sydney (JRT), Sonic (Rattie) and Proud mom to Army son, Jordan
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Mooses'Mama
Obsessed
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| 07/05/2008 5:52 PM |
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| Thank you for the webiste...and for not being mean...I was a little nervous to post about this because I know I should be doing something to protect him. I am going to go out a purchase a seat belt harness today or tomorrow because we need to take a trip next weekend! |
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Mother to Moose Jefferson Green Esquire! |
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michelle
Bratty Ratty
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| 07/05/2008 6:14 PM |
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Hey, I use to let my cock-a-poo Copper sit on my side when we drove which could have caused problems and if we had been in an accident would have been fatal for him. When we got Sydney I started her right in the back. |
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michelle, mom to Sydney (JRT), Sonic (Rattie) and Proud mom to Army son, Jordan
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 07/05/2008 6:20 PM |
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| tauney always has to be on my side and branceto behind my shoulders.i should have never started that especially when we go on long ttrips. |
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pepper
Obsessed
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| 07/05/2008 7:02 PM |
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| Pepper has the zip line from www.kurgo.com It's great because she can move around and check everything out, but she's harnessed safely in the back. The harness and lead can be hooked directly to a seat belt, so it's multi purpose. It's the same price as the ones that only go on a seatbelt, too. |
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Kristin ~ Pepper's mommy |
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tiggarat
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 07/05/2008 7:23 PM |
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| my girls are a little too big for most dog car seats...they are just beyond the weight limit. I use a lambs wool padded harness that you hook onto the seatbelt. don't put off getting the harness or car seat like I did...Molly was with me when I got in a car accident and flew up from the back seat and hit the dashboard, and while she ended up being okay, it stressed both of us and I felt so guilty (not to mention like a horrible rattie mom) for putting her at risk like I did. I now make sure that they are buckled in before taking them for a car ride. |
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Lisabeth
furbabies: Lucy and Molly (1 1/2 yr old decker ratties), and Rosie (3 yr old dobie)
Buddy - gone but never forgotten.
"I don't think he has any idea he's a dog, really. Of course, he thinks he has a rather odd figure for a man" - Dodie Smith |
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kp_in_scott
Bratty Ratty
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| 07/05/2008 7:23 PM |
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| Don't feel bad about posting when you are asking for assistance. Amos grew so rapidly that I rarely took him out in the car except to the vets. When he was tiny it wasn't a problem, but by the time he was going in for his last shots it was a major ordeal. I remember the last time that I took him in by myself. He started out in the back seat. Then he leaped over the seat into the front seat(while I was driving). I had a fly swatter and was using it to keep him out of my lap. I finally threw a box of tissues into the back seat and he leaped back there and happily shredded them all the rest of the way home. I said NEVER again! I never took him off alone again. Now I have an SUV and a dog gate that keeps him safely secured in the back. When we went to TN, we put his crate in the back. It worked just fine. |
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Kim, owned by one sweet Rattie and a house full of parrots |
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melo
Ratastic
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| 07/05/2008 9:24 PM |
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| There is something called a Sherpa bag--it is not cheap, but nora loves being in it. It is used when pets travel on planes and all other things. Very soft inside and the bags are nice looking |
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What a dump!---Bette Davis |
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buttonbutt
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 07/06/2008 10:13 AM |
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| You've been given excellent advice already. I always travel with my girls in a crate. Button and Zipper are actually more comfortable in the crate. Plus I don't want my dogs to ever become a "flying projectile" inside my car (or even worse, being thrown out a window) if we're ever involved in a wreck. Recently on another forum someone's rattie was standing in a window and was thrown out the window when she slammed on her brakes. Dog wasn't seriously hurt, but sure coulda been. |
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Peggy
Mom to Button & Zipper
My sweet RatTexans
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Possum
Rat Royalty
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| 07/06/2008 11:25 AM |
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| I just got a catalog yesterday that had something in it. It was a seat that fit between the driver & passenger seats, so it would be next to the driver and up so the pup could see. I thought it was a little pricey, but it's worth checking out if you have a vehicle with a center console. They had several types to choose from. Their website is www.inthecompanyofdogs.com Maybe you can find something you like there. |
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Peggy - Daisy & Louie's Mom
"Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet" - Roger Miller |
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Philo
Ratastic
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| 07/06/2008 11:49 AM |
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| Our Walmart has seats and restraints in the pet deptpartment, we were looking at them yesterday. I'm also guilty, we took a run to the corner station (0.6 mile) this morning and all Cameo wanted was to be in my lap. Fortunately, this is a very easy going area with very little traffic most of the time One can even drive 30mph in a 40 zone without being run off the road (as happens in Miami, so glad we're out of there). |
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Cameo & Rattagan's Dad
Foster Dad to Zip (Zippy, Zipper) and Cricket
(aka Philo)
"Beauty such as this is a gift, and I'm often in awe of this world we've been given." Mrs Bonnie |
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PamWh
Attention Starved
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| 07/07/2008 12:05 PM |
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| I thread the seatbelt through Bob's harness and secure him in the back seat. |
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PamWh
aka Bob's Mom
If your rattie ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! |
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Minniezmomma
Ratterific
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| 07/13/2008 10:38 AM |
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hey
i wanted to let you know walmart now sells aspsa dog seat belts for about 12 dollars they have all sizes and colors to. i have one and it works great but takes some getting used to and alot of treats and praise. i love both my girls and wouldnt want anything to happen to them. so i know what you mean. hope this helps, seems like theres a walmart everywhere so hopefully this will help alot of people and its great that they are from the aspca to. your donated to them by buying it to! great idea i think.~ good luck |
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Mooses'Mama
Obsessed
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| 07/13/2008 11:09 AM |
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| Minniezmomma...that is the one i got! |
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Mother to Moose Jefferson Green Esquire! |
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Minniezmomma
Ratterific
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| 07/24/2008 6:00 PM |
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I hope it's working for mooses!  |
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Mooses'Mama
Obsessed
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| 07/24/2008 10:32 PM |
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Yes...he didn't even need that much coaxing haha
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Mother to Moose Jefferson Green Esquire! |
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 07/24/2008 10:46 PM |
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| i thinkn pet smart sells seat belts for dogs. haver you tried surfing teh net? or try this pet edge.com |
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GothGirl
Terrier Terror
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| 07/24/2008 10:54 PM |
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Prince has a car seat that he sits in. And its up high enough so he can look out the window. |
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~*~ Mikki: Prince & Ozzy's Mama ~*~ |
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electrogodez
Newbie
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| 07/24/2008 11:14 PM |
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I know whatcha mean. Jeez thats why I have to have a 5 cylinder (swedish car) cuz my lil guy want to pretend hes a freakin nascar racer or a taxi cab driver... Im not Miss Daisy.  I put his lil bed in the passanger seat when it comes time to get in the car he loads up, sits in his seat with a chewey and were on our merry way.... Make it a fun experience for him and make the passanger seat HIS seat... I dunno it might work..Works for me... Good luck and have patience.. Have a great day... j |
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Gimme that back!!! no no no...lets go pee pee!!! wanna a cookie cow-lee?? put it DOWN!!! no eating my lipstick??? what the heck is that in your poop??? cmon lets go night night!!! |
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electrogodez
Newbie
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| 07/24/2008 11:14 PM |
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I know whatcha mean. Jeez thats why I have to have a 5 cylinder (swedish car) cuz my lil guy want to pretend hes a freakin nascar racer or a taxi cab driver... Im not Miss Daisy. I put his lil bed in the passanger seat when it comes time to get in the car he loads up, sits in his seat with a chewey and were on our merry way.... Make it a fun experience for him and make the passanger seat HIS seat... I dunno it might work..Works for me... Good luck and have patience.. Have a great day... j |
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Gimme that back!!! no no no...lets go pee pee!!! wanna a cookie cow-lee?? put it DOWN!!! no eating my lipstick??? what the heck is that in your poop??? cmon lets go night night!!! |
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 07/24/2008 11:42 PM |
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| pet edge.com had seat belts for doggies |
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Oreo'smom
Ratterific
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| 08/14/2008 8:43 AM |
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| I'm curious, do you have to buckle them in the backseat? I realize it is safer, but I have two boys in car seats back there and the only place for her would be in the middle of them, but there isn't a shoulder belt there. |
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Carrie
Mom to Oreo and skinkids Calvin and Will |
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rattytatty
Training Moderator
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| 08/14/2008 8:48 AM |
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| Bailey's carseat is strapped in by the seatbelt, and his harness fastens to the seatbelt also. If we are traveling long distances, I always crate him... but if we're just going a short distance away, I just let him ride in the carseat. The harness is made to fasten to the car seatbelt... and so is the carseat. I keep it in the back seat. |
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~Nora~
Mom to Hoss, Lil'Bit, Buster & Bailey, CGC, NA, NAJ |
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Oreo'smom
Ratterific
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| 08/14/2008 8:52 AM |
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| Ok thanks, I just have to worry about the boys leaving her alone!! |
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Carrie
Mom to Oreo and skinkids Calvin and Will |
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