How is your pet secured on road trips?
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- June
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Yeah it’s cute to see a dog with its head hanging out the car window on a hot day, but is it safe?
Not according to the video of one German crash test for pets, which showed the consequences of securing dogs (or not securing dogs) in a variety of ways, including crates and seatbelts.
I don’t speak German, but the results are pretty clear. My own dogs ride in the car in a shared hard-sided plastic crate that sits on the backseat with the door to the crate facing the backseat passenger door.
I had always thought that was pretty safe, but was surprised to see how quickly a plastic crate disintegrated upon impact. My crate, however, is not tied down, which is what looks like caused most of the destruction.
Thoughts?
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on Monday, June 9th, 2008 at 1:31 pm by Sarah Netter.
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