Suicidal Sheepie?
 . Well last weekend as we are heading home from the hunting camp (Dad's second home), I realize the truck is not rocking and there is no barking. You guessed it! The Pud Monster had bailed on me. Needless to say, I immediately turn the truck around (start crying) and go looking for him.  I go about 200 yard and there he is standing on the side of the road waiting on me. He gives me the look that says "What did you do that for?", like it was all my fault.
Dad and I have definitely decided that from now on the "Pet Porter" is where the Monster must ride.  |
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So you might want to strap the Pet Porter in the back first? I have seen them slide around enough to do some damage too. Ron keeps after us all to keep our beloved OES restrained while traveling. Abbi is lucky. We only have the Mazda MPV that Abbi can really fit into, and it has this great cargo area that is small but surrounded by windows and its own AC! Abbi loves it back there with her pillow and chew toys. Pudds is one lucky dog! Hope your luck holds. I have read many accounts here in TX where people have ridden in the back of trucks and did not make it. One sad story related to a couple of kids, one dead and one critically injured .... and the driver did not notice until he stopped several miles down the road. Saw a dead dog in the middle of LP 610, far from any nearby access Friday. Sort of thought it might have came from someone's truck .... Puddy lucked out. But I wouldn't call him suicidal just because he has the intelligence of a dog. Glad to hear you are both getting a 2nd chance!! |
agingright wrote: Ron keeps after us all to keep our beloved OES restrained while traveling.
I do? Ok then, do as I say not as I do.... LOL I haven't ever done what I would call "Keeping a dog restrained", but I make sure that the dog can't affect my driving. Sometimes it's a child's gate between me and the dog, once it's been Joan holding the leash wrapped around the passenger (her) seat so the dog couldn't bark in my eardrum. We considered crating that dog, but chose the leash method instead. Transporting my brother's dog was in a crate one way, simply because he was fast, black, small and didn't know me very well, and I wouldn't have been able to catch him if he ran when I got him home or at a rest stop. When Joan returned him home, his behavior changed and he bolted out the door before she could stop him. Thankfully he was running to go into his house, and not a different way. Grannie Annie of New England Old English Sheepdog Rescue is a strong advocate of restraining the dog by placing the leash in the door before closing it, restricting the movement of the dog... and SHE has a lot of experience with lots of sheepies in lots of different cars. I personally wouldn't keep a dog in the bed of the pickup, because I'd be too darn nervous the whole time. When we've driven down south and in the more rural areas of the US and Canada, it was a common sight, but Joan and I were always nervous... and we always stifled our desires to attract the dogs' attention for fear of causing them to jump out and come see us. |
you both did get a second chance.....doggies in heaven must be watching you 
Pisco has the entire dominion of the back sit both in the car (subaru) and the Range Rover...he sits for a while like a perfect gentleman, but sometimes he gets lonely and stands up and puts his head on my shoulder. but if more than 2 people ride in the cars I have to go in the back with him...he seems to want to go with me ...so I sit in the back and he cuddles up in my lap  I sometimes think he thinks he`s a lap dog : but in general he is very good about riding in cars. |
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