BUCKLE UP YOUR PUP
Simple safety practices may save your dog’s life-and your own.
Dangerous driving details.
The dangers of driving with your dog unrestrained are numerous and hardly hypothetical.
In the United States
Even a low-speed crash may turn an unrestrained dog into a missile, possibly ejecting the animal out through the windshield or side window, or perhaps injuring passenger or driver, resulting in further loss of control of the vehicle. The Automobile Association of America estimates that a 10 pound dog will exert approximately 500 pounds of pressure in a 50 mile per hour crash, and an 80 pound dog 2400 pounds in a crash at 30 miles per hour.
If a dog survives the impact, he will likely be injured and frightened, and flee the scene, and risk being struck by another vehicle or becoming lost. A small dog on the lap of the driver in a crash is at risk of being crushed between the air bag and the driver.
According to AAA, more than thirty thousand accidents a year are caused by dogs riding in the front seat of a vehicle. As surprising as this number is, it is only dog owners insured by AAA.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
By a well- fitted harness/car safety belt product and use it every time your dog is in the car.
Or put your dog in a well secured crate in the car.
No small dogs on your lap while you drive. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Make sure your dog always has ID tags with your current contact information on them. It’s best if there is more than one contact person/ number on the tag
John Mikesell
Izzy’s place a Dog Bakery
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