HuskyMom09 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Last night I, as a responder, was faced with one of the 'worst case' scenarios. Right before our Officers Meeting began a call came out for a 2 car MVA multiple victims trapped with serious injuries. As we were in route my friend's husband was calling my cell phone- they were involved. As our Apparatus rounded the corner I saw my friend's car completely smashed in the front end....I knew she was coming home from a dog show, her dogs would be in the car as well as her young son....my heart sank into my stomach. As I approached the car a sigh of relief- they were ok! Minor injuries! The crates the dogs were traveling in did their job and absorbed the impact, breaking in the process, but the dogs were completely unharmed! I can't say enough how much of an advocate of proper containment for dogs while in transport- this is just another example of how it can save a life- The other occupants of the second vehicle did not fare as well and we ended up flying one to the hospital- Thoughts and prayers be with them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Hope everyone is ok and glad that the dogs were unharmed. Well done for doing such a great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyGuerl Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Glad the dogs are ok! and so are your friends!! Prayers for the other family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 oh my god! so glad they were all ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmscott Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Omg! I saw this on ShowSibe! I'm glad everyone is alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMom09 Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yes we are all so grateful everyone is OK! That is for sure, but really if it hadn't been for the dogs being crated they would have likely been severely injured or killed on impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Wow - glad to hear everyone is okay! Unfortunately Suka isn't crate trained (long story...), so instead we use a dog seat belt. It's kinda like a harness, and it clips into a belt buckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmscott Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Keeping the pups safe in a car is soooo important! I used to take a 60lb pittie on walks in the mountains and she was ALWAYS buckled and harness in the back seat. Got cut off in traffic and had to brake quickly. From what I saw in the back seat, that harness and belt were the only things keeping 60lb of dog from flying into either my head or through the windshield. We didn't have room for a crate so we made adjustments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Keeping the pups safe in a car is soooo important! I used to take a 60lb pittie on walks in the mountains and she was ALWAYS buckled and harness in the back seat. Got cut off in traffic and had to brake quickly. From what I saw in the back seat, that harness and belt were the only things keeping 60lb of dog from flying into either my head or through the windshield. We didn't have room for a crate so we made adjustments. Mine is kept in the back my SUV. His current harness/seatbelt thing doesn't work as well as it should because it has limited range (and he can't move around very much). Do you know if there is anything else I can try (besides a crate)? This is the current one we have: http://www.pettravelcenter.com/img/products/10508_w600hb.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmscott Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Harmony used a standard harness and a loop we made from a leash. I will see if I can find it and take a picture. I don't want too much line on our dogs. the loop we use allows them to either sit or lay down, no more. Sometimes with the bigger dog, the more they can move, the more the sway of the car can hurt joints, so we keep it short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Harmony used a standard harness and a loop we made from a leash. I will see if I can find it and take a picture. I don't want too much line on our dogs. the loop we use allows them to either sit or lay down, no more. Sometimes with the bigger dog, the more they can move, the more the sway of the car can hurt joints, so we keep it short. Thanks. We got rid of the seatbelt a few days ago - him not being able to move around in the back was making him anxious. So, we set something up where we attached some sailor rope to a carbiner, which attaches to his collar. The other end of the rope is wrapped around the hitch at the back (the gate at the back closes on the rope). But it really only protects him one way (flying forward), and even then...he'd probably break/hurt his neck. Been thinking of somehow attaching a harness so it will be better for him, I have an Xtradog harness I never use (it doesn't stop his pulling, which is what I bought it for!) But still, even with the harness...he could still go flying left, right, and backwards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingsolo Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Glad your friends ard ok and thoughts with other family x . My boys are always buckled in it makes sense to restrict them especially if I am on my own with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmscott Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Just something to try...Maybe put him in the middle seat and block out the windows. It might make looking forward more interesting that moving side to side and becoming restless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Just something to try...Maybe put him in the middle seat and block out the windows. It might make looking forward more interesting that moving side to side and becoming restless. Well, the thing is...its my Dad's SUV. So he drives it, my Mom's in the other front seat, and my brother and I are in the middle row. Besides that, my Dad wouldn't allow it - the seats are leather and his claws would scratch/puncture it. Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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