Am I being petty...or would you be angry?

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Hi, I dont post very often but just wanted to ask opinion if you are kind enough to read this.
I have a 1 year GSP who is my best friend, My partner works and I work part time so his mum looks after her when I cant which has been fine for months.
She takes her for nice walks and havnt had any reason to complain till...
Yesterday my partner comes home at about 9pm with poppy having picked her up, poppy is covered in cuts and very very sore. It happens that when taking for a walk she was loose on the back seats of the car wwith the window wide open (like normal apparently) she likes sniffing smells. driving down the road poopy sees something she likes and leans out the window and falls out while car is moving, Now poppy is ok just a bit batered up, but my point is she didnt even contact me to tell me what had happened, and hasnt apologised for drivinf with the window fully open knowing she has a lively, nosey dog in the car. Have I any right to be angry? my other half thinks im being silly.
Would really appreciate some coments?
 
I'd be fricking livid. Has she been to the vets to be on the safe side?
Also, it is illegal to drive with a dog unsecured in the body of the car.

Maybe I am too uptight but I had a massive fall-out with my mother because I came home from holiday and my dog had a severe ear infection, which she claimed not to have noticed, never mind an accident which could have been fatal for the dog!
 
I am livid, just been made to feel like its me being over protective.
She has been to the vets but not the normal vets and been given antibiotics. Im taking her to our normal vets on monday as i wasnt there when she went.
I know its illegal ive tried saying this before......many times.
Other half seems to think she doesnt need to spologise as it was an accident.....Id be mortified if i had done that and apologise like crazy (tho wouldnt be so silly in the first place.
well Im glad someone understands makes me feel a bit better
Many thanks for listening me rant on.
 
I'd be angry as well! It may have been an accident, but a perfectly preventable accident! A GSP is a pretty big dog, not like it could squeeze out a small gap in the window...what on earth was she thinking have it all the way down??!
 
I would be spitting feathers!!!

A tragic accident occurred up my way 2 weeks ago.
An Audi estate with a family of 4 and their GSD in the boot ran off the motorway, down the embankment and into a telegraph pole.
All the family got out and the dog escaped through the front window that had smashed.
He took flight across the motorway and the 33 yr old father, probably as a natural instinct, ran after him. He was killed by a HGV, the driver was seen (by me) on his hands and knees sobbing his eyes out. He has been exonerated of all blame.

At the time, I didn't realise a dog was involved, when I read the report, it hit home what a pointless, stupid accident it had been. Had he had the dog restrained, chances had it would never have happened :(.

My pet hate not seeing dogs restrained in cars :(.
 
God thats awful.
Think more people need to know the importance of restraining their dog tho.
Poppy is ok this tome so that is all that matters to me....I just want an apology..which i know i wont get....:mad::mad::mad:
 
I actually think I would be more angry at myself for not providing a harness/safety belt so I knew my dog was safe on journeys if she was not to travel in the boot behind bars.

Hope she feels better soon x

Accident or not she should apologise! I assume she would have contacted you had her injuries been more severe?
 
In hindsight, yes i should have supplied something.
but She has owned dogs most of her life and i guess i just assumed i had no reason to doubt her.
Aparently she would have told me had it been more serious.
Thank you all tho...its been good to talk about it....I really thought i was being uneasonable. Thank you
 
So glad Poppy is ok! I do think she owes you an apology even if its not straight away (guess she may be shaken up) as it was hardly an unforeseen accident if you'd pointed out the risks previously. I'm sure i'd still apologise if i was at fault or not.
I don't really get why people let their dogs stick their heads out of car windows when its unlikely they'd do the same with their own heads or allow kids to while the car's in motion.
 
If not worried about the dogs safety, a loose dog in a car is a missile in an accident. I would also never be allowing the person in question to look after her. If she'd phoned you straight away, distressed and seen sense and promised never to do it again. Would consider being allowed to look after doglet again but I find the lack of care about the incident horrifying tbh!!!

Little Pix is always secured with a her car harness. I would never be able to live with myself if she caused an accident due to my mistake. You wouldn't let a child be loose at the end of the day. It makes me feel sick when I see dog half hanging out of cars. If nothing else lamp post could lop their head off!

So not you were not unreasonable in the slightest!

Sorry, pet hate of mine

Xx
 
I just know how distraught i would be if i had done it...I would be apologising non stop.
But would like to make everyone aware how dangerous it can be if dogs are not travelled properly.
Ive had a very lucky outcome.
It will not be happening again.
 
so glad poppy only has cuts and is not a dead dog. completely irresponsible. you can buy those window guards that allow the window to be open but covered by a criss cross sheild.. persdonnally i would walk the dog well am and pm, work out a rota with your oh and look after the dog yourself. wishing poppy well. and buy a car harness!
 
Thank you all for your comments....Makes me feel like im not going mad after all.
Othere half will just have to stand up to his mother for once...She will be staying with us from now on
 
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