Following on from dogs in cars.

[TheresaW]

Just walking round to my mums to pick my car up (had a few pimms yesterday afternoon).

Was on the pavement on opposite side of the road, when I saw what I thought was a cat being hit by a car. It turned out to be a little dog, that had jumped out of the window of the car. Luckily the car wasn’t going very fast, stopped straight away. The dog wouldn’t come to me and was running in the road, thankfully the other traffic stopped. Her owner, an older gentleman got out, and she ran straight to him. He picked her up, and I checked her all over, looked fine, but he was going to pop her along to vets anyway. Walked them both back to the car and told him to close the windows. He said he only had to go a little further up the road.

Was actually quite scary for me, so must have been terrifying for the man and his little dog.

I do have my windows open in this heat when the dogs are in the car, mine are in the boot (estate car), behind a dog guard though.

 

[YorksG]

We don't have the windows open, we have the aircon on and the sun roof open halfway, I loath seeing dogs with their heads out of car windows.

 

[JennBags]

He had the dog loose in the car and the windows open wide enough for him to jump out :eek3: what is wrong with people?

 

[TheresaW]

Hopefully he’s learnt now what can and did happen.

My air con is rubbish in the car, but the dogs can’t get their heads out of the window anyway.

 

[Cahill]

He had the dog loose in the car and the windows open wide enough for him to jump out :eek3: what is wrong with people?

illegal too?

 

[Snitch]

Hopefully he’s learnt now what can and did happen.

My air con is rubbish in the car, but the dogs can’t get their heads out of the window anyway.

Probably just needs re-gassing (your air con, that is!)

 

[CorvusCorax]

Ouch! Not a big fan of heads out windows.

I've never used aircon lol. Dog is caged anyway. I have wind deflectors on front two doors (which is fab for overnighting) and vent guards for the rear windows. These are good for when parked as stops stupid people sticking their hands in.
Plus a ventlock for the tailgate which I once forgot to take off on a longish journey on the continent. Surprised the poor dog didn't get carbon monoxide poisoning and wondered why the road noise was so loud....