The fact that the dog had diahrea indicates to me he was scared. Most dogs love to be in the back of a pick up but probably not tied down to the top of the car in a small cage. Its possible that the dog could have been made to get used to it by taking him on small rides at first then longer and longer....each time giving the dog lots of comfort and affection after the ride.
This sort of reminds me of LBJ picking up his beagles by the ears....he got a lot of flak for that IIRC.
the media is going to use this like they used macacca and mitt gave them the ammo
He says his dog loved it. He said when they’d stop and let him out and were ready to go again they’d say “Ready Boy? Les’ go!” and he’d hop back up there and get in on his own.
This is a test. It’s a test of how he handles it. It’s his macaca moment. If he starts shucking and jiving and apologizin’ and dancing to their tune, he’s toast.