My uncle did this with his beloved dog for a 6-hour trip we took. The dog JUMPED up on the car to get into it, he loved that container so much. I really don’t get this controversy.
I don’t get it either. It’s not much different then having them ride in the back of a truck in a kennel. Which I used to do all the time when I had my truck. Of course they like being inside much more, but then they think they have to stick their heads out the window so they can get the best of both forms of travel.
I see you’ve supported Romney in previous posts, so I wonder:
What do you think of his support for a “Republican DREAM Act” (presumably that proposed by Rubio)?
I’d have to see a picture of the dog carrier to know if it is a problem. I’ve seen people with dog carriers in their truck beds all the time — heck, I’ve seen people with their dogs loose in truck beds. If the crate was covered, so he wasn’t getting blasted with 70-mph air, I don’t see the issue, and can’t imagine it would be one if not for the person we are discussing.
On the other hand, I don’t own a dog, and would find a lot of what people do to their dogs would feel like cruelty to me, even though I know that is not how they feel about it. Not knowing dogs and all, who am I to say?
I know people who go to work and put their dogs in small kennels all day. I can’t imagine a dog likes sitting in a 2x3 foot metal cage for hours on end, but I’m told they do.
Someone mentioned horses — a lot of horse trailers have open windows and I’ve seen horses sticking their noses out, and clearly a lot of air is running through them. the trailers are not fully enclosed, are not air conditioned or heated, and are little different from sticking a carrier on the roof of a car. But they do have a solid roof.
I’ve never heard anybody say it was raining or bad weather on this trip they talk about, but who knows? What I do know is that if we were all judged by the stupidest thing we did in our lifetimes, we’d all be in trouble.