When Tobie was a pup fresh from the shelter he had a terrible fear of Jeep rides. He got over it quick but for the first while he wouldn’t stay inside without coercion or bondage. Landlady gave me this cool tie-down that clipped into the unused seatbelt latch of the shotgun seat. It was a light-duty thing but it worked fine for a pup, and he quickly stopped wanting out as he learned that he loved Jeep rides. But he can still be impulsive so I never stopped using it.
This morning I was at a neighbor’s house, returning the pistol mentioned below. The shotgun door was open and Tobie – who loves to meet new people – broke discipline and jumped out of the open door.
I already ordered a new stouter one.
I see how it attaches to the seatbelt latch; how does it attach to the dog? However that is, can it not be shortened?
It doesn’t anymore, which is kind of the point. It just had a cheap little clasp that wouldn’t even take his weight much less a determined lunge. He leapt out of the Jeep, hit the end of the tie-down, fell down and it broke before he hit the ground.
Years ago, my father-in-law’s dog did something similar, but it wasn’t to make friends. They had gone out and left the dog chained in the shade of their garage. When they got home, the dog was sitting at the door, chain broken and a patch of cloth (pant leg?) sitting beside him and there was blood on the cloth. Up until then, they were having issues with Latter Day Saints showing up. After that, the issue with the LDS never happened again.
Uncle Anon: Hahaha!
LDSs kept showing up despite me asking them to stay away. They quit when I asked for extra copies of Watchtowers for the woodstove. JWs stopped darkening my door when I told them my girlfriend had been shunned.
The break-free function may be a good idea…
This being the prime reason that I won’t use a neck collar alone. A harness is much more secure and safer for your best friend