YOU LOVE YOUR DOG SO PROTECT YOUR DOG WHEN TRAVELING
I was going to write about something else today, but a customer’s appreciation inspired me to AGAIN coax pet owners to better restrain their pets when traveling in a car or other motor vehicle. It is so easy and requires very little investment to ensure your beloved pet’s safety.
The customer could not thank me enough for the commons sense advice that I gave in my article that she read in the Jersey Cape Magazine. This magazine is very generous in the amount they charge me to show my ad and in the generous space they give me to advise pet parents to better care for their pets. Some customers still do not realize that I write an article every week, or if time does not permit due to my working-at-the-store schedule, I will reprint a former article especially if it may have been of a serious nature. One such article was on the dangers of sand impaction. Articles can be found on our face book page.
The article about which the customer referred was an easy way to secure a pet in a car. I often follow my customers outside (stalking?) if they are walking their dog back to their car, and especially if they have the leash attached to a collar and not a harness. One such dog was on the floor of the passage seat. “How do you keep you dog safe while you are driving?” I usually ask. She may have said he would be okay, or she was only going a short distance, or any number of excuses for not having him attached and secure. He was wearing a harness, so I opened the passenger door (presumptuous) and took his leash, looped it around the headrest, got him up on the seat beside her, and hooked the leash to the harness. “This way” I said, “he won’t be thrown into the dashboard if you have to suddenly stop.” I told her that if she had an extra leash, she could leave it permanently around the head rest and then just hook him to his harness each time she took him in the car. I have seen customers attaching to the collar and that is beyond scary. NEVER DO THAT. That is a sure way to do permanent if not fatal injury to your dog’s trachea, esophagus, and/or neck.
Imagine driving 60 mph on Route 55 when suddenly a deer runs in front of your car. There is no way to avoid impact. You are wearing a seat belt, and so is your husband and your grandchild. What about your dog? Having read my article, the dog was secured by his harness and even though all the air bags were deployed, the dog was not injured. All survived without much harm, except for the car and the poor helpless deer. Even now I get goose bumps hearing her awful experience and her gratitude for my article’s message saving the life of her dog. In retrospect, because the dog was well-secured, he did not become a projectile which could have fatally injured someone in the car.
We also carry seat belt attachments for easy buckling from harness to seat belt lock.
American Natural Premium Market Fresh is a new dog food line for us. The great news is there are four proteins offered, and none of them contain any chicken whatsoever for those dogs who have tested positive to chicken allergies, and two choices do not contain any rosemary extract. It is getting rave reviews and is well priced. Samples are available.
Thanks for helping to keep a small business in business and to all who picked us as the best pet store 2022/2023! (We have adorable kittens up for adoption or just petting.)
