Dog + car: the 4 strongest misconceptions

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Being an auto- and at the same time a dog owner. Do you know how to combine these two roles?  A long trip to another city, and even a short-term transportation of a pet to the veterinarian can be difficult events. In order not to suddenly find yourself alone with a "losing control" dog, you need to think carefully about all the nuances of the trip and prepare everything necessary for the safe transportation of the pet.

It is not difficult to streamline the process of preparation and transportation, if you use the experience of animal rights activists, who have to constantly transport animals, sick and healthy, babies and the elderly, acquaintances and strangers, one by one and in groups.

Here are the four most common misconceptions of the motorists:

MYTH 1. It is only necessary to transport the dog once pushing it forcibly into the car... Tomorrow it will jump into the car itself

NO! If you neglect to create decent and comfortable conditions for a four-legged friend on the first trip, then next time it may desperately resist: dig its heels in, whine, bark when trying to drag it into the salon. During the trip, you can get a full set of negative manifestations — drooling, nausea, shortness of breath.

MYTH 2. During the trip, it is necessary to completely lower the window near which the dog is sitting, so that it is more pleasant for it to travel and breathe easier

NO! This is very dangerous. The dog can see something interesting, jump out of the window, get under the wheels or suffocate from a tightened leash. The animal can perfectly observe the road through the glass, and if you are worried that it is stuffy, turn on the air conditioner or just a little open the window.

MYTH 3. It's hard for my dog to be in a carrier all the way or sit fixed with a leash on the seat — let it feel better free!

Such transportation is fraught with a lot of troubles. Being on the seat without a reliable fixation, the dog can get injured when braking sharply or maneuvering. In the event of an accident, an unbound dog often runs away from the car and gets under the wheels, or then you have to look for it for a long time. There have been cases when animals that escaped from the car after an accident disappeared forever.

It is also unacceptable to keep a dog on your knees while driving a car. This is the sin of the owners of small dogs who do not want to part with their pets even for the duration of the trip. Such a baby can cause an accident: it can yap at the wrong time or jerk to the side, and the driver involuntarily presses the brake or makes a sharp maneuver. The result is an emergency situation.

MYTH 4. The dog can be left in a closed car — nothing will happen to it

NO! This threatens the health and even the life of your pet. It is not necessary to do this, and especially in summer, in hot weather. The normal body temperature of a dog ranges from 37.5 to 39 degrees. In a closed car, the temperature can rise to 40-41 degrees in just a few minutes, and the dog will have a heat stroke. Even if you just want to run to the store, leaving for a few minutes, do not leave the dog in the car — take it with you.

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The dog should be accustomed to the car gradually: animals that are immediately ready to travel are rare.

The well-being of a dog on the road is influenced by various factors, and there are many of them: the mood of the owner, the method of loading into the car, the air temperature, the smell in the cabin.

A rule that few people know about: it is better to put a dog in a car with the ignition off, since it has a very sensitive sense of smell, and the smell of gasoline is extremely unpleasant for the animal.

Our four-legged friends are not only love and joy, but also responsibility. It is necessary to ensure their safety in any situation!