I don't know what they do in other states, but California has a law (I know –
California
has a law for everything, but this is a good one) requiring that dogs be
short-leashed in
the back of an open bed truck.
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
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Gordon Glasgow wrote:
> And another thing....I just can't believe it when I see a guy (it's always a
>guy)
> driving his full-size pickup on the freeway with a couple of big dogs loose
>in the
> back. One emergency swerve to miss someone and those dogs are dead. All I can
>say
> is, he must not love his dogs very much.
>
> pkort@cis.picker.com wrote:
>
> > Kyle,
> >
> > Please, before you kill somebody, buy a car leash for that dog!! Now
>that I
> > know you are all right, I'm almost glad your transmission is suffering! It
> > caused you to write the list and that has given me an opportunity to address
> > another safety issue. We have all heard about the cell phone controversy (
>a
> > small city here in Ohio has banned their use in a moving car, the same city
>that
> > was the first to make seat belts mandatory! ). Child seats have been
>mandatory
> > for years. But we are still allowed to let our pets jump all over our cars.
> > Any distraction from plowing a ton or four down the road at 70 MPH can be a
> > disaster! You were extremely lucky to get out of it with a tranny rebuild.
> > Now please excuse me while I climb down from my soap box!
> >
> > Paul
> > OROC
> >
> > <SNIP>
> > Last night, on the way home, while wrestling my dog off my lap
> > ____ Kyle Hagemann,
>
> --
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
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