Why Bark When You Can Blog?

Been There, Done That

So ever since Thunder traveled across the pond, I've been following the Times Online, and they just ran a feature called: "Behind the wheel: Seatbelts for pets." The headline is self-explanatory and the article (a fun read) goes on to talk about how your pet can become a projectile inside a car. The article refers to "Carrying Pets Safely," a new leaflet from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, along with the Department for Transport, which cites that "in an emergency stop at 30mph, a 50lb border collie would be flung forwards “with a force equivalent to almost nine 12-stone men.” 

So, to this I have to say, language gap notwithstanding: "Been there, done that."  Tried out the seatbelt long ago. And if you'll permit me a shout-out to the author's Portuguese Water Dog Henry (unfortunately not pictured online), I too am a fan of sticking my nose outside the window as you can clearly see.

 

Thunder in the Driver Seat

There's a Yiddish expression about shpilkes that sums up Thunder in a car. First he squirmed his way up front, on the floor. Then he sat on the driver's lap. Then he actually sat, solo, behind the wheel!  I captured it on camera but will have to sift through hundreds of shots first. In the meantime, enjoy these:

Why Walk When You Can Taxi?

Thunder and I caught up on the news as we traveled to the park in style.

New Marketing Ploy

The arm rest doubles as a head rest!

Four Legged Envy

Forget the head rest...now, there's an automobile!

Trading Places

They took so long at the pit stop, I decided to take the wheel. Figured I'd help split the driving.

Channeling Houdini

She strapped me in to this bizarre contraption (see below), but I wriggled free.

Back Seat Driver

Yeah, they're softies...no more crate for me.