Pictures & Video of my dog coming to work in my turbo
#47
09-17-2009, 02:17 PM
I love dogs, but you must be crazy if you are concerned about this dog's safety and/or happiness.
In some countries, dogs are systematically killed. In the US, strays are put down and some people put down their dogs for relatively small reasons. Some people torture and/or starve their dogs. Then, there's dog fighting.
Dogs flip out the back of pickup trucks. That isn't going to happen here.
If his airbag kills his dog (not likely), you get a new one.
Anyone badmouthing this guy for his personal choices needs to get off the internet and step into the real world.
In some countries, dogs are systematically killed. In the US, strays are put down and some people put down their dogs for relatively small reasons. Some people torture and/or starve their dogs. Then, there's dog fighting.
Dogs flip out the back of pickup trucks. That isn't going to happen here.
If his airbag kills his dog (not likely), you get a new one.
Anyone badmouthing this guy for his personal choices needs to get off the internet and step into the real world.
#48
09-17-2009, 02:24 PM
I love dogs, but you must be crazy if you are concerned about this dog's safety and/or happiness.
In some countries, dogs are systematically killed. In the US, strays are put down and some people put down their dogs for relatively small reasons. Some people torture and/or starve their dogs. Then, there's dog fighting.
Dogs flip out the back of pickup trucks. That isn't going to happen here.
If his airbag kills his dog (not likely), you get a new one.
Anyone badmouthing this guy for his personal choices needs to get off the internet and step into the real world.
In some countries, dogs are systematically killed. In the US, strays are put down and some people put down their dogs for relatively small reasons. Some people torture and/or starve their dogs. Then, there's dog fighting.
Dogs flip out the back of pickup trucks. That isn't going to happen here.
If his airbag kills his dog (not likely), you get a new one.
Anyone badmouthing this guy for his personal choices needs to get off the internet and step into the real world.
If you die in your car, would your wife assuming you have one just get a "new" one?
#49
09-17-2009, 02:36 PM
I think you might have more issues then the one seat Turbo guy. Maybe you guys would have luck in the fast food industry, I really don't want to know what you eat or what other morals/ethics you have to share.
If you die in your car, would your wife assuming you have one just get a "new" one?
If you die in your car, would your wife assuming you have one just get a "new" one?
My dog isn't my wife. Millions of people drive around with their dogs in equally or less safe positions. I'm sure his dog has a better life than millions of dogs too.
You are trying to tell someone else how to live. That isn't right.
#51
09-17-2009, 03:33 PM
You're not dealing in reality. I have no tolerance for animal rights nuts.
My dog isn't my wife. Millions of people drive around with their dogs in equally or less safe positions. I'm sure his dog has a better life than millions of dogs too.
You are trying to tell someone else how to live. That isn't right.
My dog isn't my wife. Millions of people drive around with their dogs in equally or less safe positions. I'm sure his dog has a better life than millions of dogs too.
You are trying to tell someone else how to live. That isn't right.
If caught you pony up!
I am not the one putting my life on the net, put it up and I judge, if he didn't want opinions he should have asked his wife
I am dealing in reality, animals have rights. If you fail to recognize that then I am sorry for you and the animals in your life.
#52
09-17-2009, 03:44 PM
I said animal rights "nuts". We disagree about where an animal's rights begin and end.
I think a loving owner, air conditioned apartment, exercise, and food is plenty. Worrying about air bags and insisting he have a house is wrong.
Don't feel sorry for the animals in my life. My two yellow labs are treated like kings. An old girlfriend told me I love them more than her..
I think a loving owner, air conditioned apartment, exercise, and food is plenty. Worrying about air bags and insisting he have a house is wrong.
Don't feel sorry for the animals in my life. My two yellow labs are treated like kings. An old girlfriend told me I love them more than her..
#53
09-17-2009, 04:45 PM
LOL, anyone supporting this nut job is no different then those that bet on dog fighting, turn a blind eye to a crime they witness.
Everything this guy has done from renting his apartment, to leasing his car, to buying his great dane speaks to his selfishness.
A) When you buy an animal it helps to have a home that is set up for it, don't buy an elephant or horse if you live in a 600sq/ft studio
B) If his IQ was slightly above retardation he would have taken the cash from his turbo and rented a larger apartment for his beloved dog, but he is a baller, so he is willing to sleep in his car with his dog so people think he is important and wealthy.
C) the act of caging a large animal for long periods of time is criminal and a simple call to local authorities would surly end this misery for his dog.
D) removing a seat is against the law and unsafe for your dog. Do one better for us, leave your dog in the car while at work with the windows up so we can end this already!
Everything this guy has done from renting his apartment, to leasing his car, to buying his great dane speaks to his selfishness.
A) When you buy an animal it helps to have a home that is set up for it, don't buy an elephant or horse if you live in a 600sq/ft studio
B) If his IQ was slightly above retardation he would have taken the cash from his turbo and rented a larger apartment for his beloved dog, but he is a baller, so he is willing to sleep in his car with his dog so people think he is important and wealthy.
C) the act of caging a large animal for long periods of time is criminal and a simple call to local authorities would surly end this misery for his dog.
D) removing a seat is against the law and unsafe for your dog. Do one better for us, leave your dog in the car while at work with the windows up so we can end this already!
#54
09-17-2009, 04:55 PM
Are you suggesting that dogs, especially ones that are not properly restrained, do not die in cars?
#55
09-17-2009, 06:15 PM
All I know, is 100% of the time in dog fighting there are brutal injuries or death. That does not happen 100% of the time when you take your dog for a ride.
#56
09-17-2009, 06:34 PM
I don't think your criticism is reasonable when you think it through. I think he was simply implying that even a happy dog unrestrained with their head out the window can be injured mightily on par with a dog in a fight. The parralel is a useful one when you realize that both the owner of the dog in fight and the dog unrestrained in a small car are acting irresponsibly. I don't think he is suggesting the chances for injury are equal in each scenario. He never said that. And your post implies that he is, perhaps because you didn't think it through. Further, he rightly suggests that we have a level of responsibility to the animal when we see it being abused, whether in a dog fight or seemingly happy, unrestrained in a car.
#57
09-17-2009, 07:07 PM
I've been to AJs... nice place, big enough for the dog. I've seen smaller apartments with dogs 5 times as hyper as his GD - now that's sad.
Looks like some of you have never been to NYC and have no clue about the speeds one can achieve on our streets and avenues... He's not taking the dog on a race track or to a rally through twistie roads, far from it... he is going to be fine and will be a much happier dog as he gets to spend more time with the owner and goes to more places. With all your ifs and buts it seemed like I was reading some fine prints on a bottom of a contract or hearing the fast voice of the announcer in a prescription drug ad listing all the side effects.
Smell, wear, tear on the car? It's his car, he can do whatever with it.
Looks like some of you have never been to NYC and have no clue about the speeds one can achieve on our streets and avenues... He's not taking the dog on a race track or to a rally through twistie roads, far from it... he is going to be fine and will be a much happier dog as he gets to spend more time with the owner and goes to more places. With all your ifs and buts it seemed like I was reading some fine prints on a bottom of a contract or hearing the fast voice of the announcer in a prescription drug ad listing all the side effects.
Smell, wear, tear on the car? It's his car, he can do whatever with it.
#58
09-17-2009, 07:16 PM
So I had another thread posing the question whether or not I should remove my seat for my dog, and I decided to do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xHTD_K5zds&fmt=18
for reference, in the picture and the video the dog is sitting as far back as he can, and he is taking up almost all the available space, so for all you "just recline the seat" guys... not even close.
thanks for the advice guys, having him in the office was great and it was nice to have him just rest when he got him and I was able to unwind nicely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xHTD_K5zds&fmt=18
for reference, in the picture and the video the dog is sitting as far back as he can, and he is taking up almost all the available space, so for all you "just recline the seat" guys... not even close.
thanks for the advice guys, having him in the office was great and it was nice to have him just rest when he got him and I was able to unwind nicely.
Bump for the pup
#60
09-17-2009, 08:50 PM
I don't think your criticism is reasonable when you think it through. I think he was simply implying that even a happy dog unrestrained with their head out the window can be injured mightily on par with a dog in a fight. The parralel is a useful one when you realize that both the owner of the dog in fight and the dog unrestrained in a small car are acting irresponsibly. I don't think he is suggesting the chances for injury are equal in each scenario. He never said that. And your post implies that he is, perhaps because you didn't think it through. Further, he rightly suggests that we have a level of responsibility to the animal when we see it being abused, whether in a dog fight or seemingly happy, unrestrained in a car.
I don't have unrestrained dog statistics with me but I have ridden in a vehicle without a seatbelt once or twice in my life. Hell, ever ride in the bed of a truck? Still here to talk about it?
This criticism is absurd, we are turning into a society of panzies with even the freedom to have your dog ride in the car being questioned. What has happened to people?
No one in their right mind would view this video and consider that this dog is being abused. If anything, the argument can be made that those that leave their pets at home alone for dozens of hours on end are doing far more abuse than those that decide to have their animal by their side, as in this case.
Last edited by CURI0; 09-17-2009 at 08:56 PM.