I will admit to leaving mine in the car if I'm coming from the dog park and stop at Sam's. The whole time I am in there I am hurrying to get what I wanted (usually a chicken). That said, I only do it when it is very cool (or cold out) and the sun roof is open with the windows cracked. I always have water with me so I can give them water when I return (usually in 5-10 min).
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Poor thing.
I would NEVER do it if a dog didn't enjoy it (mine literally begs to go)... let alone if they actively hated it and it distressed them. We leave the babies home when we're going to a restaurant with Dixon because they don't get and plead to go like she does. Another thing, we won't take her if her fur is too long (unless it's freezing out). I see shaggy/long-haired dogs during the heat of summer and wonder how the poor pups could possibly be comfortable (car or not!).
Maddie loves to go on car rides. We take her everywhere, if possible. If we are going to the grocery store, she will sit on the center console of the truck waiting for us.
If we are going to Sam's Club or into a bigger city (we live in a small town) we do take her crate with us and put it in the back seat. I cover the crate with a blanket with one side open for fresh air. I don't want people bugging her or trying to steal her. So, if the potential dognappers can't see her I feel she's safer.
But we do not leave her for long. If we are at a restaurant eating I do request a seat by the window so we can keep an eye on her.
But her car riding days are coming to an end with warmer weather approaching. She's doesn't go if it is hot out or way too cold. So, she has a very limited window of car rides a year.
We are lucky that her "grandma" loves to watch her, so if we are going to gone for more than 4 hours she goes to grandma's house.
My one pet peeve is people who put their dogs in the back of pick-ups and leave them in the parking lot or drive with them back there. I'd be so scared someone would steal them, or they'd run off and get hit or fall out of the moving truck.
If we are going to Sam's Club or into a bigger city (we live in a small town) we do take her crate with us and put it in the back seat. I cover the crate with a blanket with one side open for fresh air. I don't want people bugging her or trying to steal her. So, if the potential dognappers can't see her I feel she's safer.
But we do not leave her for long. If we are at a restaurant eating I do request a seat by the window so we can keep an eye on her.
But her car riding days are coming to an end with warmer weather approaching. She's doesn't go if it is hot out or way too cold. So, she has a very limited window of car rides a year.
We are lucky that her "grandma" loves to watch her, so if we are going to gone for more than 4 hours she goes to grandma's house.
My one pet peeve is people who put their dogs in the back of pick-ups and leave them in the parking lot or drive with them back there. I'd be so scared someone would steal them, or they'd run off and get hit or fall out of the moving truck.
I REALLY hate this, too. There are so many horrible things that can happen to a dog who rides in the back of a pickup. If they can't ride in the cab, just don't take them.My one pet peeve is people who put their dogs in the back of pick-ups and leave them in the parking lot or drive with them back there. I'd be so scared someone would steal them, or they'd run off and get hit or fall out of the moving truck.
And I confess...we take Ranger with us and leave him in the car if the weather is appropriate. He absolutely LOVES going with us and when we get out, my husband will tell him to "Guard the truck!" So Ranger just curls up into a little ball on the seat and goes to sleep. I used to worry about him being dognapped, but our truck now has tinted windows and unless someone had their face pressed up against the window, they wouldn't be able to see him. And if we're going to be gone for very long, we don't take him.
I dislike people leaving dogs in their cars to. Honestly it sickens me, my mom and I were in walmart one day and after 3 hours doing stuff there they paged dogs in distress litterally 20 times. When we were leaving the dogs were still out in the car and looked in bad shape. I don't know what ever happened but I wish I could have helped them
Poor thing.
Another thing, we won't take her if her fur is too long (unless it's freezing out). I see shaggy/long-haired dogs during the heat of summer and wonder how the poor pups could possibly be comfortable (car or not!).
I wouldn't worry too much about the Chihuahua. They like to bark. Lots of them bark non-stop when left no matter where they are - even at home! Thank goodness mine are very good for Chi's in that area!
I take my dogs with me everywhere. I go to parks, the barn, the feed store. Almost everywhere they are welcome with the exception of the grocery. They stay in the car if I have to run into the grocery. They love going with me and I can't imagine never taking them.
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