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Dog Seat Belt Supports the Bark Buckle UP Campaign

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The Dog Seat Belt website gives big thumbs up to the Bark Buckle UP Campaign.

The Bark Buckle UP Campaign is a nationwide pet safety program that teaches and promotes pet safety while traveling with pets. Founder Christina Selter believes that educating people about pet safety in and around automobiles will save the lives of pets and humans and make the jobs of Rescue Workers jobs easier and safer.

Christina buckles up her dog, Betty, every time she rides in the car, even if she’s just driving to the supermarket. Asked why she responds, “Seat belts protect millions of people every day. In the event of an accident, an unrestrained pet can escape and be hit by another vehicle, cause another collision or attack emergency crews trying to reach an injured party. It only takes a few minutes to safeguard your pet and, by properly securing your pet, you are protecting yourself, your passengers and your pet from injury, not to mention protecting other drivers and strangers trying to help.”

As a part of their national program, the Bark Buckle UP campaign educates pet parents about the importance of securing their pet safely for travel. They also give lessons on how to put on and take off dog seat belts, dog car harnesses and seat belt attachments correctly.

We encourage you and your dog to attend one of their events. For more information, visit Bark Buckle UP.

And when you register, you will receive a free Pet Safety Kit that includes:

  • Pet emergency information
  • First responder decal
  • Shots and other records
  • DR. pet advice
  • Veterinarian information
  • Pet travel safety tips.
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Dog Seat Belts | Why You Should Use Them

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Dogs and their owners frequently ride together in the owner’s car or truck. We humans buckle up for safety, but what about our dogs?

Using a dog seat belt is not something that most dog owners think about unless they’ve experienced an incident while riding with their dog. Here are many reasons why dog owners should use a dog seat belt or dog car harness to keep their dogs and themselves safe while traveling in a car or truck.

In the case of an accident, a quick turn or a sudden stop, your dog can become a missile and can kill or severely injure not only themselves, but also the people in the vehicle.

At the scene of an accident your dog may attack the very people trying to help you and your dog. Also, your dog could get out of the vehicle and run into traffic and could get hurt or killed, cause another accident, or run away.

A dog free to roam while you are driving can distract you, jump in your lap, block your vision or if small enough get under the pedals. Any of these things could cause an accident.

As I have seen, unrestrained dogs can and will jump out of a moving vehicle. A dog hurdling from a moving car or truck can be injured or killed.

A nervous or excited dog that is left in a parked car can dislodge the parking brake causing the car to roll into another car or person.

Dog seat belts protect your pet, yourself, and your passengers. So for the safety of your dog, yourself and your passengers, buckle up your dog.

PS Make sure you secure your dog placed in a seat that does not have airbags if the bags can’t be turned off as dogs can be killed or injured by deployed airbags.

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