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RUN, DON'T WALK AND GET YOUR DOODLE A CAR HARNESS RESTRAINT SYSTEM!!
Yindi and I who were in an accident on Saturday on one of the busiest freeways in the world, Interstate 10 in the Los Angeles area. I rear ended a car and while I wasn't traveling at a high speed due to traffic, in a blink of an eye, it happened.
Thank G-d I was driving a big Escalade but it was totaled. I hope the other people in the accident will be OK and I'm still having nightmares about it.
Yindi was wearing her Champion K9 harness that is connected to a tether fastened to "U" shaped tie downs that protrude slightly from the rear seats where the seat belts are.
Within minutes of the accident there were more CHP officers on the scene than I could count. There were fire dept people and some EMTs there instantly.
They wanted to take me to a hospital there and then but I wouldn't go because of Yindi. I had to wait for DH. They had shut down the whole east bound I-10 Fwy so DH managed to work his way over to the shoulder and 'badge' the police to continue down to get to me.
They had to pry my driver's door open to get me out.
A lady behind me, stopped and gave her statement saying only that she saw the crash.
I was sobbing hysterically and she grabbed me and hugged me. It was so sweet and I don't even know her name.
Poor little Yindi was standing up, still tethered, trembling like a leaf. I got out my Lavender essential oil from her grooming bag, and gave her a massage. She trembled until DH got there and carried her to his car.
One of the young CHP officers even hugged me and kept repeating "it was an accident".
My car was towed away and I'll have to go down to the tow yard in the next day or so and get my things out of it. I took anything of value.
We then went to Cedars Sinai where I was checked out and ultra sounded to make sure there was no internal bleeding.
I'll be calling my own doctor's office today although right now she is vacationing in Israel. Wish that's where I was right now.
I feel horrible physically as I slammed my already wrecked knees, my chest, shoulders and neck hurt and I must have hit my head when the airbag deflated.
So PLEASE, seat belt your precious fur babies like you do for yourselves and your human children.
The CHP looked at Yindi in surprise saying in all his years of handling accidents, he'd never seen a dog in a car restrainy. She said she would have gone through the windshield!
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Permalink Reply by Heather & Brinkley on
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Oh my! I'm glad you are both okay! I'll admit, I didn't even know they made doggie seat belts. We have a doggie hammock but it doesn't retrain. I'm going to have to look into this!
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Permalink Reply by Kate C Pappas on
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Please do! No, a hammock won't cut it. check out the one I use. After going through a couple different ones, I and many people I know, found this to be the best.
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Thank you very much. We are so grateful that it wasn't worse.
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Permalink Reply by BG and Gavin on
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I am so glad you are going to be fine after all of this. What a terrible experience for you. I am glad you posted this as a lesson to everyone. Gavin always wears his seat belt. Remember everyone. you don't have to buy a fancy schmancy thing. Gavin wears a basic harness from petsmart and I teather him to a fastened shoulder belt with a coupler. He can move around a bit, but on impact the shoulder belt locks in place keeping him from moving too far forward. I fold down the split rear seat of my SUV so he can stretch out during those 4 hour tips North every weekend.
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Good for you for being so smart. But I have to say it's not about fancy, it's about, is it safe? And is it comfy for the dog. My girls never try and scratch or chew at theirs. I like it that the webbing is very thick and soft and most important...STRONG! Yarra weighs 60 lbs and Yindi weighs 44.
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Permalink Reply by Ginny Nightingale on
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So glad that you re not seriously hurt--but hope all the bumps and bruises go away quickly. I have a seat belt for one of my dogs and use a crate for the puppy--but our third dog needs one--I will take care of this right away!!
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I'm happy to hear that so many do use restraints. I hope you tether the crate too as it can go bumpity bump as well.
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Permalink Reply by Bonnie and Kona on
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Kate, I am so grateful that you and Yindi made it safely through this trauma. I hope you are quickly feeling much better.
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Me too. I hope this time next week, I'll feel a lot better. And I hope Yindi won't have issues with getting in a car. She has enough fear problems already.
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Permalink Reply by Suzann, Rosey & Bandit on
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So glad you both are okay!! Bandit is always in his seat restrained but I need to get a new system for Rosey...and will do so ASAP.
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Good on you! Do it sooner rather than later and you'll be glad you did.
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