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I Respect Animals And People

So this is something id like to talk about. Dogs in cars... what is appropriate and what isnt?

I bring this up as i had an encounter with a lady a "do-gooder" if you will.
Try to make a scene about my dog briefly being in my car by itself.

I had literally just ran into my mothers to give her flowers and left my dog in the car. Not even 10 minutes. Of course the windows were open a bit and i was parked in the shade.

Well this lady walking by gets all bent out of shape about it and starts giving my mothers bf grief about the dog in the car. My dog was barking cause well she is a chihuahua and hates being left behind for any amount of time.

I could understand her concern if she had been there watching and it had been a significant amount of time and i was parked in the sun or what not, but honestly she didnt assess the situation appropriately before deciding OMG that poor dog. How dare it be left in a car.

Like im sorry would you prefer I leave it locked in the house by itself for hours on end? Like no. My dog is coming with me so she isnt alone for long.

Just grinded my gears.

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MaryjaneMinute · 31-35, F

Basically what im trying to get at is ppls opinons of where you draw the line.

Do you say something to the person whom stopped at the gas station to use the washroom and pay for gas that left thier dog in the car?

Like obviously you know they are not gonna be long.

Verses someone leaving thier dog in thier car in the grocery store parking lot.

Its not just black and white there are grey areas.

Angeleyez · 51-55, F

@MaryjaneMinute as you said everyone has their own line in the sand, for me if I am not going to leave my kid in the car unattended any length of time for any reason I’m not leaving my dog in the car unattended for any length of time.

MaryjaneMinute · 31-35, F

Then what are the alternatives?

Angeleyez · 51-55, F

@MaryjaneMinute I told you one of them in my other post put your little dog in a purse carrier, you can take her anywhere. If you don’t trust the bigger dogs at your moms then phone a head and ask her to put her dogs in another room for the time you are there. If you’re only going to be a few mins put the parking break on and leave your car and ac or heat on depending on the weather. Those are just off the top of my head, but leaving her in the car with no ac isn’t an option imo

MaryjaneMinute · 31-35, F

@Angeleyez thanks. She is a rather large chihuahua (mixed with a terrier of some sort) so a carrier wouldnt work for her... lol she would probably hate it.
It was a cool evening so the temp was good for her. Had i been staying longer the 5-10 minutes my mother and I would make arrangements with her dogs.

Angeleyez · 51-55, F

@MaryjaneMinute https://www.google.com/search?q=purse+style+dog+carrier+for+a+10-15+lb+dog&client=safari&sa=X&channel=iphone_bm&biw=375&bih=537&tbs=vw:g,ss:78&tbm=shop&prmd=sivn&srpd=12714800289443035024&prds=epd:14677931131111594414,paur:ClkAsKraX3E8BkWe5nizHDKK6kUKm6-97lImrqGuLjEJVyWpvizlRwKrXCkSNXjrYJyosq10EhUkfAvge5akbWNSetXpz797Z8IOeLB9nzU-OvvMAjxlwR5xURIZAFPVH71kBf_xJoz9jY1TuWRRcYJjPmFdKA,cdl:1,cid:10313245189422912330&ved=0ahUKEwjZvKHoqIPbAhXxUd8KHQbTCmoQgTYIwwY here is one for up to 20 pound dog I’m sure since she has separation anxiety she’d adjust because she’d be with you. At any rate I wish you and your baby well.