Never mind the sights, taking the family dog for a ride is like treating it to an olfactory smorgasbord
Ah, spring. It brings back exhilarating Sunday drive memories of my mother piling the dog, me, and my two brothers into the red Mini Cooper. Our car was very small. Our dog was very big. Joe, a Saint Bernard/Newfoundland mix, took up the entire back seat, with me shoved beside him, my little brother on top of him, and my older brother in the front seat. It’s was hard to tell who loved those drives more, our beloved Joe, or us.
It's no wonder Rover can't wait to hop into the car. He loves his stroll in the park but it's downright psychedelic in the car. And we love driving with dogs just as much, perhaps because we experience not just the drive, but life, through the dog's perspective. He doesn't get road rage from traffic and reckless drivers. No back-seat driving. The perfect companion, he pants and looks about while we complain. A dog is captivated by the details we miss.
According to a recent article in the Huffington Post, it's speculated dogs are the culprits behind thousands of car accidents every year, although no one is keeping statistics. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5,474 people were killed and 448,000 injured in crashes caused by distracted drivers in 2009. It seems safe to assume dogs are doing some of the distracting.
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