# I pit he guy who had a dog in the back of his truck doing 90 down the freeway! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 28, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015 "2009-08-28T10:06:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/21 "2009-09-04T05:46:41Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Fuck, he also mentioned he was a dude. Sexist! And he said he was old. Ageist! Hell, he had to go and mention he was human didn’t he? Speciesist!! We all know the proper way to tell a story is to refer to every living creature as simply “sentient being.” Why would you discriminate against plants and fungus so readily? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/22 "2009-09-04T06:11:27Z")
Watch it, you sanctimonious sheep-humpers. I take serious offense to those who so casually dismiss the inherent nobility of [inanimate objects](http://www.eubios.info/india/BII65.HTM). ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/23 "2009-09-04T07:24:36Z")
> [@Washoe](#): > > Watch it, you sanctimonious sheep-humpers. I take serious offense to those who so casually dismiss the inherent nobility of [inanimate objects](http://www.eubios.info/india/BII65.HTM). I used to keep those as pets. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/24 "2009-09-04T16:12:26Z")
My dogs _insist_ on riding in the back of my truck. I don’t keep them chained tho’. Goodness, that just sounds more dangerous than not. Anybody have any stats as to which is safer? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/25 "2009-09-04T19:41:50Z")
> [@bubba\_jr](#): > > Now if I mentioned that our latest appointed supreme court justice was both Hispanic and Female, would that make me a _RACIST_ and a _SEXIST_? And would you question the use of those descriptors in that context?? Gee, that’s mighty white of you, sir. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/26 "2009-09-04T20:21:28Z")
> [@bubba\_jr](#): > > Now if I mentioned that our latest appointed supreme court justice was both Hispanic and Female, would that make me a _RACIST_ and a _SEXIST_? And would you question the use of those descriptors in that context?? You can call her by name–why would you need to use these descriptors unless it’s relevant? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/27 "2009-09-04T20:22:13Z")
Isn’t her name Lupe or something…? ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/28 "2009-09-06T04:01:13Z")
You know, I used to keep a nice red rubber ball in the car, just in case I saw a guy on the highway with a loose dog in the back… ---
**Author:** ![jeredc1983](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/29 "2009-09-06T06:50:25Z")
> [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](#): > > You know, I used to keep a nice red rubber ball in the car, just in case I saw a guy on the highway with a loose dog in the back… WIN!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/30 "2009-09-06T08:59:47Z")
What an incredibly stupid OP. I can only assume he has never had a dog himself; there are plenty who love this kind of thing. I used to have one who would ride on the back of my motorcycle in a specially made box. I did fit him with goggles though. He loved it. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/31 "2009-09-06T09:39:07Z")
What is needed for complete safety is some creative hybridization between dog and cephalopod. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/32 "2009-09-06T10:39:27Z")
I’d just like to mention how difficult it is to breathe in an open area of a vehicle at 90 mph. I know this from my experience riding around in the backseat of a convertible as a child. Probably not pleasant for the doggy either. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/33 "2009-09-07T02:17:24Z")
Protip: don’t breath (or pee) into the wind, and you’ll be fine. Dogs love the wind. ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/34 "2009-09-07T15:08:09Z")
I know that dogs love to ride in trucks; safely securing them does not diminish their enjoymnet. Full disclosure, dogs should also be secured in the car, but I’m too lazy to fight with my Dane mix about wearing a seat belt. My old dog used to wear her safety harness quite willingly. I was following a guy through town–speed limit 30 mph–and he had his dog unsecured in the bed of his extra-cab truck, his two kids in the front seat with him. He slammed on his brakes and his dog lost his balance and slammed into the tailgate. When I was stopped at the light next to the guy I told him that he must secure his dog. I told him that I would feel terrible if I hit his dog when it flew out the back–not to mention how bad his kids would feel when they saw the dog get run over because of his negligence. Yes, I shamed that man in front of his kids. That’s the kind of bitch I am. Probably wasted breath, but I’m just not one for keeping my mouth shut when people are doing things that are just wrong. I managed to restrain myself from asking him what he was going to do to the dog if it turned out to be injured from the tailgate slam. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/35 "2009-09-07T21:39:01Z")
> [@Always Brings Pie](#): > > I’d just like to mention how difficult it is to breathe in an open area of a vehicle at 90 mph. I know this from my experience riding around in the backseat of a convertible as a child. Probably not pleasant for the doggy either. I see your meaningless anecdote and raise you one more: I frequently operate my motorcycle at speeds in excess of 90 mph, no trouble breathing. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/36 "2009-09-07T21:42:54Z")
> [@stretch](#): > > He slammed on his brakes and his dog lost his balance and slammed into the tailgate. The dog was riding on the rear bumper, I assume? ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/37 "2009-09-07T23:52:20Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > The dog was riding on the rear bumper, I assume? Or perhaps he was driving in reverse. ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/38 "2009-09-08T16:23:16Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > The dog was riding on the rear bumper, I assume? I can only hope I’m being whooshed here. If not, what did I not explain correctly the first time? How do you not see how the dog could have hit the tailgate? Dog is in bed of truck; dog does not know that stupid man\* is going to hit brakes suddenly; dog slides from near the cab of truck into tailgate located at rear of truck. Dog could very well have tumbled right over tailgate of truck onto the road, especially if stupid man was driving any faster. - stupid man was also stupid tailgater. ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/39 "2009-09-08T16:34:23Z")
> [@stretch](#): > > …I’m just not one for keeping my mouth shut when people are doing things that are just wrong. Who died and made you the arbiter of what’s right or wrong? It’s “wrong” because it’s something that you wouldn’t do? If some guy wants to toss Rover in the back of his pickup why should I care? It’s _his_ property; if he cares so little about his pet that he’s not concerned it might get hurt, what business is it of mine or yours? ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015/40 "2009-09-08T16:52:06Z")
> [@Jettboy](#): > > Who died and made you the arbiter of what’s right or wrong? It’s “wrong” because it’s something that you wouldn’t do? No, its just wrong because it is something nobody should do. Having a loose dog in the back of a truck is dangerous for the dog and for other drivers. [QUOTE=Jettboy] If some guy wants to toss Rover in the back of his pickup why should I care? It’s _his_ property; if he cares so little about his pet that he’s not concerned it might get hurt, what business is it of mine or yours? [/QUOTE] Well, if you consider dogs to be just property: unsecured loads are dangerous for other drivers–whether that load be a sheet of plywood, a bunch of brush, or a dog. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-he-guy-who-had-a-dog-in-the-back-of-his-truck-doing-90-down-the-freeway/508015.md?page=3)