Dogs in the back of pick ups

This is a real issue where I live. The pick up is just as popular
around here as the SUV is every where else. I see so many dogs in the
back of these trucks.
Some people have trainded their dogs to ride on top of their tools
boxes. How these dogs don't fly over the cabs when the truck stops, is
beyond me.
I hate driving behind them.

I'll never understand why it is aloud to let your dog ride in the open
like that.

pfoley...

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I am totally against a dog in the back of pickup. Actually, I thought it

Rocky...

Heh, jump on the bandwagon.

was illegal to drive like. Maybe it is in some states and not in others;
don't know the answer, but it is not safe for the dog. They get bounced and

Rocky...

In my country, it's a city/municipality issue, so the laws
vary. Here, in a big city, it's a large fine, but uncontained
dogs in a pickup bed is, here, more of a rural issue.

Of course, enforcement is yet another issue.

thrown around and could get hurt or fall out easily.

Rocky...

Or, if tethered poorly, get hung or dragged.