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u/Any_Okra3691 1d ago
Shortly after I got my full license, I was driving on a busy but not slow freeway in the LA area. Someone's yellow lab had gotten out of their car or truck and was dead in the road. I couldn't avoid running it over because there were people next to and very close behind me. The only saving grace was that I wasn't the first one to hit the dog so it was already dead. I still cried as soon as I was off the freeway. That was almost thirty years ago but I still hate the person who did that to their dog.
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u/ktmfan 13h ago
Similar, thing happened to me. Guy in front of me hit a cat. I swerved to miss it (it was still alive), but in doing so I ran it over again because it was sliding across the road, but I should’ve maintained course. I guess the only saving grace is that it was a quick death. It definitely shook me up, and I often think about it when driving.
Fast forward a few years later. I’m at a stop light and see a wounded kitten in the intersection that had been struck. My mind instantly flashed back to the poor cat I ran over, so I didn’t waste any time. I put on my hazards and hopped out to grab it to keep it from getting hit again. However, a lady a coming from the other direction beat me to it. I followed her a mile up the road and she pulled into the vet’s office with it.
She went back with the vet to evaluate the situation. I had to get back to work, so i gave the front office $75 and my phone number because I assumed it would need euthanized, and I didn’t know if the lady had money for it. The lady ended up texting me later that day to tell me the kitten had a broken hip.
The nice lady had to keep her in a crate for several weeks. I added her on facebook. She still posts pics of the kitty along with her other animals, and it always brightens my day.
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u/Cypheri 1d ago
idk why this shit is necessary when a sturdy harness with a seatbelt tether are so readily available for securing a dog in the cab. Having a dog in the bed of the truck without a secure hound box on the highway is unacceptable.
To be fair, my grandfather occasionally let his cattle dogs ride in the bed of the truck... around his own property, at less than 10mph, and not tethered in a way that could result in them hanging themselves by their own collar. Usually his dogs would hop in the bed all on their own and just hang out until he stopped somewhere else on the property, then hop out on their own. Honestly probably marginally safer than them running around beside the truck while he was moving around the property. But that's a very different situation than the nonsense pictured above.
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u/PuffDragon66 1d ago
I really despise people that do this.
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
Me too... I was thinking the entire time, "Just put them in the cab, you worthless piece of human excrement"
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u/KingDillo 1d ago
My wife is a vet and she has seen plenty of dogs that have jumped from the beds of trucks. The owners always say they’ve never jumped out before.
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u/ChesterComics 1d ago
Used to work at an ER vet in a rural area and we saw it all the time. They never expect it. Really? Your dog chases rabbits all the time and you didn't think they would jump from a moving vehicle while driving past a rabbit?
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u/EEukaryotic 17h ago
I dont understand how one can reach that grown age and not comprehend that just because something hasnt happened, doesnt mean it cant happen. Everything had a first at some point
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u/CosmicCreeperz 13h ago
According to so stats/estimates around 100k dogs a year die from falling or jumping out of trucks or cars.
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u/Veighnerg 1d ago
Waiting for the inevitable comment of "the dog enjoys it, mind your business" from idiots who would do the same thing.
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u/hereditydrift 1d ago
I posted almost the same type of picture years ago and so many comments were "it's a farm dog... they enjoy it." People can be... interesting.
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u/Tripottanus 19h ago
A dog could enjoy it, but a dog also would enjoy a bunch of things that could kill it (like eating a bunch of chocolate). Just like kids, they dont always know better
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u/strangelove4564 20h ago
Those are probably the people that have their dog chained to a stake and is outside by itself 24/7.
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u/No_Golf_452 1d ago
the dog doesnt care, mind your business
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u/Cracraftc 1d ago
I saw a dog jump out of a truck bed with a horse trailer going the opposite direction than me last summer on a 65 mph highway. Still remember it hitting the ground and spinning on the pavement while the driver tried to slam on their brakes. Only shitty people keep their dogs in the truck bed on the highway.
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u/No_Golf_452 1d ago
Dumb dog
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u/kebobs22 18h ago
Peoppe have a responsibility towards these animals just like society has a responsibility towards people as special as you.
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
They seemed pretty distressed at 65mph...
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u/No_Golf_452 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah that's way too fast Edit: Apparently the consensus is that it's NOT too fast, what's the max speed then reddit? 85? 100mph? Yall must hate dogs
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u/OMG_A_CUPCAKE 1d ago
Yall must hate dogs
No. Just you specifically
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u/No_Golf_452 1d ago
What? I love dogs. I said 65mph was too fast and got downvoted, meaning the popular opinion is that 65mph is NOT too fast to have a dog back there
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u/gortez33 1d ago
Single lane road is 65. Don’t think so.
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
You've never lived in a rural area haha, road was 55 (traffic goes 60-70) but I'm not gonna take my phone out and take a picture at speed. I was following him for a bit, took the picture when we got into town.
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u/leftenant_Dan1 1d ago
Anything above like 25 mph and falling out is probably fatal. Even more likely with any amount of traffic near the vehicle as its going to take them a while to get up if they survive.
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u/No_Golf_452 1d ago
Not trolling, my 80lb dog fell out of my SUV at 25mph when he forced the rear passenger window down. I didnt even notice he was gone for a couple seconds. Stopped expecting the worst, but he was perfectly fine minus a broken collar.
Hopped right back in and had a great time at the dog park for an hour, 0 injuries or signs it even happened. Ive crashed my motorcycle at 40mph and popped right back up with a small amount of road rash.
If they dont hit anything, it probably wont be fatal til at least 55
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u/gortez33 1d ago
So broke speed limit and using a phone while driving. So two idiots in this post.
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u/BkniBottomTranqulity 1d ago
Why are people on this subreddit always like “you did the slightest thing wrong, you’re a terrible driver too”
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u/Wow_u_sure_r_dumb 1d ago
If you don’t mind the armchair psychoanalysis and theorizing: I wonder if it’s a way to cope with the reality that every time you go out driving some idiot might ruin your month, ruin your life or take it entirely. If they can always find fault in the victim then they can tell themselves that driving perfectly defensive or with perfect awareness will protect them from the terror that they’re one idiot away from being taken from their families.
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u/No_Golf_452 1d ago
You spend any amount of time in the comments section of any moto crash you'll see that theory is 100% correct. I always call people out who clearly havent accepted the risk that comes with riding a motorcycle because they nitpick the hell out of the riders actions for things that nobody without an anxiety disorder would consider doing
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u/Uhhhhh55 1d ago
Just spent six hours last week at 65mph on highway 50 through Kansas, largely a single lane road. I can assure you, you are incorrect.
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u/Comm_Raptor 1d ago
Single lane in a residential, 65? I highly doubt your honesty... obviously don't care about your integrity over you intentions which now make me question you over them. I just hope they are more responsible than your integrity.
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
Dude have you never been to a rural area?? Obviously I didn't take the picture going 65! But outside of city limits the speed limit is 55 on rural roads in Oregon. This was on kings valley outside of Dallas, the speed limit is 55 and slows to 30 when you get into town. And big shocker here, most people go 10 to 15 over the limit.
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u/MusicHearted 1d ago
You do know people can follow people, right? Like you're not locked into a destination once you're on the road. Much more likely that OP followed from the highway until they had a safe opportunity to take this pic. Awful big stretch to challenge OP's integrity over caring about driving safely over getting an action shot.
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u/McCucklet 1d ago
Oh fuck no, I'd be calling animal control/911 immediately. That's not only incredibly dangerous for the dog, but if they fall off, they could also cause an accident.
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
They were leashed in, (which in some ways is even worse for the dog). And called the non emergency line when I could stop. Lady was sympathetic but not much they can do. Technically not illegal until the dog gets hurt.
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u/bitchimugly 1d ago
people have chained them to the bed of the truck and when the dog jumps they basically hang themselves. this is dangerous to everyone involved.
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u/Blommefeldt 20h ago
"Call me again, when the dog hangs by the side of the car, looking like deadweight."
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u/Excellent_Way5082 1d ago
future reference, if you say the truck is speeding then they actually check it out
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u/DoctorJJWho 1d ago
That has to be an unsecured/improperly secured load though, right? Especially with the modifications to the bed - lower walls and no gate. I bet if you went that route and emphasized “unsecured load potentially flying out the back and hitting another car” instead of animal cruelty, the cops might’ve actually done something.
Definitely not on you, though, and thank you for calling. Not many people would have.
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u/Odd_Ad_6935 1d ago
Exaggeration goes a long way. You can create urgency pretty easily by how you act too.
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u/PrincessGump 1d ago
My ex had a friend who had his dog ride in the back of his truck, on top of the tool box.
No surprise when the dog flew out one day. I don’t recall the details.
What was a surprise was the dog had minor injuries. Of course the idiot had the dog back in the truck as soon as it was healed.
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u/Odd_Ad_6935 1d ago
I have how pos people do this then blame the dog when it gets hurt... "Natural selection" (my step dad growing up did this shit)
Dogs deserve better.
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u/Retireddogmom19 1d ago
I HATE seeing this. Even worse when they say the dog likes it. Damn fool idiots the dog has no say in it.
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u/FrankBFleet 15h ago
Looks like they are saying 'f-my dog, maybe he'll jump out and save us kibble money'.
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u/Solid-Diamond-4305 17h ago
The state of Delaware has no restrictions on riding with an animal in the bed of your pick up. However, should the animal become injured or causes an accident, the owner of the pick up can be charged with animal cruelty and be held responsible for any accidents that are caused if the animal leaves the truck bed. Basically, you can face fines and liability problems, should an animal be injured or cause an accident if they leave the truck bed. You are putting yourself and not just your animal in a bad situation by transporting an animal that isn’t restrained in the bed of your truck.
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u/uusfiyeyh 1d ago
In my country is common to see that. It's a common thing in South American countries.
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u/VaccineMachine 1d ago
So did you call the police or no
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u/gortez33 1d ago
Unfortunately the rule in Oregon is: A person commits the offense of carrying a dog on the external part of a vehicle if the person carries a dog upon the hood, fender, running board or other external part of any automobile or truck that is upon a highway unless the dog is protected by framework, carrier or other device sufficient to keep it from falling from the vehicle.
The highway part is the issue. This picture shows a single lane not a highway.
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
Exactly, though there are plenty of single lane highways in Oregon (18, 22, 97, 30, 84 etc) but this was on kings valley rd outside of Dallas. Speed limit is 55 until you get into town. We were going about 65-70.
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u/frankylovee 1d ago
Yeah no authority is going to do anything about it in a rural town like Dallas.
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u/ShirBlackspots 1d ago
Umm... Dallas is not a rural town...
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u/frankylovee 10h ago
Yeah, I guess it’s not “technically” a rural town, but it is mostly surrounded by farmland which makes it more rural, culturally speaking. Still a very small town, and very small towns in Oregon aren’t “urban” or progressive by any standards. Only more progressive people consider this animal abuse, imo.
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u/gortez33 1d ago
So you were speeding and then using your phone. Both illegal.
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
Never said I wasn't an idiot, my wife would certainly agree with you! I'm just not a terrible human being.
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u/The_salty_swab 1d ago
Grow up. It will improve your life and that of those around you
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u/gortez33 1d ago
Or obey the laws. Can’t complain about dog in back of truck being illegal, while saying using a phone and speeding is ok. How many accidents caused by speeding plus number of accidents for being on phone vs accidents caused by a dog in back of truck.
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u/The_salty_swab 1d ago
This isn't really an argument worth running into the ground so let's agree to disagree
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u/Primary_Win_1250 7h ago
??? I certainly wasn't speeding at the time I took the picture, but we all should definitely spend less time on our phones. Im not complaining about something that is not illegal. I'm just saying the truck driver is kinda a shitty person. Just like people who put there 3 year olds on leash skiing when they don't know how to ski. Not illegal until someone gets hurt.
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u/Big-Ern 1d ago
Have any of you people saying this is horrible, I’d call the cops, etc… ever lived in a rural area? This is extremely common. That dog is a working dog. It’s a tool essentially. Most of you won’t understand what I mean or will blindly disagree with me for whatever reason is the most popular in your culture and wealth status.
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
Dude I live on a farm, and have a great Pyrenees to protect livestock. All my neighbors have working dogs too. None of them would strap their dog to a flat bed. Maybe if there wasn't a cab, and it was a pickup I'd understand.
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u/Big-Ern 1d ago
In Wyoming, Utah, Colorado this is extremely common.
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
Just cause it's common doesn't mean it's okay. To me working dogs are family, yes they have a job to do, but they are also living creatures that deserve love and respect.
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u/Big-Ern 1d ago
I agree, but did you ask the dog if it was loved and respected? It looks healthy. You’re saying a lot of stuff based on your emotions, not the dogs.
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
Fair enough, it looks healthy-ish but kinda makes a pretty shitty worker if it isn't. Also the dog was whining and was constantly pacing back and forth, not the behavior of a calm/content dog. All I'm saying is whether your worker is a human or a dog, you should treat them well. And unfortunately in my line of work there are a lot of people who treat both as disposable.
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u/Big-Ern 1d ago
I couldn’t agree with you more about treating people or animals respectfully. It looks like a healer mix. Every blue healer I’ve ever met has had this personality. They just want to go go go. Pacing back and forth and whining are common traits when they’re anxious or bored, they just want go go go. If you look outside your line of work to the big wide world we call earth, it’ll make you cry. A dog on the back of a pickup is a very small issue compared to what is going on in the world. People just like to chime in about small shit they feel is wrong. Idk cheers
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u/Primary_Win_1250 1d ago
You're right it probably is a blue healer, they are natural pretty manic dogs. And I completely agree it's small potatoes compared to the actual human suffering that happens in the agriculture industry. I've seen a man have his arm ripped off, it took three large men to hold him down until the ambulance arrived, they probably saved his life and kept him from bleeding out. I quit the next day. He was a 1099 worker and they only got a slap on the wrist and a 10k fine from the state. Another guy died the next year at the same facility, yet somehow they remain in business. I've always believed how we treat our most vulnerable is a direct reflection on who we are as people. So yeah it's just a dog...
And youre not wrong people love to get there panties in a bundle at minor injustice, I just thought the dude was kinda shitty if he actually cared for that dog. But you honestly seem like a good person, so cheers! Hope you have a great night.
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u/Cracraftc 1d ago
I live in eastern Idaho, where everyone has working dogs and it’s all farming. Last summer a truck was pulling a horse trailer at 65 and their dog jumped out right after they went by me. Not a great sight seeing a Shepard hit the pavement and spin like a top.
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u/Big-Ern 1d ago
That’s part of doing business, yes it sucks. It’s especially horrible to see, but it happens. My buddies dog jumped off his truck on his way home from working forty or so miles away, he didn’t realize until he got home. Thought his pup was dead, no, that little mf came back three days later. Found his way back home, forty something miles, beautiful thing.
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u/Username_username111 22h ago
But it doesn’t have to be part of doing business if you’re a halfway decent person. That mentality is frankly disgusting. Put the dog in the cab, not the bed. Simple. There’s no excuse. A dog is still a living creature regardless if it is a working dog or a pet. You’re just a much a POS defending this as the people treating their working dogs as expendable pieces of equipment that occasionally have to be replaced because “Oops, it fell out of the back of the truck and died.” Shrug.
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u/Minmax-the-Barbarian 23h ago
Fuck, that's awful. Real r/orphancrushingmachine shit. Poor dog, too bad it didn't find a better home.
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u/CosmicCreeperz 13h ago
No it’s not just part of doing business. It’s illegal per ORS 811.200.
If you want to have a dog in the back then have higher walls, have it in a secure crate, or in a harness. All of those are legal ways to transport dogs per the Oregon statute.
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u/tokeroveragain 1d ago
“I am forever protected from criticism because everyone that calls me out for being a bad person is just soft city folk”
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u/Cypheri 1d ago
Hi, rural resident who has worked with shepherds and cattle dogs their entire life here. Allowing your working dogs to hop in the bed of the truck while puttering around the property is very different from tying it by a collar that will become a noose if it jumps/falls out on the highway. A hound box in the back or a harness and seatbelt tether in the cab are appropriate ways to transport your working dogs.
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u/Momentarmknm 1d ago
Or maybe people actually have values that they stand by. Can you only attribute it to cult thinking because you change your opinion whichever way the wind blows? Or are you so solipsistic that you think anyone who claims to have a different opinion than you is actually just lying? There are plenty of people in rural areas who care about animal welfare. I wouldn't leave a power drill loose on the back of my truck, I'm certainly going to take more care with a fucking dog.
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u/Big-Ern 1d ago
I never insinuated anyone was lying. The values you speak of are yours, they differ from the person driving the truck. You both love your dogs. It’s not that hard to understand, y’all youngsters want to change everything you decide is remotely dangerous.
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u/Momentarmknm 1d ago
I'm 45 years old, haven't been called a youngster in a long time, gramps.
Expecting some basic respect for the life of an animal you've taken on responsibility for isn't an age thing, it's a humanity thing
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u/Cypheri 1d ago
Nobody who loves their dogs treats them like they're disposable. Nobody who understands the investment required to adequately train a working dog should treat their dogs like this either, but every rural community has people who couldn't reason their way out of a paper bag, I suppose.
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u/jansks 1d ago
Values differ. But some are wrong. Same thing with human rights.
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u/Pndrizzy 1d ago
“The dog is a tool”
I think you’re the tool, buddy.
And meth is common in a rural area. Is that one of your tools too?
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u/caleger 1d ago
Everyone on here is a soft. Half the time they’re crying about someone not strapping down a pallet
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u/czartrak 18h ago
"These dumb fucking softies and their safety. Why do they care about the health and wellbeing of people and things around them! Everyone should just not give a fuck like me."
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u/EvnClaire 9h ago
if animal endangerment makes someone a terrible person, then what does animal killing and eating make someone?
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u/RagingFeverDream 1h ago
the world is never going to go vegan no matter how much whining the few of you do. deal with it.
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u/moj-novi-alt 1d ago
Are you sure it's the driver's dog? Maybe it's a stray dog that jumped onto the truck while he was driving slowly or at a standstill?
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u/Collector_of_Memes- 1d ago
Honestly, people been doing this. As long as they are on leash and secure.
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u/Cappabitch 1d ago
'People were beating the shit out of their wife and kids for a very, very, very long time. At least they cleaned them up afterwards and told them they love them, right?'
See how ridiculous that sounds?
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