Dog falls out of golf cart

[Sparky25]

I was traveling south on B V golf cart path just south of Liberty Park Tuesday morning. When right in front of me a black dog falls out of a golf cart from the passenger side . It scrambles right in front of my cart with what appears to be a broken leg ( or legs). Poor thing howling & crying. I slammed on the brakes & narrowly missed running the poor dog over.
Please if you must have your dog in the golf cart with you have it tethered and tied in.
It is irresponsible to not have your dog secured while driving as it is with not having children secured with seat belts. People fall out of golf carts and dogs can also.You never know what lurks around the next bend in the road.

[Djean1981]

How horrible. I hope the dog gets quick medical care. Seeing that would give me nightmares...

[villagetinker]

Did the owner stop for the dog?

[MartinSE]

I am a dog owner, and I am distressed by the risks some owners take. At our mail station the other day was a golf cart with two small dogs sitting in it alone. They were not tethered they were free to run. They were well trained and did n to get out of the cart, the entire time I was getting my mail, I guessed the owners were in the pool. Dogs get stolen every day, dogs even well trained can be startled and jump out and get run over.

But it is their dog, their choice. If they were left in a close car in this heat I would have called the police, there are laws against that, but oh well. I hope things don't go sideways for them.

[Topspinmo]

Terrier’s require strapped in or held on to tight at all times. The are prey driven and will bolt in second. Don’t be one of those thinking my terrier very well trained and I free range him everywhere I go.. you will be sorry eventually.

[missibu@gmail.com]

Oh my goodness poor baby I hope this is updated so we know how the doggie is doing ������������������������������������

[me4vt]

Fur Babies should be watched after, cared for and get the same attention you’d give a two legged monster! Those four legged fur babies depend on You to watch over them and take care of them just like a Little two legged monster does. So be a responsible Pet owner!!!!!!!!!

[birdawg]

Turn them in to the Sheriff for animal cruelty. Just because the owner is a fool is no reason an animal should suffer

[mkjelenbaas]

I was traveling south on B V golf cart path just south of Liberty Park Tuesday morning. When right in front of me a black dog falls out of a golf cart from the passenger side . It scrambles right in front of my cart with what appears to be a broken leg ( or legs). Poor thing howling & crying. I slammed on the brakes & narrowly missed running the poor dog over.
Please if you must have your dog in the golf cart with you have it tethered and tied in.
It is irresponsible to not have your dog secured while driving as it is with not having children secured with seat belts. People fall out of golf carts and dogs can also.You never know what lurks around the next bend in the road.
Thanks for this important advice!

[MandoMan]

I was traveling south on B V golf cart path just south of Liberty Park Tuesday morning. When right in front of me a black dog falls out of a golf cart from the passenger side . It scrambles right in front of my cart with what appears to be a broken leg ( or legs). Poor thing howling & crying. I slammed on the brakes & narrowly missed running the poor dog over.
Please if you must have your dog in the golf cart with you have it tethered and tied in.
It is irresponsible to not have your dog secured while driving as it is with not having children secured with seat belts. People fall out of golf carts and dogs can also.You never know what lurks around the next bend in the road.

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[Luggage]

As pointed out many dogs have reactions to their environment, whether it's to chase a bird or a gecko or a truck. The reality is they are the same as a 12 month old baby and you certainly will not just let your baby sit in a golf cart by itself. Further we have many prey in our environment such as eagles bobcats Gators. No matter the size of the dog they will face a reaction for many of these as they are simply food to these other animals. Why would you possibly take your dogs with you and not keep them on leashes or Tether's even in golf carts? Just stupid

[Eg_cruz]

I was traveling south on B V golf cart path just south of Liberty Park Tuesday morning. When right in front of me a black dog falls out of a golf cart from the passenger side . It scrambles right in front of my cart with what appears to be a broken leg ( or legs). Poor thing howling & crying. I slammed on the brakes & narrowly missed running the poor dog over.
Please if you must have your dog in the golf cart with you have it tethered and tied in.
It is irresponsible to not have your dog secured while driving as it is with not having children secured with seat belts. People fall out of golf carts and dogs can also.You never know what lurks around the next bend in the road.
Just an other example on why your home is the best and safest place for your dogs

[jparsoneau@aol.com]

I couldn’t agree more. I have one small dog that rides around in the golf cart with me at times who is not tethered in but has a harness that I hold onto. I’m going to get a tether for it so I can have both hands free at all times just in case and she is still strapped in. Safety first

[PugMom]

I am a dog owner, and I am distressed by the risks some owners take. At our mail station the other day was a golf cart with two small dogs sitting in it alone. They were not tethered they were free to run. They were well trained and did n to get out of the cart, the entire time I was getting my mail, I guessed the owners were in the pool. Dogs get stolen every day, dogs even well trained can be startled and jump out and get run over.

But it is their dog, their choice. If they were left in a close car in this heat I would have called the police, there are laws against that, but oh well. I hope things don't go sideways for them.

if those dogs were yorkies, i know them well. the owner 'walks' them by driving his cart & the dogs run to keep up with him. major disaster waiting to happen :doggie:

[JMintzer]

We have a short leash, hooked to the cart frame (behind the seats), that we attach to our dog's harness whenever she's in the cart... She sits either between us, or in the passenger seat. She loves the wind in her face...

We do the same thing whenever she's in our regular car, as well...

[Brondrisek]

I tether my two 50 lb dogs in the golf cart. I don’t need this to happen.
But more importantly, they are seat belted in the car. They can turn, sit and stand but that’s it.
I don’t want two dogs flying around in an accident killing themselves, each other or me.

[DonnaNi4os]

My dog has a car seat in the car and car seat in the golf cart. Her harness is tethered to the secured car seat. I have actually seen golf cart drivers holding onto the leash of their dog and allowing it to run alongside the cart! It’s a tragedy waiting to happen and it is a truly irresponsible thing to do.

[DaleDivine]

Terrier’s require strapped in or held on to tight at all times. The are prey driven and will bolt in second. Don’t be one of those thinking my terrier very well trained and I free range him everywhere I go.. you will be sorry eventually.

I keep my little Jack Russell Terrier well tethered in.
I think it would hurt me more than her if she fell out or jumped out.
:pray::pray:

[MartinSE]

I should be clear, my post about the 2 small dogs was not to say the owners were BAD people. I was concerned. I would not do it.

But, I am certain they are good people, they believe their dogs are safe. I think their dogs are no doubt very well trained, and would almost always stay in the cart.

I would never leave my dogs in a cart that does not mean, I think everyone should do what I do. If something happened to their dogs, it would break my heart. But, it is not for me to condemn them.

[Chi-Town]

Some dog owners are clueless. Not just unrestrained cart rides but also making them walk on scorching hot pavements.

[CFrance]

I couldn’t agree more. I have one small dog that rides around in the golf cart with me at times who is not tethered in but has a harness that I hold onto. I’m going to get a tether for it so I can have both hands free at all times just in case and she is still strapped in. Safety first
There are leashes with one end that clips into the seat belt buckle holder and the other to attach to the dog's harness (I would not attach it to a collar.) The whole thing is length adjustable. This is what we use for dogs riding in the car. (We don't have a golf cart.)

[kcrazorbackfan]

Turn them in to the Sheriff for animal cruelty. Just because the owner is a fool is no reason an animal should suffer

Hard to turn someone when most people that read TOTV doesn’t have the stones to confront the person doing something wrong. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!!

I really hope bad karma happens to that dogs owner.

[photo1902]

Hard to turn someone when most people that read TOTV doesn’t have the stones to confront the person doing something wrong. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!!

I really hope bad karma happens to that dogs owner.

So you’re suggesting people get “stones” to confront cart drivers who don’t harness their pets?

[jparsoneau@aol.com]

There are leashes with one end that clips into the seat belt buckle holder and the other to attach to the dog's harness (I would not attach it to a collar.) The whole thing is length adjustable. This is what we use for dogs riding in the car. (We don't have a golf cart.)
I will check that out thank you for your information I appreciate it.

[ldj1938]

Our daughter was giving our six months old puppy a ride and holding on to his leash. She made a sharp turn and he fell out. She jerked on the leash, pulling him under the rear wheel, killing the pup. Beautiful puppy gone forever. Connect them securely so they can't fall, or jump, out.

[airstreamingypsy]

Our daughter was giving our six months old puppy a ride and holding on to his leash. She made a sharp turn and he fell out. She jerked on the leash, pulling him under the rear wheel, killing the pup. Beautiful puppy gone forever. Connect them securely so they can't fall, or jump, out.

Thanks for sharing that sweet story.......

[BobnBev]

Turn them in to the Sheriff for animal cruelty. Just because the owner is a fool is no reason an animal should suffer

Just give the Sheriff the license plate # of the golf cart.........oh, wait........sorry, my bad.

[Djean1981]

Thanks for sharing that sweet story.......
So, she was driving while holding the pup? I hope she doesn't get another puppy...

[fishon]

C’mon people. How many grandchildren and infants have we all seen that aren’t fastened in riding in carts?
Maybe they’re not as important as pets.

[DAVES]

Turn them in to the Sheriff for animal cruelty. Just because the owner is a fool is no reason an animal should suffer

That is yet another issue. Being able to identify who is driving OWNES a golf cart. Simple solution-require plates on them

[MartinSE]

C’mon people. How many grandchildren and infants have we all seen that aren’t fastened in riding in carts?
Maybe they’re not as important as pets.

So, true, I saw a couple with their grandkid in the back of their cart in facing back seats with not seat belts. I couldn't help but think that if something unexpected happened and they had to swerve unexpectedly, they kids would have flown out the back, and the grandparents may n to have even known.

[MartinSE]

That is yet another issue. Being able to identify who is driving OWNES a golf cart. Simple solution-require plates on them

My first reaction was that with 75,000 (?) golf carts here, and maybe 100 to 200 issues, it seems a bit extreme to force everyone to pay for a plate.

Then, I remembered that the average price of golf carts here is probably in the $15K range, so $10 or $20 for a plate to provide positive ID for those that can't act responsibly probably is not a major burden.

[coffeebean]

Thanks for sharing that sweet story.......

Oh my. I'm sick from reading about that heartbreaking story.

[MartinSE]

Oh my. I'm sick from reading about that heartbreaking story.

Why would you continue reading something that makes you sick?

[JMintzer]

My first reaction was that with 75,000 (?) golf carts here, and maybe 100 to 200 issues, it seems a bit extreme to force everyone to pay for a plate.

Then, I remembered that the average price of golf carts here is probably in the $15K range, so $10 or $20 for a plate to provide positive ID for those that can't act responsibly probably is not a major burden.

$10-$20?

Who is going to administer these plates? The Villages? The DMV?

I can assure you, once the government gets involved, it'll cost the same as you pay yearly for your car...

[coffeebean]

Why would you continue reading something that makes you sick?

I know, right? It's like watching a train wreck. You can't look away.

[Quixote]

There are leashes with one end that clips into the seat belt buckle holder and the other to attach to the dog's harness (I would not attach it to a collar.) The whole thing is length adjustable. This is what we use for dogs riding in the car. (We don't have a golf cart.)

This is what we use in the car for our two small dogs. (No golf cart anymore.) Relatively inexpensive and great for peace of mind. Wouldn't think of them as a 'leash,' though.

C’mon people. How many grandchildren and infants have we all seen that aren’t fastened in riding in carts?
Maybe they’re not as important as pets.

There is no end to the level of stupidity in the face of potential disaster. Some years ago, when I still drove a golf cart, a cart passed me in the opposite direction driven by a woman with one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding an infant who on quick look could not have been more than 3-4 months. No one else in the cart, and she was flying. I was flabbergasted....

When we would see a little kid, say 5-6 years old, driving a golf cart with Grandma or Grandpa sitting behind the kid, we would call the Sheriff's Department. Extreme? Perhaps.... But they always asked for complete information and sounded as though they would send a deputy....

[dhdallas]

I recommend the Clark Griswold method of securing your dog.
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/members/dhdallas-118996/albums/misc/9563-lampoon-dog.jpg

[MorTech]

Yeah...I have seen this more than once. One dog I saw had both back legs broken. Truly gut-wrenching.

[CFrance]

This is what we use in the car for our two small dogs. (No golf cart anymore.) Relatively inexpensive and great for peace of mind. Wouldn't think of them as a 'leash,' though.



There is no end to the level of stupidity in the face of potential disaster. Some years ago, when I still drove a golf cart, a cart passed me in the opposite direction driven by a woman with one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding an infant who on quick look could not have been more than 3-4 months. No one else in the cart, and she was flying. I was flabbergasted....

When we would see a little kid, say 5-6 years old, driving a golf cart with Grandma or Grandpa sitting behind the kid, we would call the Sheriff's Department. Extreme? Perhaps.... But they always asked for complete information and sounded as though they would send a deputy....
Actually, ours is a leash, with a handle at one end and a clip at the other. The part that buckles into the seat belt is part of it, and the whole thing is adjustable. I just leave it in the car in case a lost dog needs rescuing. It's very sturdy; also it's 27 years old. I hope to soon have another dog to use it with.

[kaseydog]

Man driving golf cart with beautiful Irish Setter in back seat. Dog unsecured,standing & trying to stabilize self. Village of Charlotte.Pleasantview Place to Nestlebrance. People protect your furbabies.

[pauld315]

It is h=funny that there is more gnashing of teeth about a dog than there is about a human. However, when I took the golf cart safety class here run by the Sheriff's department they said you should never have your pet riding in the golf cart. They also asked everybody what you call a dog on somebody's lap driving a golf cart? The answer was "an air bag". Leave your pet at home, nobody wants to see them in stores etc.

[JSR22]

It is h=funny that there is more gnashing of teeth about a dog than there is about a human. However, when I took the golf cart safety class here run by the Sheriff's department they said you should never have your pet riding in the golf cart. They also asked everybody what you call a dog on somebody's lap driving a golf cart? The answer was "an air bag". Leave your pet at home, nobody wants to see them in stores etc.
If the dogs are buckled into a car seat, they are fine. If a store is dog friendly there will be dogs. If it bothers you that there are dogs in the store do not shop there.