So I'm driving down the road headed to my next appointment and I see this lady pull up to the light next to me with this cute little yorkie in her lap, with it's front end nearly hanging out the window. And I think to myself, "now how dumb is that?!" Picture this: Lady is driving along with dog in lap, head out the window - something flies off the truck in front of her and hits her little dog in the face. He's crying and bleeding. She rushes him to the vet - emergency operation - they have to remove an eye and he's lost some teeth. Hey, could have been worse right? Could have been a car that ran a stop - lady slams on her breaks, dog goes flying out the window and is killed instantly. Not a pretty picture! So what is this obsession with driving in your car with your dog in your lap? All my clients tell me, "my dog is my baby!" Well, remember the uproar about Brittney Spears driving in her car with her baby in her lap? Didn't go over to well with the rest of the population did it? So why are all these dog owners riding around with their "babies" in their laps? Come on, everybody know that the safest place for your "baby" is in the back seat with a seat belt on!