_Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxxx (mailto:Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx) writes: <G>?) It's the same idea as giving someone a citation who was eating a McDonalds value meal and had an accident or a gal putting makeup on and had an accident EXCEPT a dog of course can become a projectile in an accident. Many states have motor vehicle laws re hands free cell phones. Are you going to say THAT'S a bad idea? Guess you haven't seen some of the drivers I have who can't talk on the phone and see a stop sign at the same time ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well.... I am going to speak out of both sides of my mouth - darn, I hate that... I live in the country and in the past I used to have one of my dogs lose in the car as I felt safe and protected with the big beast sitting back there. I don't do that anymore because I worry about their safety in case of an accident. However, I have to think that this rule is not such a bad idea - have you seen the number of people that travel with little Fido sitting on their lap while they drive? These are usually tiny little dogs (Chihuahuas, Toy Poodles and Yorkies are the favorites) These dogs are jumping around, barking and creating a lot of distraction for the driver. And.... have you noticed that these are mostly men - rather than women? Here in southern Virginia, you often see big burly men with multiple tattoos, driving a pick up truck with a gun rack in the back window and holding a tiny Toy Poodle on their lap. Dania ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================