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I Stopped Trusting Drivers to See My Dog in the Dark. The Whole Fix Cost 70 Dollars.

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Clock change is coming, and with it the season where I walk my dog in the dark both ways — 6:30 AM before work, 6 PM after. Last winter I lost count of how many times a car slowed behind us on the narrow road out of the neighborhood, not because the driver was careless, … Read more

I Braked Hard With My Dog in the Car. The 10-Dollar Seat Belt Was the Worst Deal on the Lot.

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Last spring I did a 12-hour drive with my golden in the back seat, no restraint, because “she’s fine, she sleeps the whole way.” Around hour nine a deer jumped out on a state road and I braked hard from 60. She slammed into the back of my seat hard enough to knock the wind … Read more

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