Today, I left my dog in my car for 5 minutes while I ran into a store. The car was running so he was fine, the thing that wasn't so fine is that when I walked out my car wasn't there. My dog somehow moved my car into the middle of a intersection, almost causing an accident. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I left my dog in the car while I quickly ran into a store. I came out to a woman smashing at my window, screaming that it was too hot in the car for the dog and saying I was being inhumane. The car was still running and the air conditioning was on. FML
Today, I opened my car door on reaching destination and my dog escaped. I never found him. My destination was the vet's office to get him micro-chipped. FML
Today, someone let my puppy escape. I didn't know, until I arrived home and hit him with my car. FML
Today, I was driving back from school 100 miles away from my home with my fiancé and dog. While stopping for gas, we accidentally left our car keys and cell phones in the car. The dog sat on one of the keys and engaged the locks. We were locked out of the car until the tow truck arrived. FML
Today, I went to pick up my dog from the vet after she had surgery. I somehow managed to lock my keys, my purse, and my dog in the car. FML
Today, I spent five minutes sitting in my car, panicking and tearing my purse apart because I couldn't find my keys. I then found them. They were in the ignition, and the car was running. FML
Today, my dog was riding my car's passenger seat. He clambered over onto my lap, causing me to lose control of the wheel for a few seconds. As I tried to knock him off me, I lost track of my speed, and ended up being pulled over for reckless driving. FML
Today, I accidentally left the handbrake off in my car, got out, locked it, and started walking away. Then I heard a loud noise and looked over my shoulder and the car was gone. Of course, it hit the only other car parked in the street. FML
Today, I was walking my husky when she saw a cat and bolted toward it. I couldn't let go of the leash because my hand was tangled up. Forced to run along, I ran into a parked van at full sprint. I lost my dog, broke two ribs and have to pay for the dent in the van. FML
Today, I was driving home with my girlfriend. As we turned onto our block, she shrieked that our dog was running down the street and into traffic. I jumped out of the moving car and chased him for about a mile, only to give up, go home, and find out it wasn't our dog. FML
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dantee2005 33
Take away his license until he learns to be responsible.
colvindj 22
I'm just trying to comprehend the fact that your dog apparently moved the car while it was parked.
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gqgymnast 11
No part of this was a good decision..
Jonkbaby 23
"thank goodness he had insurance, though"
lexos 16
I highly doubt that the will cover something likes this if a accident might happen
dantee2005 33
Take away his license until he learns to be responsible.
FuKcMee 32
pretty sure this is a woman..
chinaski7628 32
Pretty sure #2 meant the dog...
beaglegal 42
This is my favorite comment on the site XD
Dick_diamond 22
How can this not be a YDI? Your dog seems smart, though..
AddictGamer 16
While most people like to believe in Canis intelligence (although recent studies prove that mans best friend is smarter than we ever imagined), this problem could of entirely been by accident. Dogs in general like to move around a lot. Who says it wasn't stick shift where it would be easy to take it out of park? I think we need a little bit of a follow up to really deter that predicament itself. I'm not completely disagreeing, the dog could have exceptional cognition and memory skills. Which could be this case.
UH60 26
Oh my god, are you kidding #24?
k_wrona 2
easy to take it off on stick shift(being European I assume that's how you call manual gearboxes)? You need to use clutch to detach drive shaft from gear otherwise it's easier to break the lever than to put it in neutral. It could be in neutral, and the dog released handbreak, but in every car I drove to do that you had to push a button then move a lever - I don't think that's within a dexterity of a dog.
TeasinDaNoobs 16
Everyone calls it stick shift lol
rohaanncool 15
#61, not everyone is in US.
Octwo 16
If it was a manual and the car was running it would have been in neutral. releasing the clutch otherwise would stall the engine. He could have forgotten to engage the e-brake in that case.
sunnyskys 25
car in gear push button start launches the car foreword and coasts into intersection
ALegitOreo 11
I'm in the U.S. and I call it a Manual. Not everyone calls it a stick shift over here
devildog562 33
Cause if it was a stick you wouldn't have it in gear parked . You would have the e brake pulled. Probably wasn't a good idea to leave a car running period . Roll the windows down and take the keys out or don't take the dog at all.... You're lucky it didn't hurt or kill someone else. You could be charged for negligence and involuntary manslaughter.
yadayadak 6
To take the stick from a gear to neutral, you only have to move the stick to neutral, nothing else
yadayadak 6
And if you leave your car running, you leave it in neutral because you can't leave the car if it's not... Realized my last comment was a stupid answer to #24, My bad.
FunnnyGirrl 19
Why would you leave your car running with your dog inside? Thankfully, by the sound of it, no harm came out of it. Lesson learned!
Doberman101 29
Maybe so the dog doesn't die.. Why else?
ohjoy15 33
It was just for five minutes. Not an extended period of time.
jadalaheart 23
To keep the dog safe maybe? (Sarcasm) But I agree that OP could've thought this through more, the parking brake or something.
FunnnyGirrl 19
How does leaving your car on prevent your dog from dying? An open window would suffice. Leaving it running when you're not around sounds dangerous
AddictGamer 16
No one can just predict their dog will change transmission, let alone drive.
praesidiem 16
Just an open window for your dog in summer, will leave you with a broken window and a stranger "saving" your dogs life.
Queensland 27
You should NEVER leave your dog in car even for 5 minutes. in 90 degree weather it gets as high as 160 degrees in a car in under ten minutes even with the window open.
Norja 33
Maybe they kept it running for the a/c?
miss_amphetamine 24
Probably OP's intention was to leave the car on so the A/C would stay on, so it wouldn't get too hot in the car for the dog.
Psychosys 16
An open window does not suffice! Have you been in a hot car, even for 5 minutes, with just the window cracked open? Now imagine you have a fur coat on...permanently! It's called animal cruelty!
Tthug 34
71, don't think of a dog as a human with fur. They're use to the fur. Unless it was really hot or OP can't actually make it in 5 minutes, the dog would be totally fine. Especially because they can stick their head out the window. That being said, OP why did you not use the parking break? Seems pretty silly. I was also expecting another "somebody broke into my car with the door unlocked and AC on to let out my dog" FML.
slackerjoe 22
because its much more important that your dog can come with you than other people porentially getting hurt or dieing. great thought process!
vampire623 6
#71 the car was in because they prob had the ac running I do that fir my dogs if I have them with me and I need to make a quick stop
DoomedGemini 38
When I wear a coat, I'm used to the coat but if it was hot I sure as hell wouldn't want to be stuck in a hot car. The fact they can't take their fur off doesn't magically mean they can't overheat easier.
AddictGamer 16
You barked up the wrong tree making that decision, OP.
OysterPearls 33
I hope OP doesn't end up in the dog house for too long because of this.
AddictGamer 16
At leash it didn't cause an accident.
OysterPearls 33
That's true, I hope the other drivers didn't ruff OP up about it.
milehigh52 22
I think you all tried a little too hard with these puns. Let me knock on wood so I don't get thumbs down, preferably bark.
logicnazi 18
If the fml ended in him crashing into a tree, I might consider you clever.
charles_sal 14
Was the parking break on ?
gracehi 33
That was my first thought. I find it much more likely that OP forgot to engage the parking brake on a manual or set it in gear than that a dog somehow, for some reason, disengaged the parking brake, put a manual into neutral, or took an automatic out of park.
PePziNL 20
No, but the barking break was :D Ok I'll let myself out
colvindj 22
I'm just trying to comprehend the fact that your dog apparently moved the car while it was parked.
ohjoy15 33
Yeah? How did he shift gears?
insideoutoreo33 8
I'm sorry but I feel like there is no way this happened
False_Stupidity 42
I imagine that he somehow released the park brake and assuming the car was in neutral it could have easily gone from there. 'Cause that's how OP's dog rolls.
95mainer 8
Hahahaha good pun!
ninety 25
Depending on the car, especially an automatic, the dog may have sat on or against the shifter or leaned/layed up against it with some part of his body. Some of them have buttons on the side of the shifter, so it's entirely possible that the button was depressed by whatever part of the dog's body and his weight against it moved it back from there, especially a medium to large sized dog. Some automatics don't even have buttons on the gear selector, enough pressure will move it either way. And then away the car rolls. It's also possible op accidentally left the car in neutral and forgot the e brake and then gravity took over.
NotGabe 28
Dogs are creations of social learning. It is very possible that your dog picked up what transmission does.
rozalyn77 15
Why would you leave your car running? Even if your dog didn't figure out how to get it in gear, someone could've stolen your car and your dog.. YDI hope your dog is ok though!
EatUrGreens 20
Because you shouldn't leave anyone in a car with no ventilation, they can suffocate and die. Leaving the window open and somone could as easily steal it or the dog could jump out
dcam13 19
I agree with #12. and #56. leaving the car on makes it more tempting to a car thief. I'm glad the dog had air but the guy is an idiot. in "park" the dog would have to apply the brake while shifting into gear. if it's too hot to just leave windows cracked he should apply the parking brake as well. that was dangerous
DoomedGemini 38
Windows cracked wouldn't be enough if the temperature is hot enough.
echarlotte 19
That's not where I expected this fml to go
soullyfe 33
Neither did I. I expected a story about a broken car window from someone thinking they left the dog in a hot car.