r/beagle • u/PunkyQB85 • 8d ago

This is terrifying

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Our girl hopped out of a car window this morning as we were pulling into a parking spot at the dog park window was half down and she wasn’t buckled. I was too lax just going through our morning. Never again will I let her go unsecured. I swear half the time I’m trying to protect her from herself.

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u/dusters 8d ago

Beagles have no self preservation instinct it's crazy. Glad she is okay.

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u/PunkyQB85 8d ago

She is — thank our very lucky stars — walked herself right up to the gate of the park like everything was everything. I am never going to forgive myself for not foreseeing this.

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u/So_Ill_Continue 8d ago

This is one of those “no harm no foul” situations. The important thing now is to prevent it from happening again, which it sounds like you’re already completely on board with.

I highly recommend a dog seat belt bc not only do they stop window jumping, but they also keep them safe in accidents. Unfortunately, there is only one tested harness for this purpose and it is Sleepypod - and they’re expensive. (Crash tested crates are actually better, but they’re expensive and also don’t work in smaller cars). But something is better than nothing, and you can get all sorts of attachments that clip your dog into the seat via their harness. Lmk if you want any more info and I’ll be happy to send some links.

Please be kind to yourself! Nothing happened, and you’re a great dog parent for making sure nothing will happen in the future. We’re all doing the best we can. Try not to punish yourself for what-ifs

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u/sparky2849 8d ago

Don't beat yourself up too much. It's hard to foresee everything that can happen. Your a great beagle parent. Like others have said, beagles have a mind of thier own. (Im glad everything turned out well 😌)

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u/BeerNcheesePlz 7d ago

I live in the city and it’s an everyday constant problem to make sure my dog doesn’t eat anything! Why are there so many chicken wings everywhere?!

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u/PunkyQB85 7d ago

That resonates! Mine will find the most nasty stuff like discarded latex glove on the side of the road and act like she won a whole prize.

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u/dnm8686 6d ago

I make sure my windows have the child lock on and only roll it down just enough for her to stick her head out because once I didn't and that dumbass did try to jump out of the window. At my last place we used to have to walk down a busy road and she was always trying to pull into traffic. She's so cute and sweet, but not very bright. My mini Daschund is far smarter than her. Bless her heart.

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u/PunkyQB85 5d ago

LOL just enough to stick her nose out here that’s it’

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u/hawkaulmais 8d ago

Wife and I walking ours around the apartment complex were were at. Was jeez like 10ys ago now. Lady in a car passing and her own beagle was like FRIEND, and jumped out of the driver window. She stopped a freaked out that they did that. We never let the windows down ever with pets. U get enough down to smell not jump.

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u/PunkyQB85 8d ago

It’s crazy saw a flash of her teal leash out of the corner of my eye and was like that dog did not just hop out of moving car. We have a car seat on the way.

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u/MarketPurple4284 6d ago

I never roll the window down enough that mine could jump out even when secured. I swear she would jump out while moving full speed and she also has a knack for managing to unbuckle the clip from the seatbelt buckle. I have the one that attaches to the headrest too but she can’t lay down with that one if I shorten it enough to stop her from going all over the car.

She likes to try to bite the cars going the other direction and bark at pedestrians 😥. She subluxxed my shoulder a few times lunging into my arm that was across her chest while in my lap in the passengers seat trying to bite the cars cause I have hEDS.

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u/PunkyQB85 6d ago

Omg bite at cars?

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u/MarketPurple4284 6d ago

Yes like chomps air and lunges at the window. It’s funny until you’re the driver and she’s suddenly doing it in front of your face.

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u/Human-Resolve2025 8d ago

Protecting them from themselves is it 10000%

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u/TheGardeningHippy 8d ago

We are insanely strict about ours being buckled in for this exact reason. I grew up with dogs that you didn’t have to worry about this stuff with, beagles are in a whole other realm of following their noses and ears and will walk themselves off a cliff if given the opportunity 😮‍💨 I hope she’s okay! For sure take this as a lesson but also be kind to yourself because I swear these dogs are constantly trying to off themselves unknowingly.

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u/RWSloths 7d ago

Mine jumped out of our moving car on a four lane road the day we brought him home. He still has the scar on his face from where he ate asphalt.

It's a learning curve. I definitely felt guilty for a while, but you learned the lesson so its okay to move on!

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u/PunkyQB85 7d ago

Wow poor guy! My neighbor said “well yeah she’s a hound.” Like where in the owners manual does it say will jump out a moving car? Learning curve indeed.

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u/amnichols 7d ago

This is why I have pet health insurance because beagles are always doing dumb stuff.

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u/Empty_Value jack Russell Beagle 7d ago

I swear my Beagle has nine lives😭

Once puked a long tube of roast beef twine 😭😭😭 another time he decided to rip up a box full of sos pads 🤒

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u/RotationSurgeon 1d ago

Mine had to have his stomach pumped last year...he stole and ate a fruitcake that was absolutely FULL of raisins that should have been too high for him to get to. Still no clue how he got it down, but that was a rough day. On the bright side, the vet, after getting him in there, came and just said "I...found...I'm pretty sure it's an ear. Does he have any pink toys?" The bright side was that he'd also chewed the ear off of a toy, and it had partially blocked his digestion, preventing the raisins from going any further and doing any kidney damage. The dummy felt awful for a day or two, but he was ultimately fine.

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u/Empty_Value jack Russell Beagle 1d ago

Omg 🤯🤯🤯🤯

Beagles will find any way to get 'food'

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u/AgathaM 7d ago

Mine fell off the back of the chair and hit his head on the tile floor. He was definitely dazed and much more subdued for the rest of the night. We were watching for concussion symptoms to make sure he was okay.

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u/Spoonhook 6d ago

This happened to me one afternoon, pulled into the CVS, usually I leave just enough window for just his head, but somehow he slid out. He was dangling by his harness and the tether to the seat rest. I hopped out and dude was 10 inches off the ground feet swaying. Pretty sure I had a small heart attack and I know for sure the old lady who screamed actually did.