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Moment Woman Panics at Red Light When She Can't Find Pup in Backseat
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Panic quickly set in for a pet parent when she turned around and couldn't find her puppy in the back seat of her car.
Julianna Clark-Bell, who is known on TikTok as @iamjuliannabc, uses a seat cover in the back for her Rottweiler puppy. It spreads from window to window, creating a seat that looks like a swing.
An article from PetMD emphasizes the importance of keeping dogs safe while driving, as allowing them to roam can distract the driver and inadvertently cause an accident. Sitting in the front seat can also be hazardous to the dog in the event of a car crash.
Dog-friendly car seats like the one Clark-Bell used allow dogs to move freely while being contained in the backseat, while also protecting the car. Some often include hooks to connect a dog leash.
Clark-Bell didn't expect any problems with the car seat, but when she turned around to check on her pup at a stoplight, she immediately panicked. The Rottweiler was not in his seat. Where on earth could he have gone? The windows were closed. She never opened the door.
She realized she needed to look harder. Her May 1 TikTok video revealed her dog wasn't using the back seat as a bed. Instead, he positioned himself in the crack between the front seat and the back, with the seat cover holding him up like a hammock.
Newsweek reached out to @iamjuliannabc via TikTok for comment.
Screenshots from a May 1 TikTok video of an owner panicking when she couldn't find her puppy in the back seat at a stoplight.
Screenshots from a May 1 TikTok video of an owner panicking when she couldn't find her puppy in the back seat at a stoplight.
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Viewer Reactions
With over 1.7 million views and 260,600 likes on TikTok as of Wednesday, people couldn't stop laughing at the pup's sleeping position, while others chimed in how they would've gone through the same panicked state as Clark-Bell.
"The way my stomach would've dropped?! Instant crash out," wrote one viewer.
A second TikTok commenter joked: "It's giving, 'Momma, you slammed on the brakes and now I'm stuck.'"
Another person commented: "Thought you hit the brakes too hard and he got stuck but he was just sleeping."
The owner assured viewers that she now buckles her pup into the seat, but he still chooses the same spot, which she allows. She said she loves hammocks too.
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