A Surrey woman hopes her dog91裸聊视频檚 death can help save the lives of other furry friends.
Michelle Parry91裸聊视频檚 six-year-old Jack Russell named in a roll-over crash on the Port Mann Bridge in the Lower Mainland on Sunday afternoon.
Police say the dog was 91裸聊视频渆jected91裸聊视频� from the vehicle.
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Though Parry has harnesses that she uses to buckle both of her dogs into her car, her dad was watching Penny that day while her family made a trip to the U.S.
At the time of the crash, Penny was wearing her harness but it wasn91裸聊视频檛 fastened into her father91裸聊视频檚 pickup truck.
91裸聊视频淥riginally, we didn91裸聊视频檛 know about the dog seatbelt,91裸聊视频� Parry told the Surrey Now-Leader. 91裸聊视频淭hen a border guard really scared us (about two years ago), saying how dogs could really be injured. So we have seatbelt for both our dogs. I guess a lot of people don91裸聊视频檛 know they should be clipping their dogs in.91裸聊视频�
She now has harnesses for both of her Jack Russells (pictured below).
91裸聊视频淏ecause my dad91裸聊视频檚 truck, it was just a two-seater, she wasn91裸聊视频檛 clipped in. But she was wearing it,91裸聊视频� she continued, her voice breaking. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 know for sure if that would91裸聊视频檝e saved her or not.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淢y dad is just so broken up over it. My dad, it91裸聊视频檚 almost his dog too. He babysits her so much.91裸聊视频漃arry decided to share Penny91裸聊视频檚 story in the hopes that other dog owners would read of her fate and make the decision to get seatbelts for their animals.
91裸聊视频淚f anything good came of this, it would be that other people learn that it can help in accidents to have a seatbelt on your dog.91裸聊视频�
Luckily, said Parry, her father and uncle, who were in the vehicle when the crash happened, are going to be OK.
Parry said even her dad isn91裸聊视频檛 sure what happened to cause the crash, only that 91裸聊视频渢here was impact from behind91裸聊视频� and that her father91裸聊视频檚 truck landed on its side.
91裸聊视频淢y dad was stuck in the vehicle for about an hour,91裸聊视频� she said, explaining he was on the bottom of the rolled over pickup truck. 91裸聊视频淢y uncle got out right away because he was on the side that was up.91裸聊视频�
Later, her father received a call from a police officer while he was in hospital that Penny had died.
91裸聊视频淢y dad is still kind of recovering too,91裸聊视频� said Parry. 91裸聊视频淗e had a cracked rib and a sprained wrist. And my uncle is still in the hospital. Apparently he has a few more broken ribs.91裸聊视频�
She91裸聊视频檚 thankful her father and uncle survived the crash.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 so happy my dad walked away from it. But it91裸聊视频檚 definitely still difficult because we both love her so much.91裸聊视频�
The Parry family had two Jack Russells. Penny, and her younger sister Chloe, who was with the family when Penny died.
Parry described Penny as 91裸聊视频渟tubborn91裸聊视频� and always playing with a ball.
91裸聊视频淲e played fetch with her constantly,91裸聊视频� she said.
Penny91裸聊视频檚 younger sister Chloe was sort of 91裸聊视频淧enny91裸聊视频檚 side kick,91裸聊视频� said Parry.
91裸聊视频淧enny was the leader,91裸聊视频� she chuckled. 91裸聊视频淪he was a really happy dog. They would chase squirrels in our yard. They were our life.91裸聊视频�
