Cobra Noise Ear Protection For Dogs

[Carroll DeWeese]

My wife and I have a 4 month old puppy. When the weather gets acceptable around here, I want to take him riding in the Cobra. Anyone have suggestions for ear protection for the dog?

As you know, part of the experience of a Cobra is hearing and feeling the sound. I have a choice. I can wear ear plugs when necessary to protect my ears from the loud sound. But the dog gets no choice. I want some way to protect his hearing while in the Cobra. Any suggestions?

He is a small, rare breed: a Coton de Tulear. As an adult, he will be between 10 to 15 pounds. He is a hardy breed that sould live for 17 to 20 years. I do not want him to become deaf from Cobra noise in his old age. He already trail runs with me for over a 1/2 hour per day.

By the way, I have a harness that will work with the Cobra seat belts. He will be ready to roll if I can just find a way to protect his hearing.

[RACER X #99]

On the very bottom of the page is a place for these posts.
Posts that don't belong on Club Cobra.

You can't possibly be serious.

Cranky

[Carroll DeWeese]

I am serious. I want to drive the car as much as possible and I need sometimes to take the dog with me. I am not talking about racing. I am talking about street driving. Otherwise I will often have to drive something other than the Cobra.

[RACER X #99]

Ok, then here is what you do. Go to www.racinghelmetsforpets.com ask for the model with the built in headphones. Probably a medium would fit considering the size of you pup. Order the audio tape called Fido's Phone Follies. This is a collection of the finest canine phone sex tapes. Your pooch will be so excited listening to these tapes he/she will never here your car running.

Make sure you put in a few extra towels for the pooch to sit on.

Cranky

[Aussie Mike]

If he's only small pop him in the trunk, it should be quieter in there. If you are going on a long trip drill a few 1" holes in the trunk lid so he can get a bit of air.

Cheers

[computerworks]

Is it a Small Dog or a Big Dog?



(...seriously, the kindest thing you could do is leave the dog home.)

[bnewell]

I recently read this somewhere:

There are many dogs around here that go flying with the airplane. One (two!
in particular wear very ingenious hearing protectors. The owner started
each dog when they were puppies so they would get used to it. He took
cotton or very large ear plugs and put them in the each ear. Then he took
an ace bandage (actually, they are large dogs and he's using a knee
support bandage) under the chin and around the head to keep the ear plugs
in place. The dogs have some protection and because they started as
puppies, don't mind the extra acoutrements. They think of it as part
of their airborne leashes!

hope this helps!!

Brian

[ERA 626]

LOL!!!!!
You can' be serious.. If you must drive with the pup he will just have to deal with it.
or duct tape

[bnewell]

this from http://www.pointingdogs.com/Pursuit/...th/hearing.htm

The dog experiences the same impulse noise that the shooter does. If the shooter chooses to wear hearing protection, what bout the dog in the same environment? We do know from experience with hearing aids in dogs, that they are easily trained to wear the foam type ear plugs, which muffle the noise by 20 to 30 dB, enough to protect the ear from damage.

Hey, I'm just copying and pasting here guys!!!

Brian

[Bill Wells]

walk the dog at Shain Park in Birmingham, picking up any deposits it makes....then take the dog home. it is only one more distraction to have while driving metro Detroit streets...might as well have two cell phones going at same time, with an ice cream cone in your hand from the Dairy Mat while chewing your burger from Hunter House ALL WHILE DRIVING your car, looking for cops, shifting, steering ...i wanted to take my two German Shepherds for a ride, but once they got in there was no room for me...then they growled as they didn't want to get out or let me in...its been a stand off...i keep feeding them so they don't eat my seats...maybe i can get back into it by April ?? bill

[John McMahon]

Based on my experience, the best thing you can doo (pardon!) is let the dog drive.....that way he will be distracted and not hear the pipes. Of course, if he is still a puppy, he may not have his puppy permit yet.

Master: Are we there yet???"
Fido: no.

Master: Are we there yet???"
Fido: No!

Master: Are we there yet???"
Fido: NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McWoof!

[Roscoe]

Why don't you just stuff him in the glove box?

http://www.priveye.com/sounds/apl-surely.wav

Roscoe

[BO DUTCH]

If the noise level is at the point of damaging your dog's hearing. or even yours, you may want to consider installing large mufflers on your car, or get a Corvette !!

Also, don't forget the zinc oxide for the doggie's nose and the wrap around sun glasses to protect his little eyes.

[Fred Douglass]

BUTT...his solution for poochie is just one step this side of Chevy Chase's en route to Wally World!

[65cobra427]

Carroll,

I've got an all white male 22lb deaf cat that loves to ride in my Cobra... Since he was born deaf, I guess the noise can't bother him... BTW, he has one blue eye & one green eye... Also comes with minature driving suit & helmet...

P.S. one last thing, will your dog eat IAMS cat food??? E-mail if feasible, I will pay shipping costs!!!

[SpeedFreak]

This is the BEST post yet!!!

[750hp]

The problem with your beloved Coton de Tulear is apparent due to the close proximity of your sidepipes to your dog's ears, hence my solution :



By securing your dog to the nose cone of your vehicle (Mack Truck style), pooch is forward of the exhaust noise. As a welcome consequence, any insecurity or anxiety previously experienced by your dog will be overcome with his newfound unrestricted view of where he's going.

If you have any concerns about wind buffeting, rest easy in the knowledge that the owner of this FIA will be getting just as much wind in his hair as the pooch.

[GeorgiaSnake]

Teach him to put his thumbs in his ears

[Cobrabill]

Craig-may i suggest for safety that a real Mack truck hood ornament be mounted to the hood first.
The dog can then be secured to the ornament(use your imagination).
This would prevent the little flea-bag from sliding off the hood during cornering.

[Carroll DeWeese]

750hp,

My wife loves the picture. It looks like you actually have a Coton (pasted?) on the hood of a non-Australian Cobra (left-hand drive). Could you email it as an attachment to me (carrolldeweese@comcast.net) so that I can print it? My wife wants to hang it up.

I told my wife that my question about protecting the hearing of a dog when in or on a Cobra is getting pointed comments from around the world. She said that I asked for it.

It is clear from the comments that dogs and Cobras should not normally mix. It is also clear that hearing protection is something that is important to drivers and passengers of all kinds in a Cobra. If anyone has serious (or even other non-serious) ideas of how to protect a dog's hearing, I welcome it.

I am sensitive in part because I do not hear sounds above 3000 MHz much at all. For myself, I do not want to lose any more hearing than necessary. I assume that many Cobra drivers and passengers do not hear high-pitched sounds very well. Most are older by the time they can realize their dream of having a Cobra. Part of what I like about the sound of a Cobra and I assume that others like is the feel of the sound, but I do not need more ear damage for myself and those (counting dogs) around me.

Also, I am assuming that most Cobra owners have a streak of being non-conventional. After all, a Cobra is not exactly conventional. Occcasionally having a dog as a passenger is clearly not conventional either. It is not entirely a radical notion, although some of you seems to think that it is.