{"id":399837,"date":"2026-09-14T22:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T22:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/399837\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T22:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T22:01:35","slug":"pompano-beach-dog-trainer-witnesses-how-woman-kept-dog-safe-during-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/399837\/","title":{"rendered":"Pompano Beach dog trainer witnesses how woman kept dog safe during crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">POMPANO BEACH, Fla.  \u2014 Liam Robertson is among the dog trainers who know first-hand the importance of using seatbelts to protect pets in the car. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Robertson, of Dogi-Fi Dog Trainer in Pompano Beach, witnessed a crash while traveling southbound on Interstate 95. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe car spun out and just crashed right into the wall,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cFrom there, I immediately pulled my truck over, and I jumped over the wall in the Express Lane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The woman who was driving was injured, but a seatbelt kept her 120-pound Alaskan Malamute safe. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe whole car was smashed in, the windshield cracked,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cLike everything, all the airbags deployed. To see this dog come out of the car completely untouched is really unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Without the seatbelt, Robertson said it was likely the dog would have flown straight through the windshield. He recommends buying a piece of equipment that costs less than $10 and clips to a harness that goes into the car\u2019s buckle. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s super durable and it also has this bungee cord, kind of like a shock absorber,\u201d Robertson said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He also recommends a crash-tested crate with doors on both sides, so that emergency crews can reach it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"POMPANO BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Liam Robertson is among the dog trainers who know first-hand the importance of using&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399838,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-399837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}