Romney Dogs On Roof

Romney stopped at a gas station to wash the dog the carrier and the car.

Romney dogs on roof.

Using a 1983 family vacation to talk about romney s family values a shocking paragraph caught the eye of animal rights groups and angered pet owners across the country. But the story of his. It happened more than a quarter century ago at the start of a romney family summer vacation. Their dog seamus rode in a carrier on the roof of the family s chevrolet caprice station wagon for the 12 hour trip.

Mitt romney and the dog on the car roof. Mitt romney s dog incident comes back to haunt him photo when mitt romney strapped his irish setter to the roof of his car in 1983 and drove all the way to canada as the dog defecated in fear he couldn t have guessed his decision would follow him for decades enraging animal lovers and raising questions about his character and management style. Before beginning the drive mitt romney put seamus the family s hulking irish setter in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon s roof rack. In june 2007 the boston globe reported that in 1983 current republican presidential hopeful and former massachusetts governor mitt romney had placed his irish setter in a dog carrier on.

During the 650 mile 1 050 km trip seamus got diarrhea. Before beginning the drive mitt romney put seamus the family s hulking irish setter in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon s roof rack the globe wrote of romney then a. Romney had built a windshield for the carrier to make the ride more comfortable for the dog. With seamus back in the carrier the family continued on their way.

But the story of his. Cnn s jeanne moos explains. It might be unseemly to bring this up just as mitt romney celebrates his win in new hampshire on tuesday night and seems to be a strong front runner for the gop nomination. One columnist s obsession gail collins loves telling the story of how mitt romney drove his family to canada with the family dog strapped to the roof of the.