I'm sorry to hear that about your friend and his German Shepherd. It's awful when something so unexpected happens.
People should ask themselves that if people can fall from the back of a truck, what more dogs who don't have opposable thumbs? If I did have my dog placed on a truck, I would rather have him inside. And if that's not possible, then he'll certainly be on a short leash where I can see him and where the impact of driving through a corner or a curve or swerving won't have him tossed out of the back.
If it were a crate, I'd definitely make sure that the crate itself is securely tuck or fastened to the truck as well.
I do hope that people won't make mistakes such as this ever again.
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