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Title: canine seat belts?
Post by: rockyfortune on July 18, 2007, 11:00:01 AM: anyone use these or do they just cage their dogs? i don't have a car big enough to cage my dogs so i'm wondering if these are a good alternative?
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: Vet on July 18, 2007, 11:01:50 AM: Quote from: rockyfortune on July 18, 2007, 11:00:01 AM
anyone use these or do they just cage their dogs? i don't have a car big enough to cage my dogs so i'm wondering if these are a good alternative?

Do you have passenger airbags and how big are your dogs?
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: rockyfortune on July 18, 2007, 11:12:05 AM: front passenger airbags..

both are approximately 60 lbs...
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: Vet on July 18, 2007, 11:15:29 AM: Quote from: rockyfortune on July 18, 2007, 11:12:05 AM
front passenger airbags..

both are approximately 60 lbs...

Thats small enough you need to be careful about the airbags with the dogs riding in the front seat. I'm not sure if I'd strap them in where the airbag could hammer them. Alot of people dont' think about the airbags in their cars, but we all need to. If an airbag can seriously injure a 100 lb woman, it can, in theory, practically throw a 50 lb dog through the back window. Its something to think about.

Unfortunately your alternatives for the back seat arent' that good if its a bad wreck. The dog seat belts I'm familliar with only work with shoulder strap type seatbelts, which might not be in all cars back seats.
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: rockyfortune on July 18, 2007, 11:29:01 AM: I always keep them in the back seat...where, fortunately, i do have shoulder strap seat belts.
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: knny187 on July 19, 2007, 08:56:15 AM: On occasion....depends on the situation....we harness the pup in & attach it to the seat belt in the back seat.
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: Euro-monster on July 20, 2007, 02:13:17 AM: I drive a VW transporter so i have benches strapped to the floor of my car so they are pretty save driving around in my car.
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: ~flower~ on July 20, 2007, 04:00:54 AM: (http://www.jaycronen.com/mfx4000/images/transporter.jpg)
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: Lord Humungous on July 20, 2007, 05:36:18 AM: Oscar stands with his front paws on the console and his rears on the back seat- ready to leap through the front window in the event of a crash
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: Euro-monster on July 20, 2007, 05:39:03 AM: .... ::)

More like this thank you very much... :)
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: knny187 on July 20, 2007, 08:55:17 AM: those are pretty cool
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: Lord Humungous on July 20, 2007, 09:33:47 AM: Quote from: knny187 on July 20, 2007, 08:55:17 AM
those are pretty cool

Ya if your a total dweeb ;D
Title: Re: canine seat belts?
Post by: Euro-monster on July 20, 2007, 09:53:34 AM: Quote from: Lord Humungous on July 20, 2007, 09:33:47 AM
Ya if your a total dweeb ;D

...hey..it's a very spacious car and al my dogs can fit in it very save and secure .
I drive 10 hours straight to the Cote d ázure and only have to fill it up ones.. :D