Do you take your dog for car rides or road trips? Are you aware of the risks of traveling by car with your dog? Make your journey fun and safe.
3 Reasons Why you need to restrain your dog in the car?
1) An unrestrained dog can cause distraction and interfere with your driving. Some of these distraction behaviors are treating/playing/petting your dog, your dog climbing over the front/back seats and having your pet on your lap.
2) If a crash should occur, unrestrained dog can be easily thrown from the car. An unrestrained 60 pound dog traveling at 35 mile per hour can turn into a 2,700 pound projectile in an accident.
3) If a serious accident occurred, an unrestrained dog can slow down rescue workers and can cause further dangers to your dog. During an accident impact, your dog can be frightened, run away and/or run into traffic.
Travel Safely With Your Dog By Car, Buckle-Up!
Keep your dog safe when traveling in a car. There are several ways to restrain your dog in your car. One way is using a dog harness specifically made for car travel. We recommend Sleepypod® Clickit Sport dog safety harness, which recently earned a five-star vehicle crash test rating from the Center for Pet Safety (CPS). Clickit Sport is Sleepypod’s next generation dog safety harness. It has less hardware which makes it light and easy to use. The padded vest along with a patent pending infinity loop work together to distribute and reduce damaging forces that can cause injury. It has a 3 point contact design that helps reduce forward and lateral movement in the event of a collision or sudden stop.
Sleepypod® Clickit Sport is the first dog harness in the industry to be certified by the Independent Pet Safety Research Institution, the Center For Pet Safety and receive a five-star rating. Click Here to see the Center for Pet safety test Results and videos. With Sleepypod® Clickit Sport, you’ll have a piece of mind for your dog’s safety. Visit Sleepypod® for more information about Clickit Sport.
Keep in mind not to place your dog in the front seat. During an accident, your dog can be injured or even killed if the airbag deploys. Be sure to place and restrain your dog in the backseat. The safest spot for your dog is the middle of the back seat.
I always wear my harness in the car. Your Sleepypod looks great and I bet there is nothing what not fits exactly, right?
We always practice safe travels when on the road. Muffin and I go right into our crate (which I hate, butt Muffin loves.) Mommy said it keeps us in one place and out of the drivers seat. (We’re not the best drivers because of our little leg’s. tee~hee~hee)
Hugs,
Lily Belle & Muffin
We always buckle up for safety!! Thanks for the reminder Sugar!!!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
Hi Sugar!
I try to avoid car rides if at all possible…but anytime I ride in the car I am in my PTU and mom has a seat belt around the PTU!
I like your red car harness
Hugs MADI your bfff
WE are ALWAYS buckled up in the BACK seat…. we have a soft Bed there and we are SAFE… Yes we are… and ALL Dawgs who ride in cars… should be…
We buckle Bentley up when he rides, but for our cross-country trip to return Pierre, they are both riding in their large kennels. We bought a new SUV so the kennels fit securely. Bentley may travel in his seat safety harness on the way back home. I think they will be more comfortable and safer for such a long trip. We have heard great things about the Clickit!
We always are buckled up in our seat belts! We need to be for our safety and the safety of others.
We’re huge fans of EVERYTHING sleepypod- Scooter has two of their carriers, and Bear has both the Clickit Utility & now the Clickit Sport harness so they’re always safe on our adventures!
I don’t go in the car much as I get car sick but good points Sugar. Have a tremendous Thursday.
Best wishes Molly
We have a car harness but mom is so confused by it that she uses our regular harnesses most of the time. I better tell her about this nice one!
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Our pups are secure! In our work truck we have the airbag turned off on the passenger side.
Monty and Harlow
One additional point to add to #2 above: a loose dog in a car crash can seriously injure or behead a human passenger, in addition to being seriously hurt or killed themselves (even thrown through the windshield/window onto the street and run over). Sound scary? Absolutely! Be sure to restrain your dogs with a safety-tested harness or in a secured, safety-tested crate/bag for their safety and yours!! It is even the law in some places!