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harness/dog seatbelt recommendations?

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#1 ·
Hi everyone!

I'm looking for some recommendations on a dog seatbelt/harness type thing for my pup. She used to be really good and stay in the back seat but now she's constantly coming to the front passenger seat and then trying to sit on my lap!!! For some reason she prefers to sleep on my lap (while I'm driving) instead of sitting in her own seat. I thought maybe the leather was too cold so I would turn the seat warmer on for the passenger seat and a blanket for the back seats. Nope. Apparently my lap is still the best spot.

She has a leash harness but there's no way to tie/clip it to the seatbelt. What are your experiences with seatbelt harnesses? Which ones have worked best for you?

Thanks!

Yoshi
 
#2 ·
I've used both the sleepypod sport and the ruffwear loadup.

The sleepypod sport only really fits round chested dogs and was a horrible fit on my pointer-mix. I could tie her in, but she couldn't move much and ended up having a flailing panic attack the first time I hit the highway.

The ruffwear loadup is a lot more adjustable and fits much better. Personally i find the tab where the seatbelt goes through still too high for Tesla, but it would work for most dogs. It allows a bit more movement than the sleepypod which some dogs will prefer (since it won't make them feel trapped), but this also means they'll be flung about a bit more in a car crash - probably not enough to hit the front window, but they might hit the side one if you are T-boned. (Of course if you get T-boned that hard, you are probably hooped anyways)
 
#3 ·
cool thanks @FailedSlacker! I like the ruffwear one. Can you dog lie down with the harness on? or does she have to be sitting up/standing the whole time?
 
#4 ·
The sleepypod sport worked really well for my previous Toller. She wore it on 2 cross-country drives and could stand up, turn around, sit and lie down in the seat in it. At the time (not sure now, haven't researched it in awhile) it was the safest one on the market as far as crash testing went.
 
#6 ·
I don't use a specific car harness, I use my ruffwear front range harness and have a short (around 4 ft) traffic lead attached to the hook on the back from which I loop through the closed seatbelt and then attach the other side of the leash at the back hook again (I hope this is understandable). This way she can move around a bit, but not jump in the front seat.
Same thing though: In a T-bone crash she would hit the side window, but she could not be thrown out of the front window.
 
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