The whole point about accidents is that they are unpredictable, and even if you are totally confident that you will never plough into anything at 60mph, do you really believe that you can prevent anyone ploughing into you at 60mph?
Why, please? Not challenging your statement, I am just concerned about safety. I should add, the dog is only 8 kilos.
My MIL never had an accident but she witnessed a lot in her rear view mirror
I'm no expert in calculations regarding loads in vehicle accidents, but my understanding is that in a high-speed collision you can multiply the dog's 8kg many times over. See https://www.k9ofmine.com/best-dog-harnesses-for-car-travel/ for example. The snap shackles appear to be relatively cheap ones that might fail under the loadings resulting from a serious impact. The wire closing them looks like a particular weak point, but the main part of the shackle might also deform or fracture, depending on how it is made.
www.centerforpetsafety.org
www.centerforpetsafety.org
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You could probably teach him to play Russian roulette as well, but I wouldn't recommend it.
It isn’t expensive, as I posted earlier (post #17) all you need is a seat belt extender and a lead that clips to the dogs harness. Under £10 just bolt through the metal clip into passenger seat base.Hi there!
I also travel with my black lab. She is a service dog so rules are slightly different fo her. However, I leave her harness on and she is secured with a short lead in the back of the van to a secure point. She is able to get to me but only so her nose can touch me. It is law to restrain, but I believe this can be done using a herness and lead rather than the fancy over priced seatbelts, more suited to car travel. This is my oppinion and understanding. Hope this helps but do double check the current highway code as it seems to change every other week!
Erm not necessarily! I have a pure pedigree Drakeshead Black Labrador and at 3 years old he weighs in at 35kg and is in perfect health and just had his yearly check/vaccinations (see photo). He is far from overweight as DH's are field trial dogs and tend to have longer legs. We have an excellent RuffWear travel harness (not cheap but incredibly well made by a company owned by climbers) - you can get from this excellent company - https://www.mountaindog.uk/collections/harnesses?page=2 . We have a T5 conversion and he travels behind drivers seat on his bed with a climbing strop attached to the steel bed leg of the R&R bed and then caribiner attached to the harness. He has enough room to move around and travels incredibly well - sometimes for 5 hrs at a go. The harness and strop will stop him moving forward in event of an accident and also stops him escaping when we stop and open side door.
Those clips won't hold; they'll break instantly with any dog over 12kg and the elasticated part is a no no - you're simply extending the distance the dog would be moving in. If you really like your dog then spend decent money and get a good harness that not only stops dog flying forward or sideways but also protects the dog itself. The one I use by Ruff Wear is made from quality climbing harness materials as is the caribener and strop.
Oh dear - never buy safety stuff off eBay............ I can't see how something costing £1.99 will ever hold your pet in an accident!!!!!!It isn’t expensive, as I posted earlier (post #17) all you need is a seat belt extender and a lead that clips to the dogs harness. Under £10 just bolt through the metal clip into passenger seat base.
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I suggest you buy one and inspect it yourself before making statements like that
Don't need to. The ad say's nothing about having been tested and even suggests safe to use on a collar!!!!!! Only found one of similar design to attach to seat belt slot and that has been crash tested and was £24 with a carabiner tested to 15kN (1500kg).I suggest you buy one and inspect it yourself before making statements like that
Who would try to restrain a dog by its collar in a vehicle. Try reading all the thread. As happens all too often here it looks like a blanket approach again. A lot of us have small (light) dogs and do not need to restrain 1500kg force. Jog on and don’t bother replying to me I can get trolled okay on Facebook thanks.