Comments on: What? You Don’t Own A Dog Seat Belt Harness?

By: Vee

Vee — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:19:47 +0000

We use a simple clip on Seat Belt that attaches to the bone munchers collar and clips in to the seat belt holder.

Attach it to his harness instead, please. It should NOT be connected to his collar. Think about it.

By: Three Dog Blogger

Three Dog Blogger — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:47:47 +0000

Doreen,

I just wish that more Dog owners would follow your advice. In an accident a Dog car seatbelt could just save both the life of the Dog and anyone else in the car.

I am glad it is the law to have your Dog secured here in Spain. I hope you can get more people to take up the very important points you raised. I think it maybe time to make another post about this serious issue.

Thanks for your comment.

By: Doreen

Doreen — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:39:23 +0000

I live in Washington state ( USA ). I purchased harnesses for my dogs 3 years ago. I was driving in a residential area at 25 miles per hour when I had to come to a sudden stop. My German Shepherd who has alway been a good car dog was sitting in the back seat ( he is trained to either sit or lie down ) behind me when I stopped he got his chest and shoulder wedged between the drivers seat and door ( If you know what the inside of a Scion Xb is like then you know how bad that was ) I had to get out and use both hands to push him back if he had been sitting in the middle of the back seat he would have gone through the windshield. We are very lucky that he did not break anything or develop a shoulder problem. I went home that day and did a very extensive search for canine seat belts even though I really could not afford it I purchased a high quality canine seat harness. When I got my second German Shepherd I bought the same one before she even came home. These harnesses have proven their worth many times over and I am very glad for my decision to get them. I am trying to find people ( preferably in my area ) who are interested in working at making it a law that animals in vehicles need to be secured in one way or another. Even if people are not in this area I would like to talk to them and get stories and facts. If we buckle ourselves and children why would we not secure our animals ( do people think that their pet is invincible )? Thank you for your time.

By: Three Dog Blogger

Three Dog Blogger — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:23:43 +0000

Hey Gnasher, well now you are just getting to scientific on me Sounds like you are a bit of a whizz with the old salvaged goodies. Your Dog Car Seat Belt sounds great you clever Girl.

By: Gnasher the Gnudger

Gnasher the Gnudger — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:15:52 +0000

Hi 3Dog. We both have car harnesses and although we didn’t like them at first me and Spit now understand how important they are – Imoe is right, do you know how many times your weight is multiplied when you fly through the air at speed? Well to be honest, we don’t either excepting it’s lots! Lady Alf lost one of our harnesses and has fashioned a duplicate from old collars and bag handles and it works fine and cost us nothing. Happy Motoring.

By: the three dog blogger

the three dog blogger — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:04:06 +0000

Karina A, great point.They don’t know the rules! It is down to us to keep them safe.

Minnesota Lawyer, glad the post was of use.

Hi Cat and welcome. I am so glad you have now got a harness and happy that Nelly didn’t come to any harm.

That sounds very interesting about the training. 4 hours and the training changed them? That is fantastic. I would be interested to hear more. Feel more than free to comment whenever you wish. Any help for other readers is always appreciated.

Well, it sounds like I can learn a thing or two as well:)

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:13:36 +0000

Hey Three Dog Blogger – just popped over from Lucy @ smallest Smallholdings! I am the proud owner of 3 beagles – Nelly since a puppy (8), Bella (4) since 18 months (had grown out of being a puppy and they didn’t want her) and Poppy (2) since 16 months (because she barked too much!!!! Shes a beagle and a dog!? Its what they do..)

Nelly the eldest is car sick beyond belief and she normally sits on my dads lap in the front, as its where she is not sick. we had a near escape with a cyclist pulling out in front of me a while ago, and she hit the dashboard – not hard, but enough for me to really take the travelling in the car seriously. We now make sure that she sits on my dads knee WITH the harness on – its just not worth it.

I’ll pop over again! We’ve had a few problems with our 3 since poppy arrived in July, and we had a Jan Fennell trainer in, (only for 4 hours)and we’ve got 3 different dogs, so much calmer, so if you’re interested, I’ll comment on some other posts and let you know how they did it! May be useful if others are struggling?

Nice blog!

Cat x

Cat’s last blog post..Sowing the seeds…

By: Minnesota Lawyer

Minnesota Lawyer — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:09:58 +0000

I’m guilty! I never thought of this. I never thought that it could happen. I’m getting my dog his seat belt. thanks for this post. its an eye opener.

By: Karina A.

Karina A. — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:54:03 +0000

You're absolutely right TDB when you say that we don't realize how vulnerable our pals are when traveling with us. Here in our city is a required safety mechanism ordered by law and there's a feeling of satisfaction when you look at your dog wearing their seat belt, knowing that he's also safe and secure in case of an accident. What about them humans that place their friends on open flatbeds of their trucks? We need to behave like humans and responsible parents... they're counting on us to take care of them! Karina A.’s last blog post..Animal Welfare: Home vs Abroad

By: the three dog blogger

the three dog blogger — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:13:23 +0000

Imoe, that is some fantastic training you have done. I have never crate trained but it sounds like it can be a very good solution to the dangers of Dogs in cars. Especially if you don’t wish to use a Dog Seat Belt.

Thank you for highlighting the dangers of un-harnessed Dogs in cars. That sounds awful about your managers friend and should be a lesson to us all.

I look forward to more great comments from you.