Pet car restraint safety study - not such good news

[Boxergirl]

I thought this was worth sharing. The tests were done using a dummy dog weighing 55lbs, so smallish Boxer size rather than Mastiff.

http://centerforpetsafety.org/research/

 

[Geisthexe]

Thanks for sharing
But I have to completely agree with them
Dogs bodies can move so much in a vehicle harness
I prefer crating my dogs and tying down the crate better they bounce around in a small environment and get a broken leg then to panic and start thrashing around and hurting themselves as well as the human(s) in the vehicle


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[Smokeycat]

So a dog seatbelt protects the dog & humans about as much as an unrestrained dog and may actually be more dangerous to the dog. Scary. I wonder if anyone has tested the car barriers to see if they actually parent an unrestrained fog from entering the passenger area.

 

[ruby55]

I saw this article awhile ago; very disappointing. I was all set to get restraints for all the dogs, & get a smaller car that would not handle crates. Oh well; guess it's still a van for me.

 

[musicdeb]

Thanks for the info, I was considering restraints for Titan. No restraints for Titan.