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The Guardian Gear® Ride Right Padded Dog Car Harness has recently been added to Pet Auto Safety.com. Like our black and black with paw prints dog car harness, the houndstooth padded dog car harness, and the camouflage dog car harness, the Ride Right Padded Dog Car Harness has a clip-on strap which buckles directly into the seat belt receptacle of your car. And like the houndstooth padded dog car harness, it is padded with confortable berber lining. The Ride Right Padded Dog Car Harness is also made of water-resistant polyester. The heavy duty make and adjustable fit makes it an ideal safe and comfortable dog car harness for your pet.
Check out the crash test video of the only dog car safety harness to be crash tested - The Pet Buckle®. I would like to caution you before watching the video. Although the video is of crash test dog dummies, they closely resemble dogs. Visit
http://www.immioutdoors.com/petbuckle/sledtest.htm to watch the video. And to purchase the Pet Buckle® Dog Car Safety Harness, visit Pet Auto Safety.com.
Pet Auto Safety.com has added a new product to the site. We are proud to say that we have found a company which actually spent the millions of dollars to crash test their product. The Pet Buckle® Dog Car Safety Harness has been crash tested using dog dummies. Because crash testing is so expensive, other dog car safety harness products have only been strength tested. That’s not to say that those products aren’t safe, but you can be assured with the Pet Buckle® Dog Car Safety Harness. The Pet Buckle® Dog Car Safety Harness is made with same quality automotive grade components as your car and is tested using the same test equipment used to test restraints found on commercial trucks, child restraints, and school buses. Due to the high cost of crash testing, the Pet Buckle® Dog Car Safety Harness is a bit more expensive than other dog car safety harness brands. But you will have more peace of mind when you travel with your beloved pet.
Jennifer from Minnesota recently emailed us about her order of the Guardian Gear Dog Seat Belt s. We have copied her email below:
“I received these harnesses and have used them quite a few times in the last couple of days…
After adjustment, they fit perfectly on my dogs-a Gordon Setter and a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. I especially like the fact that the attachment snaps right in the seat belt. Although they have always traveled in harnesses these are by far the best in fit, ease of use, reassuring in strength and design.
I love this product!
Thank you!”
Thank you, Jennifer, for keeping your dogs safe in the car! And thank you for sharing your experience with us. We love dogs and are always glad to hear great experiences from other dog lovers. My dogs, Sephi and Maya wear the exact same brand. Maya is the one pictured at the top of this blog. And yes, she is wearing her Guardian Gear Dog Seat Belt.
Have you ever used seat belts for dogs only to find that your dog gets tangled up in it? This is what generally happens if your dog moves around a lot while wearing the seats belt for dogs which uses a loop-system. What is a loop-system on seat belts for dogs? It has a loop on the back of the harness where the seat belt of the car goes through. But the seat belt of the car doesn’t lay flat against the seat unless your dog holds still - and many dogs don’t hold still. When your dog moves around, the seat belt of the car pulls away from the seat. If your dog tries to turn around, as some dogs will do, their legs get all tangled up in the seat belt of the car.
To avoid that, try using seat belts for dogs which uses a strap instead of a loop. Guardian Gear and Cruising Companion seat belts for dogs use a single strap which buckles directly into the seat belt receptacle of your car. The strap attaches to the back of the dog’s harness with a swivelled hook. So when your dog turns around, the strap doesn’t get twisted. The seat belt straps of the car are not even used so there is nothing to tangle your dog’s legs in.
With more people traveling long distances during the Holiday Season, it is not a surprise that many of these travelers take their pets with them. There are probably more people traveling with their pets this time of year than during any other time of year. And as a result, we have seen an increase in the number of articles written about dogs being involved in car accidents. In some of the articles, the dog survives. But in most of them, the dogs were killed.
A couple in Fostoria, Ohio were taken to the hospital after a car wreck on December 28, 2009. Last heard, the couple were in stable condition, but their dog had been killed in the car accident. To read more about this accident visit http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091231/NEWS16/912319988/0/SPORTS12.
Two of three dogs involved in a car accident in Rochester, New Hampshire were killed while one survived. One of the dogs killed was an 8-week-old puppy which had been a Christmas gift. To read more about this accident visit http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091231/GJNEWS_01/712319918/-1/FOSNEWS.
Near Pheonix, Oregon, we here of a dog who was ejected from the car during an accident. The dog survived the car accident but was tragically killed when it was struck by another car after fleeing the scene of the accident. To read more about this accident visit http://kdrv.com/news/local/157500.
In the UK, there was a car accident where the car was left balancing off a 6 foot drop. All occupants survived with only minor injuries, including the dog who was completely unharmed. The dog had been in its pet travel carrier when the accident occurred. To read more about this accident visit http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/news/Dog-rescued-car-accident/article-1665648-detail/article.html.
Here is what we can learn from these stories: First, a dog seat belt harness can help to protect your pet during a car accident just like a car seat belt can help people and children during a car accident. Second, if a dog is wearing a dog seat belt harness during an accident, they can’t be ejected from or flee from the scene of an accident only to disappear or be struck by another car. And third, a dog seat belt harness is not the only way to keep your pet safe in the vehicle. Putting your dog in a pet travel carrier can help as well.
The Guardian Gear Dog Car Harness and Cruising Companion Dog Car Harness is manufactured by the same company. The Guardian Gear black and black paw print dog car harness share the exact same design as the Cruising Compaion camouflage dog car harness. However, the Cruising Compaion houndstooth padded harness is of a different design. The padded Cruising Compaion houndstooth padded dog car harness is more comfortable than the Guardian Gear dog car harness or the Cruising Companion camouflage dog car harness.
All designs of Guardian Gear dog car harness and Cruising Companion dog car harness use a strap which buckles directly into the seat belt receptacle while the Tru-Fit Smart Dog Car Harness uses a looped strap in which the seat belt of the car goes through. Both designs are just as safe, but the styles affect how your dog rides in the car.
The straps of the Guardian Gear dog car harness and Cruising Compainon dog car harness tend to be a little long so there is still the danger of your dog being thrown onto the floor of the car and possibly hurting themselves. The extra small and small-medium sized dog carharness is usually adjustable enough to prevent this, but the large and extra large dog car harness doesn’t shorten much. If you have the floor of your car covered, say with the Extend-A-Seat or a backseat dog hammock, then the danger of your dog being hurt if thrown onto the floor is eliminated. The pro of using the Guardian Gear dog car harness or Cruising Compainion dog car harness with the extendable strap is that your dog has more room to move around in the back seat. If your dog is active and doesn’t like to hold still for long, this dog car harness is best.
The looped strap of Tru-Fit Smart Dog Car Harness is more restrictive than the straps Guardian Gear dog car harness or Cruising Companion dog car harness. This is good because in the event of a sudden stop or car wreck, your dog will not get thrown onto the floor or around the car. However, the looped strap is much more restrictive. It is difficult for your dog to stand or move around when wearing the Tru-Fit Smart Dog Car Harness. If your dog prefers to rest or is rather calm when in the car, the Tru-Fit Smart Dog Car Harness is the best.
The Tru-Fit Smart Dog Car Harness also has the added benefit of being crash tested in conjunction with the University of Ottowa. The Guardian Gear dog car harness and Cruising Companion dog car harness does not have the benefit of official testing. This dog car harness is still safer than wearing no dog car harness at all, but for ultimate protection we recommend the Tru-Fit Smart Dog Car Harness. Because my dogs are more active in the car and because I use the Extend-A-Seat to cover the car floor, I prefer the Guardian Gear dog car harness.
Now is the time to consider what you are going to do with your pet when you travel out of town for Thanksgiving. Depending on how long you plan on being gone, you may want to take them with you or you may want to have someone else take care of them. If you plan on taking them with you, consider getting your dog a pet travel safety device such as a dog car harness. But don’t wait until the last minute to purchase one. If your do is not used to wearing a harness, it won’t like the dog car harness. So you need to get your dog car harness a couple weeks in advance so that you can get your dog used to it so that they won’t try to chew it off.
For a dog who is quiet and calm in the car, we suggest the Tru-Fit Smart Dog Car Harness. This harness is perfect for the dog who will sit or lay down while traveling in the car. The Tru-Fit Smart Dog Car Harness have been safety tested with the University of Ottowa. The metal hardware of the Tru-Fit Smart Dog Car Harness is designed to hold up to 2,000 pounds. They make your dog comfortable and secure.
For a dog who likes to stand up and move around in the car, we suggest the Guardian Gear Dog Car Harness or the Cruising Companion Dog Car Harness.
We have been keeping an eye out for a lot of articles in which dogs are involved in car accidents. Sometimes the articles are sad because the dog dies. Sometimes they are sad because the dog escapes from the car and gets hit by another car or disappears. Sometimes the dog is never found, and sometimes the dog is found several days later either dead or in very bad shape because they have been all alone for so long. And thankfully, a few articles are happy because the dog survives and gets rescued.
No one can predict a car wreck so the only thing we can do is try to be prepared. Although seat belts are not guaranteed to save our lives, it is more likely that we will survive a car wreck if we wear our seat belts than we would if we didn’t wear them. The same goes for the dog seat belts. And if our pet is lucky enough to survive a car wreck, dog seat belts can help in another way. The dog seat belts can keep the dog from escaping from the car and getting hit by another car or disappearing into the wilderness. Dog seat belts can also help keep your pet restrained so that a rescuer can tend to their injuries.
Don’t just think of dog seat belts as a way to help your pet during an accident, think of them as a way to help your pet after an accident too.
Ever wonder what would happen to your dog if you got into a car accident? Believe it or not, it happens more than you think. We have a couple of blog posts which link to dogs who survived a car accident and managed to get home only after being lost for several days. But the only time reports are made about dogs in car accidents are the reports in which a dog miraculously survives. I suppose it isn’t newsworthy when it is just another dog who died in the car. But it happens and it is tragic.
So what is the least which could happen if your dog is in a car accident? The least is that the dog will get tossed about a bit and suffer a frightening experience. The incident could be so traumatic that your dog may not want to ride in the car again.
What’s the worst that could happen? Lots of things. Your dog could get thrown from the vehicle where it could die or even be hit by another car on the road. Your dog could fly forward and hit a passenger, killing both the dog and the passenger. A dog, no matter what size, could become a deadly projectile. Your dog could get tossed around inside the car and break their legs, ribs, or even their neck. They could suffer severe internal and/or external injuries.
How can you prevent this? By having your dog wear a dog safety restraint when they are in the car. A dog safety restraint can be a dog car seat belt, a pet safety seat, or even a safely secured dog crate.
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