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Pet car seats helps to protect your pet by keeping them secure in a nice doggy bed. Most pet car seats should have a strap which will clip onto the back of your dog’s harness for added security. And most pet car seats should easily be able to be strapped into your car. Pet Auto Safety.com has numerous such pet car seats. The difference in them is in the way they strap into your car, how cushioned they are, and how much of a boost the seat gives your dog so he can look out the window.
Some pet car seats strap to the seat of your car. These have two sets of long straps - one which wraps around the headrest and one which wraps around the body of the seat. All these types of pet car seats give your dog a good boost so they can look out the window. And all should have a shorter strap on the inside where your dog sits. This short strap clips onto the back of your dog’s harness.
Some pet car seats are strapped into your car by using the seat belt of your car. The seat belt of your car loops within the pet car seats and buckles them safely in. The seat belt also goes through a loop strap which will then clip onto the back of your dog’s harness.
And some pet car seats are strapped around the console of your car so that your dog can sit in the front with you. This is the safest way for your dog to sit in the front seat if you have passenger side airbags. Airbags are not safe for dogs so if you can’t disable your passenger side airbags, your dog should not be sitting in the front passenger seat of your car. A strap is included on the inside of the seat where your dog sits. This strap should be clipped on to the back of your dog’s harness.
A variation on pet car seats are pet hammocks. There are various brands and all of them work by hanging off the headrests of your front and back seats. If you don’t have both front and back headrests, then the pet hammocks won’t work. Pet hammocks are more for preventing your dog from injury by keeping them from being thrown onto the floor of your car. Most pet hammocks should have an opening to allow for seat belts so that your dog can also wear a dog car seat belt.
Visit Pet Auto Safety.com to see photos of the different pet car seats and to compare prices.
July 30th, 2010 at 9:19 am
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September 26th, 2010 at 3:05 am
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November 12th, 2010 at 7:09 am
My dog likes to ride in the front seat, so I guess the car seat which hangs off the car seat is safer, right? I never thought about the airbags being an issue.