Dog Safety Seat Belt
Seat belt and Or Car Harnesses keep your companion secure on the go with these dog seat belts and car harnesses. There are lots of options on the market which ever you choose you will find an option for every pup, from the smallest to the largest, so you can travel with confidence.
How to Keep Your Dog Safer in the Car
Many dog owners take their dogs with them wherever they can—whether it’s a day at the park or a week at the beach. No matter how long or short the drive is, though, it’s important to keep your dog safe in your car, just as you would any other passenger—and, of course, yourself.
Unsafe Seats for Dogs
Your Lap, Does your small dog sit or stand on your lap while you drive? This can be very distracting, not only to you but to other drivers on the road. Your dog could block your view of the road, as well as your view of other drivers around you, if he’s leaning out the window. In fact, California along with other states has a law banning dogs from riding in the driver’s lap, along with many other states that dogs and other pets under their distracted driving laws.
Passenger Seat
If your dog sits in the front passenger seat, he or she is at risk of being injured by an airbag, which is meant to protect adults. If the car does not have passenger-side airbags, and if your dog must ride in the front passenger seat, he or she can sit next to you as long as he or she is properly restrained.
Belt or Harness
Dog seat belts, which are usually safety harnesses that have a loop for seat belts to click through, are one way to properly restrain your dog.
Dog seat belts, which are usually safety harnesses that have a loop for seat belts to click through, are one way to properly restrain your dog. However, they are not all created equal—some of them can cause your dog to fly off the seat, as was found in a study conducted by the Center for Pet Safety®.
Be sure to look for safety harnesses that have thick, padded straps to distribute the impact force as widely as possible. Tethers should be short and secure at the dog’s back, not the neck. Your dog should be able to comfortably sit upright or lie down while restrained.
Car Travel
Your dog, he or she should always wear a collar with an ID tag containing your contact information, in case he escapes during an accident.
Unrestrained
Lock your windows and child-lock your doors. Your dog could figure out how to, or could accidentally, press a button that could cause injury, especially if he sees another animal or dog outside. Additionally, he or she could be choked if he accidentally rolls the window up while he’s enjoying the breeze.
Never let your dog ride in the bed of a pickup truck. Not only could your dog be injured in a rear collision, but he or she also could jump out. Dogs who ride here are also at risk of being hit by passing objects, such as road debris and tree branches.
Restrained or not, never, ever leave your dog unattended in the car, especially in hot weather. Even if your dog has water in the car, the temperature inside a closed car will rise instantly, especially in the summer, causing heat stroke or death.
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