Securing in car

[agentorange]

We have started to take Jake out in the car for longer distances. He is pretty good in that once the engine starts he lies down on the back seat and stays there.
With the longer journeys especially on motorways where there is a bigger risk of an accident im wondering if he should be secured from flying forward or potentially worse getting out of the car in the event of an accident.
I assume that any harness would work although there seems to be a lot liking the ruffwear ones.

Any advice?

[jenjanjo]

Our two travel in a Barjo crate in back of car, but more often than not we have a third dog travelling with us and they travel on back seat with a Hi Craft Dog Car Harness (don't know how to do a link but try googling it..they are about £10 on Amazon) They are a good fitting harness with a loop that clips around a fastened rear seat belt. We feel confident that they are comfortable and secure. One of our dogs does wear a ruffwear harness, but not sure how this would attach to a car seat belt tbh.

[greybeard]

Do walk Jake on a harness?.Just thinking back years when ours had car ones but not suitable for walking.Our current ones have dual purpose harnesses, with short tethers that either go round a seatbelt or are attaheched to an anchor point - just gives a little room to move around.In the boot there is a dog guard as well - and the tether stops from from jumping out.Cath

[Ted]

I had Barjo fit a Dog Guard and three safety gates for the area behind the drivers area of my Vito Dog Wagon. This prevents the four Hounds from jumping out when I open the sliding or back doors. Also they protect the Hounds in case of an accident. I also leave their leads connected to their harnesses so I can grab them straight away. All four have learnt not to get out until I have hold of their leads.
When I had a Citroen C5 Estate I had a Barjo dog guard fitted behind the front seats and a safety gate across the back door. I had the rear seats folded up and dog beds fitted so they had all that space, at that time I only had three hounds. The C5 had the back door window could be open when we were parked up.
The other important item is to have the blackened windows to stop the sun warming up the dog space, I also have a free rotating vent in the roof space above where the dogs are carried plus two 12 volt fans.
If you have a dog that will try to jump out as soon as the car door is open the Barjo safety gates allow me to connect the second connecters on their leads to the fixed part of the safety gate.

[vickyb]

Regular harnesses usually say not suitable for in car use. We've had proper in car harnesses and they were a disaster, the dogs ended up in a tangle even when we only had one dog. Instead we have a guard that goes just behind the front seats in the gap so they can't get into the front at all. I know we are running a risk just using that but we don't have an alternative.
We've got the one in the pic bottom right but I can't get the link for it to come up, I think it fits most cars. Halfords do a similar one but it's rubbish compared to that one.
www.saundersdirect.co.uk/car-dog-guards-c3.aspx

Just found this one which is new since we bought ours but looks good but not as tall as ours.
www.roofbox.co.uk/scripts/rbvehsel4_tab.php?ERMEBARR

[jenjanjo]

Do look at the Hi Craft dog car harness as i do recommend them! I can send you a photo if you send me your mobile number...as I dont know how to put photos on here!

[lurcherlot]

My 5 have a guard behind the seats and a Barjo tailgate guard at the back - if only taking 3 for example, two in the back and blind Peeps has a hammock in the middle. For 5, the back seats are taken out and the hammock removed.