Adjustable Dog Car Seat Belt – Headrest Safety Restraint Harness for Pets

Thank you! I've been using this restraint for about 4 years now. Today I was going through a car wash with my 125lb dog secured in the back seat of my Mini Cooper Countryman. Someone stepped on the gas and rear-ended me, hard. Sir Winston and I are safe thanks to your restraint.

Love love LOVE this and it was so inexpensive. All in all, this is worth the purchase and highly recommended. Worked great for our pit mix and easily hooked onto her harness. Gave her freedom to move around a bit but not too much to be a distraction to the driver.Context:Our dog loves car rides but cannot sit still most of the time. She tries to jump into the front seat usually and I’d have to hold my arm while driving to block the middle passageway the entire ride. She also loves to run back and forth between windows over my family members and hang half her body out the window. So we needed something to keep her a little more controlled and she’s a pit mix, so it needed to be strong.Item details:The material of the “leash” part is very sturdy. It feels like good quality and I knew immediately that it would hold our dog’s weight. The buckle had me nervous because it felt cheap, but it’s held up twice now so far. Will update if anything happens.The length is pretty good, and allows you to control how much freedom your pup has - though I wish you could adjust it just a little bit shorter. Even close to the shortest you can make it, our pup was able to stretch it in order to sit on the floor behind the driver’s seat (it was hooked over the middle as pictured). For us, it was fine because she wears a harness instead of a collar that hooks in the back but could lead to an unfavorable situation. I think if this was used in the passenger seat, it would also allow your dog to almost crawl into your lap as the driver at its shortest so just an FYI.That being said, still worth the purchase!!

The first thing I do when getting in a vehicle is to buckle up. I do this before I turn the vehicle on. Rarely do I ever hear the seatbelt ding to remind me to buckle up. Wearing a seatbelt has been ingrained into me since childhood. When I have passengers who don't immediately reach for the seatbelt, I offer a subtle reminder that seatbelts are a must. I do not drive with children who aren't properly buckled in the car. Many people share the same mentality.For those reasons, I am a firm believer that our loved pets should be buckled. Many view their dogs as part of the family, a 4 legged fur child of sorts. If a child isn't buckled, parents will stop a vehicle or not start it until the child is buckled and secure.If that isn't reason enough to secure your dog, consider this. My dog is a 14.5lb 17 yo Jack Russell terrier. She goes with me to family members homes, on longer trips where I can't get home to let her out as frequently and wherever else is dog friendly. Even if she was large enough to be steady in a vehicle, there are other contributing factors that could harm her in a vehicle. One of those is other drivers or poor driving conditions, the other is the need to break suddenly for other drivers, children, people or deer. If I suddenly break, my older and smaller dog essentially flies through the car. This could seriously harm or injur her.For those reasons, I have 2 doggy seatbelts. She stays secure and I am confident it would take a lot for her to go through a windshield. She may not love it, but I am comfortable knowing she is safe and will get to our destination in one piece. There is also a certain comfort in knowing she can't crawl in my lap and make me the unsafe and distracted driver on the road.

Keeps Harry James feel safe and can lay down during our travels :)

Perfect for my small dog now. I used to have it in the back seat and he got tangled all the time trying to get to me so moving it to the passenger seat helped a lot. It’s also super easy to move out of the way when I have another person in the car.