i think it's safer for both the dogs and the driver to have them in a hard box type carrier. if you roll that car over and they are in a hard carrier strapped into the car's seat belt they have a much better chance of staying secure and avoiding injuries. if in a soft carrier or harness it's safter than loose and if in a booster still a better practice than loose. the best practice IMO is the hard carrier for their safety. imagine a loose dog in a car rolling over. they will get ejected or hit their body on all the car that is flying around just like a human body hits the dash and other items or is ejected with no belt. dogs should be restrained somehow for their own and the drivers safety. i admit sometimes i don't follow my own advice, but i really try to for long distance traveling. |