I highly recommend getting a car seat for all of the reasons mentioned above. Your yorkie is dead if you get into an accident. I'm not willing to take that chance with Olivia. We have the carseat from Petsmart. It has 3 buckles/straps. It sounds like a lot, but is quite easy to unhook and throw in the back seat if I have a passenger in the car with me. I don't remember who mentioned it, but your yorkie would not be hung by hooking him or her into the car seat. My carseat has an adjustable leash hook, so you just adjust the length according to your dog and they aren't able to jump out. Not hooking them into the carseat is no better than not having a carseat- they still have no defense if you are in an accident. Olivia was a little whinny in it at first, but I just reassured her and refused to let her out. Now she usually just lays down or looks out the window.
If you do get a carseat (especially the one from Petsmart) throw a towel into it. Olivia got sick in hers once, and whomever designed the carseat decided to throw in a whole bunch of nooks and crannies. I think it took me about half and hour to get all of the puke out of the crevices- let me tell you- not so fun!
Please, consider getting Harley a carseat for Christmas this year. What better way to say how much you love him than to buy something to ensure that he is protected?! |