[gemy]

I say luckily I have never had a serious accident in my car with my dogs. I will share with you what most professional handlers, and exhibitors use, like it or not, and that is crates. Crates buckelled and strapped down.

But I have one good friend who was in a major, a huge collision. All her 3 big Akitas survived actually much better than she did, with being buckled down in their crates. Her car rolled 4 or more times. She was in the hospital for almost a year. Her dogs were out and about healthy in about one month.

I will never place my small dog, or my Large breed dog in a harnesss on the seat. This study just re-inforces my decision.

To me safety of my dogs trump all. I don't give a darn if they whine or cry in the car, and I do train my dogs from early days to like car rides cause they=maximum fun. I don't care if my dog can look out the window. I care if someone crashes into me that my dog is as safe as I am.