[yorkietalkjilly]

Mishymish, At least his head doesn't doesn't have but 5-6 inches to go before it hits the front and his stuffed toy sits in the carrier front. It's not like it would be if he were flying from a torn loose harness and had to fly several feet before he hit the dash, building momentum. In his carrier, his big stuffed toys line the front, sides and rear and help cushion him. But the carrier keeps him within that tiny space, seatbelted in and no airbag or small projectile or blunt object is going to get to him in most crashes. All methods have drawbacks and lack something and at least flying projectiles and him flying for several feet before he slams into the dash with his body or skull suddenly, having built up quite a bit of momentum, as some methods allow. But those are not big worries with the seatbelted in airline carrier. Besides, once a dog slams into the dash, they often go into the windshield or miss the dash and go straight into the glass! The seatbelted airline carrier is as good as I can come up with - what the vet and several "dog" people said was safest and I've used that method since 1988. We've had some sudden stops but the stuffed bunny or teddy in the front has stopped my dog from hitting into anything hard. I just can't find anything that seems safer all things considered.