[Maximo]

Originally Posted by luvlee

Well, when comparing dog car harnesses to children's car seats, it makes sense that all harnesses would fail testing. Children's car seats securely fasten the child into the seat - without allowing for much body movement.

Pet car harnesses, however, are a mere tether - which upon impact with anything would cause the dog's body to be thrown about. And, if tethered by a collar instead of a shoulder harness, the dog could potentially be decapitated.

Until an actual car-seat for dogs is invented that entirely straps a dog in place without allowing body movement, then this is a continued problem.

A pet harness is still better than nothing & prevents a dog from hurling through a windshield.

IMHO, the study is a little bit misleading because it compares dog car harnesses to the standards set for children's car seats. There is no meaningful comparison between the two.

Tracey

I agree with you. It doesn't do much good in a serious car crash to have the dog on a long tether that allows a lot of movement.