[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Britster

I totally get it! We live in the country too so often the back roads, Jackson will be loose. However I have a Snoozer type car seat and even if he's not strapped in, he really enjoys sitting in it because he can see out the window easily etc. He leans on my doors all the time (and he's a big 18lbs) and I can honestly say he doesn't ever mess up my Jeep. I have leather interior too and the worst that may happen is some scratch marks that easily wipe off from his nails. But most of the time he stays in his seat out of his own choice.

Honestly, most of the car straps have been proven to be ineffective. It seems the safest course of action is a crate but my Jeep doesn't have enough room and they've never been crated so panic. It's honestly more hazardous for me when I try to strap both dogs in because they constantly whine, pull, get their legs twisted up, etc and then I have to pull over or worry about them in the back. If they're loose, and laying in the car seat, everyone is calm and laying down. I know the risk but I also know the tethers don't do much either.

I don’t agree about the tethers not working in car accidents. I believe most of them work in your normal car accidents maybe not your massive deadly crashes but I don’t think they all have been tested. The tether certainly works better then just your dog flying through the window and dying or getting loose when an accident happens. It’s also against the law in several states not to have them tethered. I don’t use the snoozer ones which I could see breaking I have a different one that is extremely sturdy.