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Originally Posted by Bluebells  I hadn’t considered a booster seat. I will have to look at how easy/difficult it would be to disengage & re-engage the air bag on the front passenger side of my vehicle. I know air bags, in general, are very sensitive and can deploy in minor accidents — and the force of an air bag could easily kill a small dog in a booster seat. The possibility of an accident is one reason I always crate animals in my vehicle. |
There are several reasons why I choose a booster seat that does not sit directly on the passenger seat. One was activating the air bag. In my car 25 pounds of weight on the seat will activate the air bag. Check your cars manual, in my truck on the dashboard is a setting to turn off the passengers air bag, since I have have the elevated booster seat no need for me to turn it off. I believe all car seats need a certain amount of weight on the seat its self to activate the air bag. This info. is in the cars manual. I attached a photo of what the booster seat looks like. This seat is also easy to remove, it folds flat for easy storage.
I agree crating is very safe, but not enjoyable for the pup.
Before the Pandemic I was out and about often always taking my side kick with me, he rides shoot gun lol and he loves being in the car even if he doesn't always get out of it.