If your yorkie rides with you in the car, you MUST read this! This was on the news last night, and was the only harness that was effective. I'm getting one for Ian! Sleepypod Safety |
It is impressive that they have crash tested their products, but to say that it is the *only* safe harness (and tether) implies that they tested every single other product on the market. That is not the case. Although the harness and tethers that I use have not been crash tested, I am confident about their strength and safety (the dogs won't fall out of their harnesses, and the harness will not harm them on impact). |
I have the mini sleepypod carrier and love it...very well made and keeps my baby safe. |
The sleepypod looks pretty cool, but I know my boys would hate to be shut in there while in the car. If it had a booster seat underneath it so they could see out the window, yet they could be locked safely inside, that would be the bomb!! I'd happily pay $200 for that!! |
I worry about the soft top of some of the pods that I've seen but it seems a good way to travel with a dog far more safely than those tethers that all failed one of the safety tests and many of the old-fashioned car seats where they just sit in the carrier unrestrained or worse, letting them ride loose in the seat. I usually put Tibbe in his hardshell carrier with larger soft toys and a blanket and seat-belt it in place but that's an imperfect method also if the seatbelt guides that the belts go through fail in a bad crash. |
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I have seen sooo many of those harnesses that are sold that don't seem to work very well. I don't have confidence in a lot of them to be honest and sometimes think the only reason they're safe is because they won't bother an owner while driving, NOT to protect the actual dog. This seems like a nice product, but I wouldn't want to deal w/ a stressed, barking maniac of a dog since he doesn't like to be crated and that pod looks awfully small. |
What tethers do you guys use? I bought a snoozer car seat used from amazon (looks like they just opened and returned it) and the tether is missing. Should I buy the snoozer tether or something else? |
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Snoozer Car Seat Strap |
We have the regular sized sleepypod and Sachi loves it. As soon as she is in it, she makes herself comfortable and goes to sleep. |
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Its great, if you can afford it. Sadly I cant. |
Not at all impressed with the Snoozer tether. I used it for awhile, but didn't feel confident that it would hold up in a crash. The plastic buckle just doesn't feel like enough. I would really suggest finding something better. What that is...I have no idea. I searched a lot and felt like there was nothing I felt really comfortable with. I actually ended up making my own. The Center for Pet Safety also recommends that the tether be no more than 6" and if at all possible, there should be no tether at all and the seatbelt go directly through the harness itself. But, I don't think that is really an option with a very tiny dog. It should be noted that the Sleepypod Clickit harness that has been tested will not work for a tiny dog. Even the smallest size they have is too big for a Yorkie. It seems like an excellent product though, and I would consider it for a larger dog. I actually contacted the Center for Pet Safety and asked her if they had any plans to test products for truly small dogs (because I think the smallest size crash test model they used was 25lbs...which compared to my dog, is not small at all. She told me they have plans to do more testing and also will be doing carrier testing in the future. She said at this point, they believe a carrier is the safest option for very small dogs, but advised that with whatever carrier I looked at, I should research the manufacturer's crash testing thoroughly. After much thought and research on what would be best, I decided on the Sleepypod carrier. We have the regular size, which is more than sufficient for my 4-lb dog. I could easily fit two small dogs in it. My dog does not like it as much as his carseat and harness, but I do feel like it will be the safest option and I think the Sleepypod company has put much more effort than most into testing for safety. Yes, it was expensive...and we also got the warmer pad that goes with it (which is WAY overpriced for what it is, but, oh well). The price of the Sleepypod is also not anymore than a lot of us have paid for our Kwigy-Bo bags.... |
The news report was referring to the harness, not a carrier or pod. I'll see if I can post the report. This harness was tested on small and large dogs. The video was graphic, even with test (crash) dummy dogs. |
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