Comments on: Traveling by car with a small dog: Ready, set… http://www.dogjaunt.com/2009/05/traveling-by-car-ready-set/ Traveling with a small dog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:35:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary-Alice http://www.dogjaunt.com/2009/05/traveling-by-car-ready-set/comment-page-1/#comment-23642 Mary-Alice Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:56:12 +0000 http://www.dogjaunt.com/?p=545#comment-23642 Hi, Jen! What a lovely comment -- thank you, and thank you, too, for asking about the Bowser car booster seat. I took a look at one today, and they're held to the car by two straps that emerge from the two back, bottom corners of the seat. Each has a toggle clasp on the end. If your car seat has a back, the straps pass from the front to the back and clasp together behind the seat. If your car seat back is part of the car (as it is for back seats in sedans, for example), you're supposed to clip the toggle clasps onto the latch bars that are built into cars for baby seats. I'll be writing a post about the Bowser seat, but I'll just say that although the seat is very attractive, I don't trust those little toggle clasps in an accident, and the strap is so low on the booster seat that I wonder if the structure (with the weight of your dog on top) would be tippy, too, in an accident. At the same store, I saw a booster seat from L.A. Dog Company that I liked better, because the seat belt holds it in -- I even like it better than our Snoozer, because you clip your dog's harness around a loop in the back of the seat (in our Snoozer, you clip it around the seat belt, and some dogs, though, happily, not Chloe, have figured out that that gives them enough slack to hop out of the seat). The seat isn't as pretty as the Bowser seat, though. Here's a link: http://www.ladogcompany.com/LA_Dog_ProductPages/LA_Dog_LA_Rider_Car_Seats.html Hi, Jen! What a lovely comment — thank you, and thank you, too, for asking about the Bowser car booster seat. I took a look at one today, and they’re held to the car by two straps that emerge from the two back, bottom corners of the seat. Each has a toggle clasp on the end. If your car seat has a back, the straps pass from the front to the back and clasp together behind the seat. If your car seat back is part of the car (as it is for back seats in sedans, for example), you’re supposed to clip the toggle clasps onto the latch bars that are built into cars for baby seats. I’ll be writing a post about the Bowser seat, but I’ll just say that although the seat is very attractive, I don’t trust those little toggle clasps in an accident, and the strap is so low on the booster seat that I wonder if the structure (with the weight of your dog on top) would be tippy, too, in an accident. At the same store, I saw a booster seat from L.A. Dog Company that I liked better, because the seat belt holds it in — I even like it better than our Snoozer, because you clip your dog’s harness around a loop in the back of the seat (in our Snoozer, you clip it around the seat belt, and some dogs, though, happily, not Chloe, have figured out that that gives them enough slack to hop out of the seat). The seat isn’t as pretty as the Bowser seat, though. Here’s a link: http://www.ladogcompany.com/LA_Dog_ProductPages/LA_Dog_LA_Rider_Car_Seats.html

]]> By: Jen http://www.dogjaunt.com/2009/05/traveling-by-car-ready-set/comment-page-1/#comment-23490 Jen Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:36:29 +0000 http://www.dogjaunt.com/?p=545#comment-23490 Hi Mary-Alice, I love reading your postings and hearing about your adventures with Chloe. Your site is VERY informative on so many dog topics. I love it! I am interested in getting a car booster seat from the Bowsers dog company because I like the way the charcoal and granite style looks and I've got other products made by them that are high quality and stylish. I've looked at their website where it shows how the seat would be installed in the rear seat, but find the pictures hard to understand. I looked on the web for a review or more information about the seats and could find no customer or pro reviews of the car booster seats. Do you know anything about their dog booster seats? Thanks so much for all you do Mary-Alice! Keep up the great work! Hi Mary-Alice,

I love reading your postings and hearing about your adventures with Chloe. Your site is VERY informative on so many dog topics. I love it! I am interested in getting a car booster seat from the Bowsers dog company because I like the way the charcoal and granite style looks and I’ve got other products made by them that are high quality and stylish. I’ve looked at their website where it shows how the seat would be installed in the rear seat, but find the pictures hard to understand. I looked on the web for a review or more information about the seats and could find no customer or pro reviews of the car booster seats. Do you know anything about their dog booster seats?

Thanks so much for all you do Mary-Alice! Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Jodie @ Dog Car Seat http://www.dogjaunt.com/2009/05/traveling-by-car-ready-set/comment-page-1/#comment-10417 Jodie @ Dog Car Seat Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:45:41 +0000 http://www.dogjaunt.com/?p=545#comment-10417 I love dog booster seats. I think that the number one priority for my pooch is comfort. I always make sure that the covers are washable too! I love dog booster seats. I think that the number one priority for my pooch is comfort. I always make sure that the covers are washable too!

]]> By: Jim (DoggyBytes.ca) http://www.dogjaunt.com/2009/05/traveling-by-car-ready-set/comment-page-1/#comment-1504 Jim (DoggyBytes.ca) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:00:58 +0000 http://www.dogjaunt.com/?p=545#comment-1504 My dogs don't spend much time in my car, unless we're on the way to the beach or a park, and they're usually in the back seat (unrestrained) :?. Zeus will often jump up into the co-pilot seat, and I can honestly say I've never even thought about the possibility of the airbag deploying and hurting him. I will now. Dogs riding with their heads out the window can also lead to getting hit in the head by flying debris or bugs, and can lead to eye an ear infections as well. It's just better all the way around to not let your dog ride with his/her head out the window I think. Chloe is a cutie! =) My dogs don’t spend much time in my car, unless we’re on the way to the beach or a park, and they’re usually in the back seat (unrestrained) :? . Zeus will often jump up into the co-pilot seat, and I can honestly say I’ve never even thought about the possibility of the airbag deploying and hurting him. I will now.

Dogs riding with their heads out the window can also lead to getting hit in the head by flying debris or bugs, and can lead to eye an ear infections as well. It’s just better all the way around to not let your dog ride with his/her head out the window I think.

Chloe is a cutie! =)

]]> By: happy dog http://www.dogjaunt.com/2009/05/traveling-by-car-ready-set/comment-page-1/#comment-217 happy dog Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:57:27 +0000 http://www.dogjaunt.com/?p=545#comment-217 It is important to also understand that just like a small baby carrier, the doggie booster seat should be installed in the back seat. Having the unit sitting up front can be disastrous if you are involved in a front end collision and the airbag releases. The impact and force of an airbag that has been deployed can maim or even be fatal to your little friend. So it is important to resist the temptation to place the dog booster seat up front where there is a risk of injury. It is important to also understand that just like a small baby carrier, the doggie booster seat should be installed in the back seat. Having the unit sitting up front can be disastrous if you are involved in a front end collision and the airbag releases. The impact and force of an airbag that has been deployed can maim or even be fatal to your little friend. So it is important to resist the temptation to place the dog booster seat up front where there is a risk of injury.

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