Crate vs harness for car?

Car safe harnesses that are marketed as such often mean that they prevent the dog from becoming a missile in the event of a crash. One of the few that is crash tested to keep the dog safe is the Kurgo.

A dog could still be hurt quite badly in a crate, and the wire ones could also be crushed.

 

Check your car's crumple zone to reassure you. But I use the Kurgo

 

I suppose it depends a lot of a dog. I would use harness if dog is willing and able to sit still in general. I have done that in past when my dog was sitting on seat like human being. But current ones are still too excitable that they would just get tangled and strangled with all the jumping about. Mine are safest and calmest when in cage that is fastened on the car.

 

I use a harness, Folly is secured on the back seat, she settles well and often sleeps till the car stops. The crumple zones worry me about putting her in the rear, the luggage space is designed to crumple in the event of a crash and I do not want her being crumpled.

 

I have a custom-made marine ply crate with a wood and mesh front for loading. It is lined with a big duvet on top of a thick layer of newspaper. If I were to have another made, I would have another door at the side as once my boot lock jammed and it was tricky to get my dog out through the side door of the car with only the one door in the crate.

 

I’d say harness to be honest, the crate does seem strange but if as hemlock says it can be done in a diff design then fine , when I moved to Scotland my car was all duvets up so back seat for him was like a big protection bag, we can’t drive for others as we all ways have too nowadays so best pick the best device,

 

I have taken the seats out of my peuegot bipper so its like a van ...i have a soft dog guard up ....i dont drive too far with the dogs in the car ...we are lucky as the fields and woods are 4 min drive
When i have collected foster dogs i have used a harness seat belt for them ...