momtojoshua2002
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Not quite sure where to post this so I hope this is the right place -- please move as needed.
I must admit.... I'm fanatic about my kids' car seats but I have done nothing for my dog....
Here's the "problem" --- we've got a almost 100+ Ibs Saint Bernard Puppy in the back of my Volvo station wagon. I have one of those dividers between the cargo area and the backseat, so he can't get to the kids. It's in rock solid, however, I realize that having 100+Ibs flying thru the car can be fatal for all parties involved.
WHAT ON EARTH can I get him to secure him? There is (obviously) no room in the back seat, and he's too big to sit in the front passenger seat hooked to the seatbelt.
The only thing I can think of is getting the harness thingy that you use with the seatbelt and sort of hook it to one of the tethers behind the backseat..... (so he remains in the cargo area)
Any ideas?
I never take him and the kids anywhere together, so apart from the time we actually picked him up and he was tiny, that never happens (not saying that it WON'T happen). But I am concerned for his safety and although I drive carefully I can never know what another car may do (as we all worry about). We go max 5 miles at a time (to training, and various sites for training), however, I don't want to continue to take any chances. He'll continue to grow, as he's only 8.5 months old.... so I need to figure something out soon.
HELP!
I must admit.... I'm fanatic about my kids' car seats but I have done nothing for my dog....
Here's the "problem" --- we've got a almost 100+ Ibs Saint Bernard Puppy in the back of my Volvo station wagon. I have one of those dividers between the cargo area and the backseat, so he can't get to the kids. It's in rock solid, however, I realize that having 100+Ibs flying thru the car can be fatal for all parties involved.
WHAT ON EARTH can I get him to secure him? There is (obviously) no room in the back seat, and he's too big to sit in the front passenger seat hooked to the seatbelt.
The only thing I can think of is getting the harness thingy that you use with the seatbelt and sort of hook it to one of the tethers behind the backseat..... (so he remains in the cargo area)
Any ideas?
I never take him and the kids anywhere together, so apart from the time we actually picked him up and he was tiny, that never happens (not saying that it WON'T happen). But I am concerned for his safety and although I drive carefully I can never know what another car may do (as we all worry about). We go max 5 miles at a time (to training, and various sites for training), however, I don't want to continue to take any chances. He'll continue to grow, as he's only 8.5 months old.... so I need to figure something out soon.
HELP!