kphil
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I'm not sure which forum this goes in. We're going on vacation tomorrow, taking our dog for the first time. She's an ~50lb Aussie mix. I drive a Sienna minivan and usually put her in the recessed well behind the third row seats, with the third row seats reclined to hopefully keep her from flying anywhere in an accident. For the trip though, we need cargo space, so I need to do something different.
I thought I could put her in the third row seat (we have all 3 kids across the 2nd row) and use a pet harness. I wanted the Ruff Rider, but the pet store only had the IMMI PetBuckle (and a different one with sheepskin that I hadn't heard of). I brought the PetBuckle home, but I'm not sure if I should open it to try it. Can anyone tell me how much movement their dog has with it on? I'll be installing with the seatbelt, not a LATCH strap. I'm worried about putting her in it for a 2.5 hour drive when she's not used to it. She's very calm and rides very well in the car. When she's in the back, she just lies down and stays there the whole time, never making a peep (we forget she's there!).
Any thoughts? If it seems likely to work, I will put her in it tonight and take her for a short drive somewhere.
TIA!
Kirsten
PS--I know I should have planned this farther ahead of time, but we booked the trip last minute, and the cargo space thing just struck me last night.
I thought I could put her in the third row seat (we have all 3 kids across the 2nd row) and use a pet harness. I wanted the Ruff Rider, but the pet store only had the IMMI PetBuckle (and a different one with sheepskin that I hadn't heard of). I brought the PetBuckle home, but I'm not sure if I should open it to try it. Can anyone tell me how much movement their dog has with it on? I'll be installing with the seatbelt, not a LATCH strap. I'm worried about putting her in it for a 2.5 hour drive when she's not used to it. She's very calm and rides very well in the car. When she's in the back, she just lies down and stays there the whole time, never making a peep (we forget she's there!).
Any thoughts? If it seems likely to work, I will put her in it tonight and take her for a short drive somewhere.
TIA!
Kirsten
PS--I know I should have planned this farther ahead of time, but we booked the trip last minute, and the cargo space thing just struck me last night.