Did We Ever Resolve the Faulty Seat Belt Issue? Let's work on this again

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

A few months ago, there was a discussion which voiced concerns about most canine seat belts were not meant to be used / were not made for, dogs over 40lbs. 

Dog Car Seat Failure

Twice I have had to stop suddenly and Spud came forward.  He was completely free and roaming around the van.  So, WTD?  How did that happen?   

Here is what happened to the buckle that snaps into the actual seat belt attachment.

 

This bothers me so much, I was thinking of going to a junk yard, cutting off the attachment with about 3 feet of strap and taking it to a seamstress to reinforce a new setup for me.   What do you think of this idea?

Any other ideas that have come up since then?   Any other products?  With the manufacturing of today, I think making my own would work better.  Nothing but Junk to be purchased out there that would cost more money only to have this happen again.  Or worse, my dog becomes injured or even ejected from the car. This is also a simple safety feature we rely on so he does not bolt for that squirrel in the parking lot or the jogger...etc. Really, he needs to be strapped into the seat for many reasons.

 

**P.S. Thank you, BruceGirl. It was the best thing anyone has urged me to do~ strap my dog in for safety**  Now, I just have to rethink this idea

In photo number two, it's difficult to show you the metal is warped.  But it just broke right out of the car seat.

UPDATE

UGH!

I have screwed up so badly.

I went to a Facebook page to 'report' a faulty product/ my seat belt that did not work.   Am I that dingy that I thought there was an agency to report faulty dog safety products?  * I suppose I am.

I posted my complaint and concerns on a business page.  An owner or manufacturer of dog safety products and seat belts.  But, I did not buy my product from them.  As a matter of fact, my product did not have a name on it at all. So, I have no idea where it came from... but certainly, it was not this company.

Someone contacted me.  I will update this blog and probably rewrite this as a separate discussion after I speak with them some more.

Possibly, we may have a new product to recommend for the future.  A good product that keeps our dogs safe.

 

 

[Jennifer and Jack]

I posted on this when Jack who was in a booster seat that was seat belted in as well as a harness that was seat belted in came totally loose at a speed of about 45 miles per hour..hit the windshield and was knocked out..he is fine now....upon research even the ones that were FDA tested had a high fail rate some dogs were decpaitated.......

Jack no longer sits in booster but is not strapped in...I think most people came up with a seat elated crate..not really an option for us right now but I am still looking when I get more mo ey...sorry if this was repeated I didn't read all responses..

Sorry about Spud...scary isn't it?

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

UGH!

I have screwed up so badly.

I went to a Facebook page to 'report' a faulty product/ my seat belt that did not work.   Am I that dingy that I thought there was an agency to report faulty dog safety products?

I posted my complaint and concerns on a business page.  An owner or manufacturer of dog safety products and seat belts.

Someone contacted me.  I will update this blog and probably rewrite this as a separate discussion after I speak with them some more.

Possibly, we may have a new product to recommend for the future.  A good product that keeps our dogs safe.