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Old 06-05-2016, 06:32 PM   #21
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Dog "baby" gate worked perfectly over memorial day weekend. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Old 06-05-2016, 08:44 PM   #22
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We use strap on harnesses strapped to the seat belts on the couch, keeps the dogs under control and also safe if we have to make a sudden maneuver. They would prefer to be free to roam, but just like we have to be belted in, they should be as well.
No-one wants splattered dog on the dash/windshield, or splattered human.
Crashes happen without warning,and suddenly. Many years ago my wife(now X) was up walking to the bedroom, a man ran a stoplight (I was on a 2-lane highway) I jammed the brakes-still T-boned him. Wife came flying, impacted the dash, broke both wrists, and was severely bruised and sore all over for 3/4 months.
Now, if anyone isn't belted, I'm not moving.
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Old 06-05-2016, 09:01 PM   #23
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When we first started to travel with Bess, I had her in a seat belt harness. Over time, she has claimed her seat right in back of the driver so she can watch for traffic. It's common to hear her breathing over our shoulder...LOL. Our Honey has the cockpit seats and then immediately behind them are 2 swivel seats in our 'living room/entry area".
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Old 06-06-2016, 08:19 AM   #24
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Lizzrd,

I just seen your question to me back in post #12.

I made my dog a rope leash about 6'. It is short enough that he can't get into the front seats or touch the dash. I use the tie down that Winnebago used to clamp down the swivel chair. Earlier I had removed the swivel chair to install a custom floor cabinet for the TV. This is working well for my wife and me.
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Old 06-06-2016, 12:06 PM   #25
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No-one wants splattered dog on the dash/windshield, or splattered human.
Crashes happen without warning,and suddenly. Many years ago my wife(now X) was up walking to the bedroom, a man ran a stoplight (I was on a 2-lane highway) I jammed the brakes-still T-boned him. Wife came flying, impacted the dash, broke both wrists, and was severely bruised and sore all over for 3/4 months.
Now, if anyone isn't belted, I'm not moving.
At the risk of annoying some, I will restate my case for strapping dogs in with a harness attached to a vehicle seat belt. The last this anyone wants if you have to slam on the brakes or make a sudden manuver is a dog crashing into a pet gate and it and the dog flying who knows where, dog yelping wife screaming, driver trying to keep control and not be distracted. Check the dogs catalogs, nice strap on harnesses (not collars) that will keep you and the dog safe and not flying around. In crashes, people are not the only things that will fly around if not belted in.

A leash clipped onto a collar could seriously injure the dog in a panic stop where the pet is thrown forward and the collar cuts into or breaks the neck, thus we use a full body type harness that clips around the upper body.
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Old 06-07-2016, 07:53 AM   #26
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Our dog rides ins a pet carrier when we're underway.
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Old 06-07-2016, 11:47 PM   #27
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Training is what it takes. My (actually the Wife's) Pug does pretty good. Every now and then we have to remind him to not go under the Captains chair, that's only because he wants to take the Navigators seat and she won't have that happen.
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We use a section of a pet enclosure. It is a heavy plastic panel. It fits behind the drivers seat and across the cab opening with the other end wedged behind passenger seat. We travel with a Sheltie and Australian shepherd. They usually sleep under the dinette table where we have a pad for them.

It is easily & quickly removable.
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My wife and I use the seatbelt on the fold out sofa in our Dutch Star through the loop in their leashes. Allows the dogs some freedom of movement, but they don't have enough freedom to interfere with us in the front. Dogs have been restrained this way since they were puppies. They chill on a blanket we put on top of the leather sofa.
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