{"id":3002,"date":"2014-01-24T06:38:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T20:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2021-08-02T17:46:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T07:16:41","slug":"how-safe-are-dog-car-travel-harnesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/research-dogs-and-politics\/how-safe-are-dog-car-travel-harnesses\/","title":{"rendered":"How safe are dog car travel harnesses?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year, we heard that 100% of dog car harnesses were failing safety tests. \u00a0The Center for Pet Safety is quoted as saying<\/a>,”We tested them to the child safety restraint standard and we experienced a 100-percent failure rate to protect either the consumer or the dog”.<\/p>\n

It’s a concerning claim. Many pet owners put their dogs on a harness because they want them to be safe during an accident, and yet it seems that harnesses won’t achieve these aims. So what’s a pet owner to do?<\/p>\n

\"Golden<\/p>\n

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Center of Pet Safety Study<\/em><\/p>\n

Firstly, have a look at the CPS’s study. \u00a0A complete summary of CPS’s investigation can be read on this PDF<\/a>, but the research methods are best summarised by this flowchart:<\/p>\n

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Click to see PDF source.<\/p><\/div>\n

So, firstly, they only tested harnesses that claimed to be tested, or claimed to offer crash protection.<\/p>\n

Then, they did ‘quasi static testing’, which is basically they pulled on the harness attachment really hard for a sustained period to see if the harness survived or not. (Watch a video of the quasi static test.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The following products did not pass the quasi static testing:<\/p>\n