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1. Keeping a dog in one place in a car is simple physics.

The most successful way to safely secure your dog in a car is one that you probably knew for most of your life. Remember Newton’s first law of motion, which you studied in high school physics?

“If no forces act on a body or their action is compensated, then this body is at rest or in uniform rectilinear motion. The property of bodies to maintain their speed in the absence of other bodies acting on it is called inertia.”

In this case, the object in motion is your car, your dog is happily sitting in the back seat, its nose pressed against the window as it looks at the passing scenery. The unbalanced force is what makes your car come to a sudden stop when you brake hard to avoid hitting a boy who just darted out in front of you from who knows where. In short, your unrestrained animal is now a projectile, an object in motion awaiting its own unbalanced force.

The result may simply be a minor bruise and nothing more. Consider yourself lucky and go on with your day. But depending on the speed at which you were driving and its location in the back seat, the dog can also be thrown through the windshield of the car, which can lead to the death of the animal.

The solution is to buckle up the dog. Seat belts and harnesses, which can be selected in the dog auto accessories catalog, will help you with this.

1. A buckled dog distracts the driver less.

A dog that regularly rides on your lap while you’re driving requires your full attention. It can even block your view of the road. An unrestrained dog can also block or press the gear shift and gas or brake pedals.

A dog that is upset may wander around the car to find a place to vomit, for example, and this will definitely attract your attention.

An undisciplined dog can attack you or obstruct your view if it is excited by something outside the car: other animals or moving vehicles.

1. Problems after an accident if the dog is not buckled up.

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In the event of an accident, a lost pet can become an additional problem:

• There are many documented cases of frightened or injured dogs crawling through open doors and broken windows of wrecked cars, fleeing in an unknown direction and never returning. Even a normally confident dog can behave this way after an accident.
• A runaway dog is at risk of being hit by another vehicle.
• An injured dog is often a frightened dog, and frightened dogs can become aggressive, hindering the efforts of ambulance personnel or a good Samaritan trying to help you. This same dog may even show aggression towards you or your passengers – this is instinctive behavior. Keep in mind that the first complaint when contacting the emergency room is a dog bite.

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For many dogs, riding in a car is unrestrained fun, but think about how to keep the animal in the car, for example, with a dog car seat or car hammock for dogs. This expression of care can save your dog’s life.