Best way to keep dogs inside the jeep?
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jeff_in_rc
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I have a pair of Aussies as well and yours are good looking dogs! Anyway I run the soft top without windows all the time and I have also removed the rear seat and what I did was cut the handle off of 2 6' leashes, slip the ends under a footman loop, one on the drivers side and the other on the passenger side. I then tied a series of knots with a steel ring in the middle to keep it from pulling out. My dogs can stick their heads out of the window and get one paw on the fender flare and that's about it.
In 3 years of doing this I have never lost a dog, had one jump head over heels once and just kind of hang there till I got out and put her back. She was barking at another dog and we were going about 10mph so no harm no foul. Should have seen her face, it was like "WTF did I just do?" LOL
There are companies that make net kits but most use the window channel but one company, Booty Nets, attaches to the roll bars. Might check them out but I will warn you, if you enter booty net (without the S) you will get a porn site! YIKES
In 3 years of doing this I have never lost a dog, had one jump head over heels once and just kind of hang there till I got out and put her back. She was barking at another dog and we were going about 10mph so no harm no foul. Should have seen her face, it was like "WTF did I just do?" LOL
There are companies that make net kits but most use the window channel but one company, Booty Nets, attaches to the roll bars. Might check them out but I will warn you, if you enter booty net (without the S) you will get a porn site! YIKES
Lol thanks for the advice, and the warning!
JakeJK
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I feel like spiderweb shades all around would help but it would make it almost like a mesh soft top so idk
jeff_in_rc
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A buddy has this and it is great for his young children but the dogs won't be able to stick their heads into the wind and you know they love to do that!
My friend says it really helps keep his kids cooler.
Frogmech
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We use a specially designed car harness made by Kurgo. It's got a short tether on the dogs back that has a caribiner which attaches to a latched seat belt. The dog has plenty of room to move around but is restrained from jumping out of the vehicle or from becoming a missile in the event of a collision. They're not too expensive considering the safety of your dogs either. Check out the website and the video. It was the video that really sold me on the product. Other harnesses use plastic latches but this one uses metal and is fully adjustable for your dogs comfort.
http://www.kurgo.com/harnesses/tru-fit-enhanced-strength-harness-3085-series/
http://youtu.be/KlVk67ebFdo
Hope this helps.
http://www.kurgo.com/harnesses/tru-fit-enhanced-strength-harness-3085-series/
http://youtu.be/KlVk67ebFdo
Hope this helps.
JakeJK
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Yeah that's what I was thinking
JEEPAlexander14
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I have a two door and with my pit bull and lab mix, Sadie, she just rides in the back seat and just sits and doesn't jump out till I tell her she can. Eventually I will probably use some sort of leash set up for the road
jeeeep
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you should watch the actual testing done by an independent outfit on the top harnesses, the kurgo carabiner is not as strong as you think:
https://youtu.be/jQHt1zkPRaM
MotoMatthew
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Mine just sits back there. He's never jumped out. In town, freeway, wheeling etc. I like that he's not tied in while wheeling. He's smart enough to to jump out if the rig rolled. Lol.
bigtrucker52
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I usually just tie the leash to the sound bar right in the middle of the speakers!
Frogmech
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Thanks for the info! Total false sense of security. It did look like the harness held up - which is good. So I have a much heavier duty one I can swap it with. Just wonder if that would make the harness now the weak point and might it fail in a real crash?
In any event, good info. Thanks!