Well I believe that any kind of car harness is better than nothing
That's a common misconception, and one that we've been trying to help you correct because we all really do want to keep our dogs safe. Please do check out the Center for Pet Safety and their independent crash testing. It was all started by a woman whose dog was injured in a minor crash while wearing a car harness. High quality testing revealed that a number of harnesses actually did more harm than good. They have been fighting to put standards in place to prevent that from happening to someone else.
I'm sorry you've felt attacked, but just try to imagine for a.moment that we were talking about baby carseats. We've been telling you that there's a crash-tested product proven to protect your baby. Imagine posting this:
" I have been using seat belts for my babies because I believe it is just as important as using seat belts for adults. "
To which well-informed people responded that the product pictured had not passed safety tests.
"The power carseat was tested, and the plastic fastener only opened, not broke after 650 pounds, which also means that the tensile strength was more than 3.170 N. So with that being said I would definitely trust this carseat, and the seat belt for my babies."
To which well-informed people replied that those tests did not actually count as crash testing, and helpfully suggested a safety organization that does test stuff, and their number one product that has passed all the tests. We tried to inform you about these:
We had the company weigh in and they said:
"We are happy to hear that you love our products. Our carseats are tested and proved on tensile tests. The Julius-K9® carseats fully meet the highest quality requirements; in each step of research, development and the production process we have been able to provide the same high standards. The car test results usually show that the child can fly forward or fall out the seat, which can lead to injuries. It cannot be emphasized enough: for safety use you should fix the carseat with two adapters connected to the two side rings of the IDC® Powercarseat with side rings!
Any child carseat accessory (chest pad, seat belt connecting, etc.) has limited abilities to save the child from injuries in case of car accidents. (In case of improper use Julius-K9® can’t assume responsibility for any injures.)"
And then we pointed out that there is at least one product out there that does more, that has been dynamically tested with crash test dummies and serious technical analysis and been proven via survival stories. You said you felt attacked, and seemed to write off everything we tried to share.
" Sadly in the case of a real accident no carseat would save our babies due to the amount of force acting on them. Say a car is going 70mph, and comes to a sudden stop, the baby would get hurt first and not the carseats."
Again, I tried very hard to show you the difference. Instead you're getting your feelings hurt without appearing to absorb the message we've attempted to convey. That there is a huge difference between this:
and this:
"Well I believe that any kind of carseat is better than nothing and that was my purpose with this post in the first place. "