Dog car seats?

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We're going on a 10+ hour car trip in December and want to get car seats for the chis... normally on short car trips we use Sherpa bags for them, but we don't want them to be stuck inside carriers for such a long ride.

I think we're going to go with this one (2 of them, obviously... and not necessarily from this particular website), but I honestly know nothing about carseats for dogs...

http://www.petstreetmall.com/Standard-Booster-Seat/6219/2318/

Rylie weighs about 4lbs... Chloe is 5.5lbs. I'm guessing that they'd be hooked into their carseats through their harnesses.

Does anyone have any opinions/ideas on what kind of carseat to get?

Thanks!

ETA: We'd like to keep it around/under $50 a seat.
 

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Only real negative thing I ever heard about those type of car seats is make sure the harness is enough so they can not bail out as that would cause a serious distraction to your driving. This would also give some protection if you had to stop suddenly and quickly.
 

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Thanks! I've always been a big fan of Puppia harnesses. We have the over the neck ones now, but Rylie doesn't like anything going over her head. We have a homemade harness for her and it's on it's way out... so it's a good time to get them both new ones.
 

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What I like the most about that harness is that it seems that it would hold the torso of the body better.
 
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Do you order from the New york dog shop Jessie?

that place is my favorite place on earth... it is amazing! Its a few blocks from my place... I love taking Armani in there... at the end of the season they always have great stuff on sale and they are great about letting you try stuff on.

He just got the new houndstooth luxury puppia harness in brown and creme from there last weekend.
 

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Do you order from the New york dog shop Jessie?

that place is my favorite place on earth... it is amazing! Its a few blocks from my place... I love taking Armani in there... at the end of the season they always have great stuff on sale and they are great about letting you try stuff on.

He just got the new houndstooth luxury puppia harness in brown and creme from there last weekend.
Yep :D

I'm trying to figure out what harnesses I want to get them... Rylie for sure needs a vest, and it doesn't matter for Chloe.
 

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I think a good 'ole crate works just as well ;)
They each have their own metal 22 inch crate and they would have to sit on top of the backseat without being strapped in. I have a Mazda 6 so it's not like I have the back of an SUV to put crates in.
 

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i prefer snoozer brand seats, i dont like the suspended ones because ive seen the webbing snap and stitching come undone real easy.
the snoozers are expensive but its realy easy to mkae something similar.

option 1:
take 2 milk crates, one goes upside down and one goes ontop right way up, zip tie togehter.
using heavy duty cutters or a small saw cut holes in each side so you can slip the cars seatbelt through the back of the seat and clip it in.
add a foam pad or bed and pretty-fy with a sheet tucked in as a slip cover almost. a deacent coupler wrapped around the seatbelt and clipped to a wide chested harness (ie puppia or road hound)

you can also use those cube shelving units to make a custom sized one (i made mine this way because i wanted a seat big enough for my 2 to have plenty of room while still fit on my front seat (airbag has been disabled!) this is a HEAVY unit though and not for someone who wants somthing that can easily be stored in the trunk of a car lol, though im sure with some creativity there would be a way of doing it to make it collapsable lol)
take each peice, figure out how long you want it and cable tie together the bottom, mine is 1 1/2 cube peices long (about 15 inches) then attatch the sides, again with zip ties, you want the bottom to sit INSIDE the sides so theres a wall around the seat, and remmeber youll be adding a layer of foam (your choice of thickness) so keep that in mind when your placing it on the sides.
once its tied together itll look funky but dont worry...
now as with the milk crates, metal snip to make holes for the seatbelt, the seatbelt holds the entire thign in place in a sudden stop.

now add a peice of thick card and a foam pad in the bottom, i had extra foam so added it to the entire inside seat including front and side walls but the wall padding of it can be acomplished with batting...spray glue (or more cable ties) will keep it in place. drape with a sheet (or if your sewing savvy make a cover for it) t gets seatbelted in, a heavy dty couple clips around the seatbelt and TaDa...

yes it sounds difficult, thats why i included pictures...
but oce you get the idea of what your building, its realy easy...(and kinda fun putting the peices together lol)


(the open part where the foam hits the pack is where i cut out the hole for the seatbelt to fit through, a matching hole is on the other side)


(i covered the whole thing in batting for a finnished more plush look when covered, its not a must.)


(dodger trying ti out)



the finnished product in the car, the cover is removable and the whoel thing cost under $30.00 to make cause i used $1.00 per yard fabrics and got a peice of damaged foam for cheap!
 

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i prefer snoozer brand seats, i dont like the suspended ones because ive seen the webbing snap and stitching come undone real easy.
the snoozers are expensive but its realy easy to mkae something similar.

option 1:
take 2 milk crates, one goes upside down and one goes ontop right way up, zip tie togehter.
using heavy duty cutters or a small saw cut holes in each side so you can slip the cars seatbelt through the back of the seat and clip it in.
add a foam pad or bed and pretty-fy with a sheet tucked in as a slip cover almost. a deacent coupler wrapped around the seatbelt and clipped to a wide chested harness (ie puppia or road hound)

you can also use those cube shelving units to make a custom sized one (i made mine this way because i wanted a seat big enough for my 2 to have plenty of room while still fit on my front seat (airbag has been disabled!) this is a HEAVY unit though and not for someone who wants somthing that can easily be stored in the trunk of a car lol, though im sure with some creativity there would be a way of doing it to make it collapsable lol)
take each peice, figure out how long you want it and cable tie together the bottom, mine is 1 1/2 cube peices long (about 15 inches) then attatch the sides, again with zip ties, you want the bottom to sit INSIDE the sides so theres a wall around the seat, and remmeber youll be adding a layer of foam (your choice of thickness) so keep that in mind when your placing it on the sides.
once its tied together itll look funky but dont worry...
now as with the milk crates, metal snip to make holes for the seatbelt, the seatbelt holds the entire thign in place in a sudden stop.

now add a peice of thick card and a foam pad in the bottom, i had extra foam so added it to the entire inside seat including front and side walls but the wall padding of it can be acomplished with batting...spray glue (or more cable ties) will keep it in place. drape with a sheet (or if your sewing savvy make a cover for it) t gets seatbelted in, a heavy dty couple clips around the seatbelt and TaDa...

yes it sounds difficult, thats why i included pictures...
but oce you get the idea of what your building, its realy easy...(and kinda fun putting the peices together lol)


(the open part where the foam hits the pack is where i cut out the hole for the seatbelt to fit through, a matching hole is on the other side)


(i covered the whole thing in batting for a finnished more plush look when covered, its not a must.)


(dodger trying ti out)



the finnished product in the car, the cover is removable and the whoel thing cost under $30.00 to make cause i used $1.00 per yard fabrics and got a peice of damaged foam for cheap!
Thats pretty cool looking AND there is storage under it too.
 

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I have a booster car seat very similar to that for my 5lb Chi, but not too fond of it because it's suspended/hung in the "air" and not as stable as I'd like it to be.

If I were to buy one again, it would be one that extends and rests on the seat.

Example:
 

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