Backseat Barrier

i have a 100 lb lab mix who likes to play co-pilot while i drive and cuddle. he likes standing between my seats which is dangerous for me and him and we've bumped heads too many times, so i've been shopping for a barrier. i have a 4 door sedan and therefore i cannot install one of those big metal barriers (which are very unattractive). my only complaint is the installation. it was a pain and difficult to understand and i'm not sure if it's installed correctly. instead of hooks for the bottom straps they should have just provided straps you could wrap around the bottom of your seat. other then that, it's not as tall as i had expected/hoped. my dog sits tall and can still rest his head on my shoulder while i drive, but at least he's contained to the back seat.

Once the barrier was installed, my dog respects the boundary and now sits nicely without trying to come between the front seats. However, it was a bit difficult to install. First problem was understanding what straps went where. Second problem was the upper net barrier. It came zipped on but it is not possible to get the bars in with that section in place. When I unzipped it, inserted the bars and tried to zip it back on which was very difficult, the zipper pull came off. Wanting the barrier and not wanting to send it back and wait for a replacement, I went to the hardware store and we solved the broken zipper problem by taping it together (both sides) with black Gorilla tape. So far that is working fine. But I couldn't find a place to hook the bottom straps under the seat. Since I had a car service appointment the next day, I asked them to see what they could do and they did find a place to hook it. The car is a Pontiac Vibe, a small crossover vehicle. My dog is a large Shep... Read more

This backseat barrier kept my dogs from coming up front for about one hour, until they figured out that they could just easily jump right over the top of it. This might work for a very little dog, or a car with an extremely low ceiling, or a dog that doesn't have much desire to make its way into the front seat, but I'm not sure why you would need this in the first place if your dog wasn't constantly trying to jump into the front while you are driving. I thought this was going to be the answer to all of my dog transporting problems, but it is just a waste of money.

I bought this barrier because our dog is very excitable when in the car. If left to her own accord, she would be jumping to and from the backseat to the front - which is dangerous for me as the driver. So, I saw this barrier and I thought it looked like the best one out there. I had seen all these different harnesses, but I knew Pralines wouldn't like being forced to sit still for that long. First off - one of the reasons the barrier is getting four stars. It's a little difficult to put together. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it certainly took some time for my husband and I to attach it to the seats. For the first month or two, it worked like a champ, but then our dog got a little sneaky and was able to jump over the barrier. After you see the barrier installed, you realize that's not an easy thing to do. But our dog has a lot of energy and jumped right in the front seat with us. I don't blame the barrier at all - it really does do what it's supposed to. And for ... Read more