Fitzy, my 9 week old Entlebucher puppy,

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gave me a bit of a surprise this morning when he decided that sitting under the steering wheel was a good idea while I was waiting at a red light. :-o

As soon as I got home, i made this cheap puppy barrier to keep him in the back seat.

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I used two interlocking anti-fatigue mats and two bungee cords. The cords have carabiner ends so that they can't snap off and injure someone.
I clipped the carabiners to a metal loop under the seats and the other ends to the head rests.

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Cost?
The mats were leftovers from my trunk floor pad project (4 for $10).
- So $5.00 for this project. <from a local discount liquidator store>
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The 36" Keeper Carabiner Bungee Cords cost $10.00 each I think. I already had them for my bike carrier. <from Home Depot> Doesn't everybody have bungee cords in their Element?! :)
- So $20.00

Total cost : $25.00

Time to install: 2 -3 minutes, tops

Nice................but we want to see more of this puppy, I don't know anything about the breed - how about filling us in a little?

Nice................but we want to see more of this puppy, I don't know anything about the breed - how about filling us in a little?


Oh, lazy Orangee :-P http://www.entlebucher.org/

Looks good, SciJohn, but we really need to see more of the puppy!:)

Oh, lazy Orangee :-P


:lol:

Looks good, SciJohn, but we really need to see more of the puppy!:) Ditto!:)

Here's Fitzy at 2 weeks.
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You can also find out more about the breed at

www.nemda.org (http://www.nemda.org/)

There are still 3 brothers left from the litter if you are interested. :)

You can see his brothers here (http://www.myentle.com/services.html).

Toss out the homemade barrier and get a proper harness for the doggy. Without the harness the dog becomes a dangerous projectile in an evasive maneuver, braking, etc. This can either harm the dog or the passengers.

Get your puppy used to the harness now and they will not have issues getting harnessed in when they are older. Much safer for them and you.

Point taken.
I needed something now - just to get him to the vet's office today.
He's going to grow up to 70 lbs in the first year.

Unless they make a harness for dogs in the 20 to 70 lbs range, I think it would be a better idea to get a small to medium kennel on Craigs list, pad it and put him in the "way back".

Toss out the homemade barrier and get a proper harness for the doggy. Without the harness the dog becomes a dangerous projectile in an evasive maneuver, braking, etc. This can either harm the dog or the passengers.

Get your puppy used to the harness now and they will not have issues getting harnessed in when they are older. Much safer for them and you.

What he said, really. :wink:

Cute pup by the way. :)


Honestly, do it now, then the 'harness' becomes a good thing - Pup gets to go ride if he wears it. It's all about positive reinforcement.

The video listed on this thread (http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48001&page=2) is scary!
Quite frankly, the crash dummy dog in the back seat harness didn't look like he fared much better than the one without it. They both went flying albeit the unharnessed one flew further.
I found out from my brief research that not all harnesses are created equal. (I kinda figured that.) Some of them can cause serious damage to the dog's trachea.
Based on this, I think I'll look into a way of securing Fitzy in the way back. (I prefer using the term "way back" over trunk. Either I will get a top or side loading travel kennel and pad it or figure out how to pad the way back and attach a good harness and leash to one of the D rings.