Brycie
12-02-2012, 01:30 AM
Hi all,
I just picked up our new (1year old) boxer dog earlier today :D & she was really well behaved in the back seat while the wife was in there with her. I'd like to know though if there are any barriers available for the saloons that stop her getting in the front on occasions when Mrs B isn't there.
Does anyone have any knowledge on this subject? I've seen that there are seat belt restraints available which seem to plug into the seat belt socket, but these all appear to have harnesses around the dog's chest & I've been advised against these harnesses for boxer dogs that are still growing - something to do with a combination of the harness restricting their chest and their short snouts not being a good idea as the two together create respiration problems.
If I'd known a year ago that I'd be getting a dog any time soon, I'd have gone for the Avant. However unfortunately I didn't & I'm now looking for advice from any dog/saloon owners.
P.s, she's pretty powerful so I need something robust.
P.p.s If any of you have experience of training boxers, I have a few questions on training them to walk beside me rather than pull me along. If not, obedience classes it is.
Thanks,
Paul.
I just picked up our new (1year old) boxer dog earlier today :D & she was really well behaved in the back seat while the wife was in there with her. I'd like to know though if there are any barriers available for the saloons that stop her getting in the front on occasions when Mrs B isn't there.
Does anyone have any knowledge on this subject? I've seen that there are seat belt restraints available which seem to plug into the seat belt socket, but these all appear to have harnesses around the dog's chest & I've been advised against these harnesses for boxer dogs that are still growing - something to do with a combination of the harness restricting their chest and their short snouts not being a good idea as the two together create respiration problems.
If I'd known a year ago that I'd be getting a dog any time soon, I'd have gone for the Avant. However unfortunately I didn't & I'm now looking for advice from any dog/saloon owners.
P.s, she's pretty powerful so I need something robust.
P.p.s If any of you have experience of training boxers, I have a few questions on training them to walk beside me rather than pull me along. If not, obedience classes it is.
Thanks,
Paul.