Top 3 Reasons to Buckle Up Your Pet #BeSleepypodSafe

Whether you are driving across town or across the country with your pet, it’s important to ensure their safety as well as your own. It’s why every car ride with Oz begins with buckling him up using his Sleepypod Clickit Sport harness.

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With all the talk about pet safety and all the product options for securing a pet in a vehicle, it is surprising to us when we still see drivers holding their pets on their lap or letting their pet wander unrestrained in the car. We believe if you are putting your child in a car safety restraint and buckling your own seat belt, than you should be just as concerned for the safety of your pet while driving.

What Can Happen to an Unrestrained Pet in a Vehicle

Top 3 Reasons to Buckle Up Your Pet

1. The Dangers of an Airbag

Whether you let your pet have the front seat or let him sit in your passenger’s lap, in the event of an accident and airbag deployment, your pet is at risk. The force of the airbag’s deployment can severely injure and even kill your pet. Just like children, pets should be in the back seat of the vehicle.

2. Your Pet as a Projectile

When unrestrained, even a 10-pound pet can become a dangerous projectile within the vehicle, generating 500 pounds of force in a 50-mph crash. Imagine the injuries to your pet at that amount of force! If your pet becomes a projectile, it can also cause serious injury to you or others in your car.

3. Preoccupied by Your Pet

Did you know an unrestrained pet in the vehicle is just as distracting as texting while driving? AAA has found that distracting events while driving, like reaching back to check on your pet, include “latency” - meaning the distraction can negatively affect full driving engagement for an average 27 seconds after the distraction. A lot can happen on the road in 27 seconds.

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Why We Choose Sleepypod

Creating safe pet products is a responsibility that Sleepypod does not take lightly. They utilize laboratory testing and real-life auto accident research to create products that customers can confidently use to keep their pets safe.

We feel confident putting Oz in the Clickit Sport harness knowing that Sleepypod has put the harness through rigorous safety tests including a static material tensile test and dynamic crash testing. All of Sleepypod’s products go through their Safety Test Program where all tests are performed at the standard set for child safety restraints at accredited testing and research locations.

This month Oz the Terrier is happy to partner with Sleepypod to offer all of our U.S. dog and cat owner readers, age 18 and older, a chance to win their choice of either Sleepypod Clickit Sport Harness (dog) or Sleepypod Carrier (cat & small dogs) in our giveaway. 

Winner will also receive a Sleepypod Yummy Bowl Travel Bowl.

Entry-Form

There is no purchase necessary to enter. This contest is void where prohibited by law. Winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize or forfeit and another winner will be chosen.