Best Dog Car Seats & Safety

The Sleepypod Clickit Sport is the only dog harness that passes the same crash tests as children's car seats, and that single fact makes the $75 price tag irrelevant if you care about your dog's safety. The three-point connection distributes forces across the chest rather than the neck, and independent testing by the Center for Pet Safety confirms it actually works — unlike the dozens of 'crash-tested' harnesses that aren't. This is the only car harness we recommend without caveats.

The Kurgo Skybox turns car rides from a stressful mystery for small dogs into an exciting window-view adventure, and the internal steel frame keeps the booster from collapsing when they shift around. It's not crash-tested — no booster seat is — so pair it with a proper harness tethered to the built-in clip. For daily driving comfort, though, it's the booster seat that actually stays put.

For SUV owners, the PetSafe barrier is the simplest solution to the 'dog climbing into the front seat at 65 mph' problem. The tension-mount system installs in minutes without tools or drilling, and the wire mesh is strong enough to contain dogs that test boundaries. Check your vehicle's headrest-to-headrest width before ordering, because returns on this one are usually a fitment issue, not a quality issue.