Help! Golf cart PET restraint

[jebartle]

Our newish fur ball (9# malti-poo)gave me a horrible scare, jumped out of yesteryear cart when he recognized he was home, must find restraint to keep him safe, suggestions. Convertible top up, there is a shelf but not sure if that would be a safe solution.

[villagetinker]

Go to local pet stores, they will have a suitable harness, and if you do not have seatbelts, get these installed, and connect to the harness. I think Florida just passed a law requiring all pets to be restrained on both car and golf carts.

[jebartle]

Go to local pet stores, they will have a suitable harness, and if you do not have seatbelts, get these installed, and connect to the harness. I think Florida just passed a law requiring all pets to be restrained on both car and golf carts.

Thanks tinker, scared me!

[tophcfa]

Google small dog car booster seat (they also work in golf carts). They sell booster seats that can either be attached to a seat belt or strapped around a seat. Some of the booster seats also come with a harness that secures the dog so he/she can’t get out of the booster seat. Not only do the seats work great, but the dog gets some elevation so it can see better and get more breeze in its face. Good luck

[metoo21]

Make sure you have an actual harness for the dog. Don't connect anything to their collar. Our dog has a Joyride harness but she doesn't ride in a golf cart..
Joyride Harness | Best Dog Walking Harness (https://joyrideharness.com)

[jebartle]

Google small dog car booster seat (they also work in golf carts). They sell booster seats that can either be attached to a seat belt or strapped around a seat. Some of the booster seats also come with a harness that secures the dog so he/she can’t get out of the booster seat. Not only do the seats work great, but the dog gets some elevation so it can see better and get more breeze in its face. Good luck

We removed seat belts (bad idea), not sure our cart has much room up front, but there is a shelf behind our seats that a booster seat might fit.

[jebartle]

Make sure you have an actual harness for the dog. Don't connect anything to their collar. Our dog has a Joyride harness but she doesn't ride in a golf cart..
Joyride Harness | Best Dog Walking Harness (https://joyrideharness.com)

Thank you, harness he has now is a Gooby. Fur-ball (Galaxy) loves cart rides but that last ride scared me.

[Cammilot]

We got our golf cart pet restraint from https://golfcartdog.com/

Very easy to use and install - no mods to your cart.

And I agree you need a good harness too

[sdeikenberry]

One idea might be train your dog to follow commands, and teach the dog to doing until you give the command...just sayin'

[Flipperette]

I got a booster seat from a pet store and it’s been fantastic. My baby gets some elevation to see better and he can be restrained in. I use it in the car and golf cart.

[Maker]

NEVER connect tether to the collar. Very bad things will happen if the dog jumps out.

[gail swanson]

[QUOTE=villagetinker;2232264]Go to local pet stores, they will have a suitable harness, and if you do not have seatbelts, get these installed, and connect to the harness. I think Florida just passed a law requiring all pets to be restrained on both car and golf carts.[/QUOTE Seat belt harnesses work great in car and in cart. Never a worry about my dog.

[hotrodgirl]

I use a Snoozer Car Seat for my pet. Attaches with your seat belt and has a tether that Attaches to your pets harness. Use in car or cart to keep them safe
snoozerpetproducts.com

[airstreamingypsy]

Go to local pet stores, they will have a suitable harness, and if you do not have seatbelts, get these installed, and connect to the harness. I think Florida just passed a law requiring all pets to be restrained on both car and golf carts.

Hi Tinker, I just perused all 200 new laws, I found where that law was proposed, but I can't find where it passed. I went to the trouble because I have a dog, and wanted to know.

[DrHitch]

We went to Walmart and bought a nylon folding dog crate. It has screens on all sides and a zippered end door. Then bought Bungie cords and hooked it onto golf cart (ok, best on a 4-seater). Our 16lb dog loves it and better than a harness.

Pretty sure there are many threads on this topic if you search the forum archives.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/members/drhitch-82033/albums/pics-for-posts/10219-dog-crate-golf-cart.jpg

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/members/drhitch-82033/albums/pics-for-posts/10220-walmart-dog-crate-serves-other-purposes-golf-cart.jpg

[Lpaul]

Our newish fur ball (9# malti-poo)gave me a horrible scare, jumped out of yesteryear cart when he recognized he was home, must find restraint to keep him safe, suggestions. Convertible top up, there is a shelf but not sure if that would be a safe solution.

Amazon has a adjustable leash that attaches to your seat belt.. works great

[Lisanp@aol.com]

I use a center console car seat for our 8lb dog in the car, but it's too big to squeeze between us in the cart. I just bought an inexpensive leash and wrapped it around the steel structure that supports the front seats to a short length so he can't jump off the seat and tether that leash to his harness and he sits (or sleeps) between us on the front seat. Safe - he can't jump out and if we stopped short he would be restrained from falling off the seat.

[villagetinker]

Hi Tinker, I just perused all 200 new laws, I found where that law was proposed, but I can't find where it passed. I went to the trouble because I have a dog, and wanted to know.

Thank you for checking, I must have mixed up the news article between proposed and passed.

[DonnaNi4os]

I have a car seat for mine. A car seat can be attached with a seat belt or bungee if necessary. My car seat has an adjustable leash that I attach to her harness. However secure that is , I still hold on to her collar just in case. If a car seat doesn’t work for yours there are short belts that click right into the piece your seat belt attaches to. That would keep your dog secure although not as comfy.

[Will VDS]

Here's what I do: Keep a second leash wrapped around the seat and click it onto your dog's regular leash.

[tophcfa]

Here's what I do: Keep a second leash wrapped around the seat and click it onto your dog's regular leash.

Be very careful, that regular leash can fall off the edge of the cart and tangle into the turning wheel and pull the dog from the cart. Best to clip the dog directly into a harness and leave the leash in the cart’s storage basket.

[kendi]

Our newish fur ball (9# malti-poo)gave me a horrible scare, jumped out of yesteryear cart when he recognized he was home, must find restraint to keep him safe, suggestions. Convertible top up, there is a shelf but not sure if that would be a safe solution.

They make special car harnesses for pets. But we just tied our dogs leash to the golf cart. The leash was hooked to her regular harness that we used for walks. The specially made ones are pretty restrictive for a dog. And maybe hot too.

[Buckeye Bill]

We got one at Spar

[jebartle]

I use a center console car seat for our 8lb dog in the car, but it's too big to squeeze between us in the cart. I just bought an inexpensive leash and wrapped it around the steel structure that supports the front seats to a short length so he can't jump off the seat and tether that leash to his harness and he sits (or sleeps) between us on the front seat. Safe - he can't jump out and if we stopped short he would be restrained from falling off the seat.

This sounds like the answer to our fur ball,
our front seat doesn't have room for seat, maybe shelf behind us but not sure that would be safe.

[jebartle]

I have a car seat for mine. A car seat can be attached with a seat belt or bungee if necessary. My car seat has an adjustable leash that I attach to her harness. However secure that is , I still hold on to her collar just in case. If a car seat doesn’t work for yours there are short belts that click right into the piece your seat belt attaches to. That would keep your dog secure although not as comfy.

No seat belt, many suggest this, maybe put seat belt back in cart, hmmmm!

[jebartle]

These pics show suggestion with two different restraints, think shorter one will be best, as you can see the shelf behind seat, has no way to attach securely, I think the shorter leash will definitely restrain, at least safer, the back of seat cannot be moved, so had to attach to bottom seat, yipsters!

[omimom]

This is a homemade dog carrier for a bicycle but would work in a golf cart too. Was thinking I would like to do this for my dog on my recumbent trike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrnVv0yhdvk

[MandoMan]

Google small dog car booster seat (they also work in golf carts). They sell booster seats that can either be attached to a seat belt or strapped around a seat. Some of the booster seats also come with a harness that secures the dog so he/she can’t get out of the booster seat. Not only do the seats work great, but the dog gets some elevation so it can see better and get more breeze in its face. Good luck

True. I’ve used this one. My 12 lb dog loved it and never tried to jump out.
https://www.amazon.com/Devoted-Doggy-Construction-Booster-Storage/dp/B00XTN4FV0/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=RQ0TS7J0TB6U&keywords=Dog+basket+for+car&qid=1688730555&sprefix=dog+basket+for+car%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

[jebartle]

Thanks everyone, great ideas