DIY Dog Guard

[Transplant]

Let’s just accept that my dog is spoiled rotten. And if I don’t do something to prevent it, when I put her in the back seat she will have climbed into the drivers seat before I can even get to the door. I had used a similar diy guard on my old Mazda 3 to keep her in the back so I modified that one to fit the Maverick and to work with the seat protector I got off Amazon. Pics are attached to show how I made this guard, it’s all 1/2” pvc pipe. To mount it I drilled holes in short sections of pipe as shown to fit inside the outer headrest supports. These small pieces of pvc will stay in the truck permanently, and the guard has tee pieces lined up to where the headrest pieces are. So the guard will stay in the back of the truck until I need it, and just press fits into the small pieces of pvc pipe on the headrests when I’m taking the dog out. We did a quick run and she stayed put and seemed comfortable sitting in the back so it looks like this should all work really well for her for road trips in the future. Once I know for sure it’s good and she isn’t going to try sneaking through it I’ll throw a coat of grey paint on it to match the interior to make it look a little less diy.

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[Snax]

Nice work!

 

[Angry Hippo]

I think it would look really good with paint. Nice job.

 

[rclee]

She looks really sad though.

Nice DIY.

 

[wastefulnot2]

Good idea, my ole lady's lap rat is too small for those holes though. I'll have to come up with something more suitable for the little bastard if he is ever fortunate enough to ride in my truck.

 

[landscpdesgnr]

I can't more highly recommend seatbelts for dogs! I was once at my vets office w my then elderly furgirls when the vet had to leave suddenly b/c he got a call that one of their other dog patients were gravely hurt inside a car involved in a small accident. The dog wasn't secured and was hurt by the small force and the interior of the car.

The rugged & padded, harness types are most safe vs attaching to their collar where their neck can snap. We have a short leash, like 1' that is attached to one of the pins on the back headrest and hooks onto the dogs harnesses. Having the dogs secured also eliminates the possibility of them escaping a car accident if someone opens a door.

 

[Meintc]

Let’s just accept that my dog is spoiled rotten. And if I don’t do something to prevent it, when I put her in the back seat she will have climbed into the drivers seat before I can even get to the door. I had used a similar diy guard on my old Mazda 3 to keep her in the back so I modified that one to fit the Maverick and to work with the seat protector I got off Amazon. Pics are attached to show how I made this guard, it’s all 1/2” pvc pipe. To mount it I drilled holes in short sections of pipe as shown to fit inside the outer headrest supports. These small pieces of pvc will stay in the truck permanently, and the guard has tee pieces lined up to where the headrest pieces are. So the guard will stay in the back of the truck until I need it, and just press fits into the small pieces of pvc pipe on the headrests when I’m taking the dog out. We did a quick run and she stayed put and seemed comfortable sitting in the back so it looks like this should all work really well for her for road trips in the future. Once I know for sure it’s good and she isn’t going to try sneaking through it I’ll throw a coat of grey paint on it to match the interior to make it look a little less diy.

Very cool.

 

[Transplant]

She looks really sad though.

Nice DIY.

She wasn’t happy with the trial run, she’s never happy on car rides. We’ve been travelling with her since she was a puppy and she’s always happy as can be when we get places… but there’s no joy for her with the travelling unfortunately.

 

[projectvortex]

Let’s just accept that my dog is spoiled rotten. And if I don’t do something to prevent it, when I put her in the back seat she will have climbed into the drivers seat before I can even get to the door. I had used a similar diy guard on my old Mazda 3 to keep her in the back so I modified that one to fit the Maverick and to work with the seat protector I got off Amazon. Pics are attached to show how I made this guard, it’s all 1/2” pvc pipe. To mount it I drilled holes in short sections of pipe as shown to fit inside the outer headrest supports. These small pieces of pvc will stay in the truck permanently, and the guard has tee pieces lined up to where the headrest pieces are. So the guard will stay in the back of the truck until I need it, and just press fits into the small pieces of pvc pipe on the headrests when I’m taking the dog out. We did a quick run and she stayed put and seemed comfortable sitting in the back so it looks like this should all work really well for her for road trips in the future. Once I know for sure it’s good and she isn’t going to try sneaking through it I’ll throw a coat of grey paint on it to match the interior to make it look a little less diy.

Can’t get past that dog. Looks like our Oatmeal that we left us in 2014. Great job otherwise!

 

[KimTexas]

Good job! I may try to fabricate something like this for my Hybrid.

 

[KKL]

I can't more highly recommend seatbelts for dogs! I was once at my vets office w my then elderly furgirls when the vet had to leave suddenly b/c he got a call that one of their other dog patients were gravely hurt inside a car involved in a small accident. The dog wasn't secured and was hurt by the small force and the interior of the car.

The rugged & padded, harness types are most safe vs attaching to their collar where their neck can snap. We have a short leash, like 1' that is attached to one of the pins on the back headrest and hooks onto the dogs harnesses. Having the dogs secured also eliminates the possibility of them escaping a car accident if someone opens a door.

ABSOLUTELY!

 

[RONR11]

Let’s just accept that my dog is spoiled rotten. And if I don’t do something to prevent it, when I put her in the back seat she will have climbed into the drivers seat before I can even get to the door. I had used a similar diy guard on my old Mazda 3 to keep her in the back so I modified that one to fit the Maverick and to work with the seat protector I got off Amazon. Pics are attached to show how I made this guard, it’s all 1/2” pvc pipe. To mount it I drilled holes in short sections of pipe as shown to fit inside the outer headrest supports. These small pieces of pvc will stay in the truck permanently, and the guard has tee pieces lined up to where the headrest pieces are. So the guard will stay in the back of the truck until I need it, and just press fits into the small pieces of pvc pipe on the headrests when I’m taking the dog out. We did a quick run and she stayed put and seemed comfortable sitting in the back so it looks like this should all work really well for her for road trips in the future. Once I know for sure it’s good and she isn’t going to try sneaking through it I’ll throw a coat of grey paint on it to match the interior to make it look a little less diy.

That’s a good idea, thanks for sharing

 

[Aherpa]

Let’s just accept that my dog is spoiled rotten. And if I don’t do something to prevent it, when I put her in the back seat she will have climbed into the drivers seat before I can even get to the door. I had used a similar diy guard on my old Mazda 3 to keep her in the back so I modified that one to fit the Maverick and to work with the seat protector I got off Amazon. Pics are attached to show how I made this guard, it’s all 1/2” pvc pipe. To mount it I drilled holes in short sections of pipe as shown to fit inside the outer headrest supports. These small pieces of pvc will stay in the truck permanently, and the guard has tee pieces lined up to where the headrest pieces are. So the guard will stay in the back of the truck until I need it, and just press fits into the small pieces of pvc pipe on the headrests when I’m taking the dog out. We did a quick run and she stayed put and seemed comfortable sitting in the back so it looks like this should all work really well for her for road trips in the future. Once I know for sure it’s good and she isn’t going to try sneaking through it I’ll throw a coat of grey paint on it to match the interior to make it look a little less diy.

So, what are you in for?

 

[Transplant]

So, what are you in for?

Begging. Definitely begging.

 

[landscpdesgnr]

For many yrs I had a high strung crazy Airedale mix, she used to have a harness that the seatbelt went thru. She HATED being restrained like that and would pretend to look out the passenger window but she had her teeth on the seatbelt silently chewing it up! She would have tried chewing the pvc bars on that restraint she was quite the cuss!

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