Has anyone come up with a good dog divider?

[FLYNAVY30]

We like to travel in the Suburban as much as possible, the problem is with my 1 year old in the rear facing car seat in the middle bench, he's perfectly positioned for my 16 month German Shepherd to assault him with excessive amounts of "love" via face lickings from the back of the truck.

Has anyone come up with a good solution to keep the pup safely in the back of the truck while traveling?

[Beach-Burban]

Originally Posted by FLYNAVY30

We like to travel in the Suburban as much as possible, the problem is with my 1 year old in the rear facing car seat in the middle bench, he's perfectly positioned for my 16 month German Shepherd to assault him with excessive amounts of "love" via face lickings from the back of the truck.

Has anyone come up with a good solution to keep the pup safely in the back of the truck while traveling?

Hey Greg...During my law enforcement days, our prisoner transport vans had pre-made heavy wire panels installed to keep the "Big Dogs" at bay, so you might want to look at that industry for some ideas? As I recall, that stuff wasn't cheap (the maker was either Ranger or Pro-master???) but there might be less industrial products out there that could also be less expensive?

Woody

[FLYNAVY30]

Thanks Woody. Theres definitely a few different materials that would work to build a custom partition from, I'm curious if anyone has found something a little more "off the shelf" that worked well. I'm guessing not but figured Id poll the audience.

[BAD1916]

Could you replace one of the carriage bolts holding the rear plywood down with an eyebolt and secure a rope to that to keep him from getting to the seat? This would probably be easier and more visually appealing unless you are wanting a full divider.

[FLYNAVY30]

Originally Posted by BAD1916

Could you replace one of the carriage bolts holding the rear plywood down with an eyebolt and secure a rope to that to keep him from getting to the seat? This would probably be easier and more visually appealing unless you are wanting a full divider.

That would probably work, but Id prefer a full divider. The other option is to put his crate back there, but thats a pain every time you want to move something else besides the dog.

[Beach-Burban]

Originally Posted by FLYNAVY30

Thanks Woody. Theres definitely a few different materials that would work to build a custom partition from, I'm curious if anyone has found something a little more "off the shelf" that worked well. I'm guessing not but figured Id poll the audience.

Okay...now I get it, Greg...something someone else has already used. The item I suggested is way too expensive (nearly $400)...but it is actually quite simple in design. If you had a source for some inexpensive, but sturdy mesh (Gorilla wire???) you could probably bend one similar to the Pro Master City Mesh Partition. Here's a picture I found online...not that I'm pushing their product...just for showing how basic it is. Good luck with the search!

Woody

[DPowers]

Cargo net thats anchored at four corners?

[FLYNAVY30]

Originally Posted by DPowers

Cargo net thats anchored at four corners?

I had looked at those as they make them for the 4Runner too.....everyone with Shepherds, Mals, and Labs all said that the creative ones will find their way though the sides over time.

[HO455]

I've seen used ones come up at city auctions occasionally. Ex-police & fire units.

[CG]

Maybe you can make something like this work?

Travall Divider: the must-have car accessory for...

[FLYNAVY30]

Yes, the Travel Guard is kind of the direction I was looking to go.



This is what I'm using in my wife's daily driver 4Runner and it works really well...ignore the side pieces (this isn't a pic of our truck). It mounts under the head rests and uses the bolts on the side where the factory hooks go.

Something simple and form fitting like this would be ideal but might not be doable in the Suburban because of the lack of an upper mounting location.

[BAD1916]

Originally Posted by FLYNAVY30

Yes, the Travel Guard is kind of the direction I was looking to go.



This is what I'm using in my wife's daily driver 4Runner and it works really well...ignore the side pieces (this isn't a pic of our truck). It mounts under the head rests and uses the bolts on the side where the factory hooks go.

Something simple and form fitting like this would be ideal but might not be doable in the Suburban because of the lack of an upper mounting location.

Aren’t there provisions for shoulder belts behind the middle seat that you could anchor to? Mine has plugs but I assumed they are threaded?

[HO455]

It depends on the year. At some point between 67 & 72 GM started installing them. My 67 doesn't have them and I wish I had had the foresight to install them before I installed my headliner.

[BAD1916]

Gotcha. My 71 does. After replying I had to check of those plugs covered threaded holes or not when I got home.

[FLYNAVY30]

Yes, mine does as well....I'm currently running the 3 point belts both front and rear. I could probably use those to mount the divider as well.

[CG]

Or if your dog is crate trained you could always put the crate in back and lock it down good. Less chance of fido getting hurt in case of an accident.

[FLYNAVY30]

Yup, he's crate trained. The problem is I often use the truck for hauling other stuff when I don't have the dog with me and removing and reinstalling the crate is a pain. The crate also rattles something awful while driving.