Dog Car Guard Pet Boot Barrier Universal Adjustable

My concern about this product related to the poor reviews I had read about the assembly instructions. The barely legible photocopied instruction sheet was indeed pretty poor but if you take a few minutes to look at the parts before diving in the assembly is pretty straightforward. I bought this guard for a medium sized labrador that would not stay in the boot and kept coming over the back seats. I guess most people buying the guard do so for this type of problem. Anyway I fitted the guard very snugly into the boot compartment of a Hyundai Tuscon knowing that our dog would put it to the test first time out. It did so and quite easily pushed the extendabe sides back towards the middle of the guard allowing it space to climb through onto the back seats. Second time around I simply applied some black duct tape so that the extending side were in a fixed position and would not move. With a few cable tie securing the guard to the vertical rods of the rear seat headrests it was securely fixed and the dog knows it and stays in the boot compartment. As far as I am concerned this does the trick, albeit with a little bit of DIY, and it is a good value purchase.

Well I tried a more expensive grid type dog car gate, and it not only didn’t fit, it was total rubbish. This ‘Dog Car Guard’ works a treat. And what a great price!It was fiddly putting it together, and there were no instructions, only assembly pictures down the side of the box. I discovered that the best way to fit it was…1.) Don’t fully assemble. First. Adjust sprung loaded uprights either side of the back of the car before putting on the cross bars! There are 4 rubber feet, look inside them. The top ones are square. The bottom ones are square too, but have four rubber lugs inside for the round end of the poles. As these uprights are sprung loaded, it makes so easy to remove the guard when not in use etc. So test the correct height of the uprights, adjust an inch or so extra (make sure they are a tight fit) before attaching the cross bars.2.) After you’ve adjusted the height of the uprights, then fully assemble. The four brackets have two different size holes in them for the two thicknesses of bars. A bit of a fiddle to put together.3.) Now you can put the guard in your car and adjust the width the cross bars, and then tighten all knobs.Hey presto... Fantastic

I needed a dog guard for my RAV4 to keep my Viszlar puppy in the boot, he was very determined to get into the main body of the car and did get past the mesh guard that was already there on every journey! This guard is not easy to assemble, not particularly strong but it does do what I want, I used cable ties to make it more secure. I am very happy with this product as it does what I want and the price is great. Rufus the Viszlar now stays in the boot - yay!

I was worried by a couple of the poor reviews but don't see what the problem is. The guard is adjustable height wise and the 2 horizontal bars have adjustable width (a bit like trombone slides) and are independent of each other allowing for the shape of the vehicle. The instructions on the box are a bit vague but I've seen worse. Only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is the rubber pads on the bottom drop off when you remove it (the top ones stay securely in place. I ought for a jeep Cherokee so paying £20 instead of £150 was great. Would definitely purchase again.

Worked fine as a barrier until my lurcher made a determined effort. Because it is push together for adjustment she pushed and made spaces bigger until she managed to get through. She is a bit of an escape artist.

I was a bit hesitant with some of the mixed feedback, but I just wanted something inexpensive but sturdy and functional.It took me a little while to assemble it - not that hard but the instructions aren't great.Fitting it in the car I most definitely needed another pair of hands and couldn't have done it on my own.It stays put in the car and does exactly what I wanted it to do.Very easy to adjust to fit your car.

some people have said "its not very good" "its fiddly to install" or "just not man enough for big dogs"it is what it is its cheap and cheerful but it keeps my Staff safely in the back and the hairs and muddy paws off the seats,doesn't take a lot of working out to install and does what its supposed to do. I am happy with it

I havn't used the item yet but assembled it without too much trouble. However there is a problem. The rubber guards to fit onto the uprights are both of square internal section when two of them should be round. This means that they will not stay in place and I would like a air of round ones sent as soon as possible.