Welcome to CanineAuto.com - the Dog Travel Superstore!™

Canine Auto Restraint Equipment (C.A.R.E.) was started in 1998 by a couple who lost their dog in a vehicle related accident that could have been prevented by using a dog seat belt restraint. Motivated by this and several other tragic but preventable accidents involving the loss of dog and human lives, C.A.R.E began promoting these potentially life-saving devices.

Questions and comments from our customers led to the expansion of our product line to include a huge variety of innovative dog travel gear, and the development of new and improved dog seat belt, SUV, and truck restraint products manufactured by C.A.R.E.'s affiliate company, Champion Canine Designs (named after the brother of the dog Winter who died in the accident). Why restrain your dog? There are more reasons then you may think...

We choose our products to provide you and your dog with the best quality, function, and value. Our goal is also to make automotive travel safer for dogs (and humans!) by advertising to increase awareness of dog safety and driver distraction issues.

In 2002 Toyota Motor Corp. took a major step promoting safer driving with dogs by offering our CHAMPION Canine Seat Belt System & Truck Restraint in their accessory catalog. Order from C.A.R.E. and you will help us grow and continue to actively promote dog travel safety, hopefully reducing preventable accidents and saving lives.

Prevent driver distraction. This is the most important reason because it affects not just your vehicle's occupants, but potentially many others. Pets and loose objects are the 3rd worst in-car distraction according to a recent AAA study! They were considered worse then cell phone usage (#6), eating & drinking (#5) and adjusting climate controls (#4) (#1 is radio or CD player, #2 is children or others in car - Source: Extra Magazine telecast 8-20-01). During 2000 in the US more then 1.5 million accidents were caused by distracted driving! (Source: NBC Dateline telecast 6-19-01).

Protect your dog. Your dog deserves the same protection as you and your family... In a 30 mph. collision occupants of the vehicle can exert a force 20 times that of their body weight! Seat belts and harnesses protect by absorbing some of this force and distributing the load evenly across the stronger areas of the body, protecting the head, neck, and body from injury. A dog restraint that reduces this potential impact force can make the difference between life and death, and help prevent serious injury. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that:

• seat belts are the "most effective means of reducing fatalities and serious injuries when traffic crashes occur"
• "3/4 of occupants who are ejected from passenger cars are killed"
• inpatient hospital charges are on average $5,000 higher for non belted occupants

Protect yourself, your family, and other passengers in your vehicle. In an accident, a dog can be thrown with hundreds or even thousands of pounds of force into other occupants of the vehicle, easily causing life threatening injuries. A good restraint system can help minimize this danger.

Make it easier for rescue workers and EMTs to help in the event of an accident. A dog that has been in an accident is likely to be shocked, confused, injured, and protective. It does not understand what has happened and may attack people or rescue workers indiscriminately and without additional  provocation. Your dog may think that people who come to help you actually caused  the accident and are now coming to attack again!  Police officers have told us that they have shot dogs when in this situation.

Prevent runaways and daring escapes! Even well behaved dogs can have their moments of "distraction". Far from home or on vacation is the worst place to lose your dog. Dogs can also get injured or killed jumping from even a slow moving vehicle.

Convenience. It is easier to restrain your dog then to worry and guard against escape every time a window or door is opened! This also means you may be able to leave some windows open for ventilation.

Helps dogs that get carsick or fear driving. Some veterinarians recommend restraint systems to help stabilize a dog when braking, cornering, and accelerating. This gives them a feeling of security and may help them overcome nervousness and the fear of driving.

Restraints may be required by law. California and several counties and cities in other states now require all animals to be tethered in vehicles.

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ORDERING & SHIPPING INFO

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Free print catalog:

We offer free copies of our catalog by mail - a great way to browse our product and safety info at your leisure. But please note that in most cases this website has more photos and detailed information. If you have a product related question not answered by the website please call or email - see contact info above.
FREE CATALOG REQUEST FORM

C.A.R.E. welcomes your product and order inquiries. Please contact our company by phone or e-mail (see below).For detailed information on our ordering and shipping policies please visit our ordering info page. We also offer free copies of our print catalog, although please note that the website generallly has more photos and detailed product info. We also welcome your comments, dog stories and photos, and suggestions on improving our website, products, and customer service. We always appreciate receiving any technical, statistical, veterinary opinion or research information on dog automotive safety issues, as we are always researching this topic. Dealer/affiliate inquiries are also welcome - see below.

CONTACT OPTIONS:

e-mail - main: email@canineauto.com
e-mail - backorders: backorders@canineauto.com
e-mail - missing orders over 20 days old: missingorders@canineauto.com

e-mail - marketing related: marketing@canineauto.com
email - dealer info: email@champk-9.com (please visit www.champk-9.com for more info also)

phone: 303-280-3087

business hours (MT): 9:30 - 5:30 M-F, 12-4 S

mailing address (letters only - no returns):
C.A.R.E.
PMB 435, 420 E. 120TH AVE B-2
NORTHGLENN, CO 80233

warehouse address (return or exchange products):
C.A.R.E.
565 E 70TH AVE STE 4E
DENVER, CO 80229

Help promote C.A.R.E. & safer driving with dogs!

It's not just about protecting dogs - dog travel safety affects everyone on the road! Driver distraction is the cause of about 1/3 of all traffic accidents. Whether you own a dog or not, this issue could easily affect you and your family. And dog owners should know that there are quality dog seat belt products available that really work to provide, comfortable secure protection and significantly reduce the risk of injury or death if an accident does happen. Help us spread the word and increase public awareness!

Pet, veterinary, travel, & auto related businesses: We offer free brochures for your customers/guests featuring our "Why restrain your dog?" information and some of our products. Please fill out the form and we will send your brochures. Brochures are printed every few months, and sometimes we run out of stock. We will send them as they become available.

C.A.R.E. BROCHURE REQUEST FORM

If you would like to become a dealer of our Champion & Survivor Canine Seat Belt Systems, leashes, collars, and Truck Restraint please visit www.champk-9.com for more info and contact options:

Website owners, internet businesses, directories, etc: We offer link exchanges for select pet, travel, and automotive related businesses. We are working on an affiliate program where referring websites will earn a commission on each sale that results from their click through to our site. Please fill out the form and we will send you more info when the program becomes available.

C.A.R.E. LINK EXCHANGE/AFFILIATE PROGRAM
INFORMATION REQUEST FORM: