Dog hair and car seats!

bestpud

I'm trying to work out the best (and cheapest) way of protecting my car seats from dog hair and I'm going round in circles!

I have a Ford KA so very small and my dog sits in the back with his harness on so I need access to the seat belt.

That's ok but the problems start when I need to transport anyone else in the car - most people don't appreciate being covered in dog hair!

What I need is a cover that I can take out (dog hair and all), give it a shake and stick it in the boot when I am carrying passengers.

I like the look of the hammock type covers except it is a three door car and may be a pain getting him strapped in from the front? Also I have no rear head rests and they all seem to use those...? I'd also need one with access to the seat belts.

I think I may just go for two fleece blankets, one on the seat part and one on the back part of the rear seat... Does that seem the best option? What do you all do?

Any thoughts appreciated.

lisawood78

I gave up on seat covers a long while ago, if my girls are riding in the car as opposed to the boot then my only solution is a blanket on the seat, which of course gets dislodged as soon as they move anywhere, then a frantic hoover when we've finished whatever we were doing with them in the car! They are very big though, I figure your dog can't be massive if it fits in a Ka?
I think blankets might be your best bet, tuck them in down the sides etc, maybe trap the back one under the parcel shelf if you don't have headrests. Don't do what my ex used to do, and insist the dog went went in a bag if she ever went in his car, hmmm that is why he's a long gone ex!! http://www.dogsandco.com/drybags.html This was just to stop any hair ever at all getting in his car, nothing to do with the dog being wet or dirty.
Hope you find something suitable

Mupette

I use an old single duvet of DS's, but admit i had to vacum the car yesterday as i'm taking passengers today and appreciate they may not want dog hair on them

bestpud

Thanks.

He's a Jack Russell and a small one at that so doesn't take up much room - he does travel in the car a lot though and I'm sure he should be bald at the moment as he's losing hair by the handful! I could literally hoover the car every time he gets in there.

I did have a duvet in there but found it too thick to tuck in and it got in the way of the seat belt clips.

I also tried his bed but that didn't seem to contain the hair very well.

Tucking the blanket under the parcel tray may work if it was just a fleece one - I hadn't thought of that.

lisawood - he'd soon be my ex too! Although they look a good option for when he has been on the beach as it's only a short trip back to the caravan but he is always plastered in wet sand and it gets everywhere.

Do they do one for children too... :cool:

lisawood78

Oh yes, a great option if the dog was dirty/wet/muddy, but he insisted, even if the dog was freshly bathed (small short haired) and groomed.
In the boot, in a bag, like a small piece of unhappy luggage.
I'd like to get my current dogs and put them in his car now, after a day on the beach, mwahahahahah.
Hope the blankets work out.

dazb75

I searched for ages until I found one that was suitable.

This one:

http://www.1st-harrison.com/shop2/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=124

I made from a heavy duty mateial and is ideal.

bestpud

dazb75 wrote: »

I searched for ages until I found one that was suitable.

This one:

http://www.1st-harrison.com/shop2/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=124

I made from a heavy duty mateial and is ideal.

Thanks for the link.

Would it work without rear headrests, do you think?

AJ__2-2

I've found "proper" seat covers to be pretty useless. Two "normal" blankets, one hung over the back of the seat and the other on the actual seat do a much better job.

hethmar

We had one like that waterproof harrisons - you can get them in any car accessory store BUT they get very mucky, covered in mud and hair and unless you are a very tidy person and clean it all the time, it ends up looking worse than the naked seats!

Get a bigger hatchback car with rear seats that can slide forward and then he can all the space he needs in the boot area.

bestpud

hethmar wrote: »

We had one like that waterproof harrisons - you can get them in any car accessory store BUT they get very mucky, covered in mud and hair and unless you are a very tidy person and clean it all the time, it ends up looking worse than the naked seats!

Get a bigger hatchback car with rear seats that can slide forward and then he can all the space he needs in the boot area.

Lol ok, I'll pop out and buy a bigger car this afternoon! :eek:

I have thought about a dog guard as he doesn't need much space but the universal type ones tend to be a bit rubbish from memory and I can't afford a custom fit one.

missmontana

I was gonna suggest a fitted double sheet? I sometimes use them on my sofas as they don't slip off so easily. Or a mattress protector? they're not that thick. And a towel for him to sit on if he gets wet!