What is a Dog Guard

What is a dog guard? If you are not sure what a dog guard is here is some information for you. First of all, keep in mind that a dog guard can be called differently in different countries. In various countries it is also called pet barrier or dog barrier, but it's not the same as guard dog! So make sure you know that when you preform your search.

A dog guard is a special vehicle specific accessory installed into a car to provide safety when carrying a dog or any other pet in the rear section of a vehicle (boot of the car). There are a few other terms that people refer to when talking about dog guards that we haven't told you about before: dog guard, mesh partition, load separator, pet barrier, and mesh grille.

A dog guard can take many shapes, forms and sizes, but is generally made of metal construction assembled with bars of mesh.  The main purpose of a dog guard is to create a barrier between the boot and passenger area for different vehicles. It helps to restrain an animal or cargo from entering into passenger area on ordinary occasions or during an accident collision.

Dog Guards are widely used across all countries, it is most commonly used in United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Spain, France, Sweden, Australia and Japan. Dog guards come in three main types: Net dog guards, Tubular and Wiremesh dog guards.

We hope that our short guide on what is a dog guard helped to to clarify your idea on dog guards. We will be posting other interesting articles on dog guards and pet barriers within  next week, so make sure you come back to find out some more information about dog guards.