Pet Travel

A dog in the car is great company. A dog shedding, drooling, and tracking mud across your back seat is less great. Dog car seat covers and hammocks solve that problem. They create a barrier between your pet and your upholstery, catch the dirt and hair, and keep your seats from ending up scratched. I tested seven dog car seat covers and hammocks. Bench seats, bucket seats, hatchbacks, trucks with bench fronts. Some fit perfectly. Some shifted around after two blocks. Some claim to be waterproof but aren’t. The ones below are the ones I’d actually put in my car. ...

A pet stroller sounds like a luxury until your senior dog can’t finish the block, your cat needs fresh air without roaming, or you’re carrying a small dog through a crowded street fair because their legs gave out twenty minutes ago. Then it’s not a luxury — it’s mobility. I tested seven pet strollers and wagons. All-terrain models for trails. Lightweight city strollers for sidewalks. Multi-pet wagons for households with more than one furry passenger. Some are overpriced junk. A few surprised me. Here are the ones I’d buy. ...