An unrestrained dog in a car is a problem long before anyone has a crash. They climb between the seats, they lean on the handbrake, they put a head out of the window at fifty miles an hour. A short bungee tether solves the everyday version of that: your dog stays on the back seat, can sit, stand and lie down, and cannot arrive in your lap at a roundabout.

The stretch section is the part that matters. A rigid strap stops a dog dead when you brake hard, and all of that force lands wherever the strap is attached. The elasticated middle draws the stop out over a longer moment and takes the snap out of it. One end is a metal tongue that clicks into the ordinary seat-belt buckle you already have, and the other is a swivel hook so the tether does not wind itself into a twist.

• Total length 50cm
• Elasticated bungee section to absorb braking jolts
• Metal tongue clips into a standard car seat-belt buckle
• Swivel hook to stop the strap twisting
• Ten colourways, including several white-hook options
• Clips to any harness with a metal attachment ring

Please read this bit. Clip it to a harness, never to a collar, because in a sudden stop a collar puts the whole load on your dog's neck. It has also been listed in the past as a retractable lead, which it is not. It is a 50cm car tether and should never be used for walking.

Who it's for: Owners who want their dog to stay put on the back seat, used together with a properly fitted car harness.