Safety & Research
Pets depend on us
to keep them safe.
Every Sleepypod product is designed and tested to the same standards we'd want for our own family — because for us, that's exactly what they are.
45 mph · Frontal sled · Center for Pet Safety
The Sleepypod Safety Test Program
Tested to the standard set for child safety restraints.
We use the framework developed for protecting children in cars — FMVSS 213 — and apply it to the harnesses and carriers our pets ride in. The protocol has three layers.
Static tensile testing
Webbing, buckles, and stitching held under sustained load until failure. Margins exceed FMVSS 213, the federal standard for child restraints.
Dynamic crash testing
Full sled-test program with weighted dog dummies at 30 and 45 mph frontal pulses. Conducted with the Center for Pet Safety and independent labs.
Real-world iteration
Findings drive the next revision. Geometry, padding, and hardware change in response to data — not aesthetics or trends.
Test #2024-A · 45 mph frontal · MGA Research
Meet the Crash Test Pets
Built to take the hits
so your pet never has to.
Eleven weighted, instrumented dogs have served the program since 2012 — each one named, photographed, and retired with honors. Their data shapes every harness, carrier, and buckle we ship.
2008
Launch
Mobile Pet Bed launches. It was the first carrier of its kind.
2012
Max 1
12 lb weighted crash test dog. MAX 1 can be seen at the Smithsonian Museum of American History's online collection.
2012
Max 2
6 lb weighted crash test dog. MAX 2 can be seen at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
2012
Shepherd
75 lb weighted crash test dog
2013
Duke 1.0
75 lb weighted, upright, forward-facing crash test dog
2015
Cleo1.0
15 lb weight cat with point-of-view camera. CLEO 1.0 can be seen at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation's online collection.
2017
Duke 2.0
75 lb dog with point-of-view camera, articulated legs & waist, flexible and compressible neck & spinal structure, improved weight distribution, and instrumentation in chest that measures force in a collision.
2018
Cleo 2.0
15 lb cat with point-of-view camera, improved weight distribution, and instrumentation that measures force in a collision
2019
Scout 1.0
45 lb weighted dog in side lounging position
2021
Scout 2.0
45 lb dog with improved weight distribution in side lounging position
2024
Duke 3.0
evenly distributed and adaptable weight from 75 to 90 pounds, steel skeleton, articulated waist and legs, and g-force instrumentation
2024
Dash 1.0
evenly distributed and adaptable weight from 75 to 90 pounds, steel skeleton, articulated waist and legs, point-of-view camera, and g-force instrumentation
2024
Smithsonian
Permanent Smithsonian + Henry Ford Museum features.
Today
Research
Our job isn't done. Research continues to this day.
routine moment
Most trips are uneventful. That’s the point.
Real outcomes
Sleepypod saves lives.
We get the messages we never want to receive — and the ones we hope for. Here are a few, in their own words.
Kate H.
Clickit Sport Plus
"A pickup ran a stop sign at 40 mph. The car was totaled. Maple walked out of the harness without a scratch."
Dr. Lin, DVM
Sleepypod Mobile Pet Bed
"I keep one in my exam room as a demo. Every owner who sees the crash footage leaves with one for their dog."
Marcos R.
Atom carrier
"Side impact at speed. The carrier stayed strapped, the latch held, and our cat was calm in our hands within a minute."
Crash Replacement Program
After an accident, we'll help you replace it. Even if it isn't ours.
A restraint that has absorbed a real impact should be retired. Send us the report — yours or any brand's — and we'll get a new Sleepypod harness or carrier on its way to you, fast.
Start a claim
Trusted by Professionals, Loved by Pets
Zero crash-related injuries to date.
To date, Sleepypod has recorded zero crash-related injuries among pets secured in our carriers and harnesses.