Customer Reviews

NEW! The ZooKeeper vehicle pet barrier. Tilt. Slide. Recline. The ZooKeeper is the only metal tubing pet barrier that moves with your seats. EASY to install in 2-door cars, 4-door cars, trucks with extended cabs, wagons and SUVs. No tools needed! Design allows seat movement and easy backseat access. (aka Zoo Keeper pet barrier) Engineered in USA.

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This product is AMAZING! Like many of you I am sure, I searched and searched for the perfect barrier to keep my 95 pound 2 year old lab in the back of my SUV and out of my lap (which is where he thought he needed to be). After an exhaustive search, I bought one of the traditional, tension style tubular barriers from Midwest. let me tell you....IT WAS CRAP!! Not all of the pieces were in it, the bars slid everywhere and my dog quickly found out how to push his head through them on a 2 hour drive. When I found this barrier, it looked much easier. The other was a pain to put together and then even more of a pain to install in the car by myself. I put the zookeeper together in literally 40 seconds and then installed it in about 2 minutes (I had to figure out the straps which took all of 5 seconds). This is perfect....it moves with the seats just like it says, it stays in place (the other almost hit me in the back of the head when I stopped), and it keeps him in the back. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone looking for a good barrier. It is incredibly light yet still does the job. It is a little more than some of the cheaper ones, but trust me when I say you get what you pay for. I LOVE this product and have recommended it to friends already. Buy it and you won't regret it!!!!!!!!

Truly I was excited about this product as I have two dogs that have road anxiety and thought this would help to keep them in the back seat. We have a Toyota Tundra and an Acura, both have bucket seats. When we put it in the Tundra we were impressed at how easy it was to install and the flexibility of it. However within 5 minutes our Border managed to crawl under the bottom rail and get into the front seat - he weighs 33 lbs. Then our Terrier mix at 26 lbs simply squeezed between the bars and got stuck part way after a fair amount of panic and one of us trying to help her get unstuck- she eventually managed to crawl all the way through the bars. If one of us had been alone all of this would have been totally confusing and distracting to the driver.

Trying to return the product has been a joke. We have called and emailed the company that shipped it (Polar Fusion) and still have had zero response. Okay, we apologize, the owner of Polar Fusion did not receive our first emails and then have had personal pet issues so we understand the delay in the return of the product.

We love the style, the idea and concept, but think it needs more work.
Especially bars that are closer together and maybe bungee cords at the bottom to keep brilliant Houdini dogs from crawler under the bottom rail.


Ken and Laura

I did SO much research on dog gates before settling on this one, and I have to say that I'm not at all disappointed. Because this gate hooks onto the headrests of the seats, it doesn't have many of the same problems with staying in place that I saw on other models. I didn't like the all wire ones that looked too much like a cage. I heard that the netting ones were too hard to keep in place (double stick tape comes undone) and I heard mixed reviews on the trombone models with the tension mount. Many people complained that the tension mount was never secure enough. By bungee-cording the gate right onto the headrests, this one bypassed all those issues. We were able to adjust the bungees for a nice tight fit and it hasn't so much as wobbled since we set it up two weeks ago.

I really like this one because the trombone style allows for great visibility, doesn't feel too much like a cage (passengers in the backseat can still pet the dog if they want) and it fits perfectly in our Honda CRV (a compact SUV). The directions suggest you can use this for the backseat of a car, but I think a crafty dog could crawl under between the seats if they tried. But in the rear section of an SUV, this worked perfectly!

However, I must admit that this gate might not be for everyone, as we have several factors in our favor: our SUV is small enough that we don't have to slide the trombone peices out very far - and even with them tucked all the way away, our medium-large dog couldn't wiggle through if she tried. Also, our dog is very well behaved, and we have worked very hard to reward her for sitting in the back of the car. I left her in the car (in the shade with the windows cracked and water...) for about an hour while I ran errands, and she was perfectly content sitting behind this gate.

I have used several different kinds of pet barriers over the past few years, as I have 2 large Weimaraners, who if they had their choice they would be sitting in my lap as I drive. Anyhoo, this product is fantastic !!!It's light, easy to install (one person can do it),its easy to remove and store ...And the best part is that because it's attached to the back of the front seats, it also moves with the seats -There is nothing blocking the forward or backwards movement of the front seats. Another great things is that there are no little screws to tighten, or loose and it's so quiet !! No rattles or squeaking noises !!!
If you've been searching high and low for that perfect doggie car gate/barrier ... then you've found it !! Enjoy !!!

Looked forever for the right barrier to keep my 3 JRT's in the back of my Equinox...finally bought the tension type with a door. Tough to install, the little terrorists could crawl underneath and make their way to the front. So started the search again, this one came, installed myself in about 4 minutes and it is absolutely the perfect barrier. No rattles while driving, dogs don't even mind it since they can still be close to the front seats and me. It is just how described too, moves with the seats, lighweight and looks good too. Highly recommend buying this one, you will love it and so will the dog(s)!

No more nose prints on the front windshield! This is a simple but ingenious product. The sides telescope like a slide trombone and it bungees in place around the head rests. It was very easy to install; after I figured it out it took about two minutes to adjust. It doesn't rattle or move and keeps my two 37 lb dogs in the back of my CRV.

I've moved it into another car in just minutes. The price is good and the product really works. Nice!

The Zookeeper was a great investment. It was easy to install and it is easy to take down and put back up. Keeps our gymnastic 60 lb. lab puppy in the back. Is quiet and doesn't rattle when we drive. What a great buy!

Silly me. I bought a new SUV and a new puppy around the same time. This puppy is a large 8 month old Doberman who was bought to be a companion to my medium size 70lb Lab. I've never had a dog with separation anxiety before so when I left them both in the car to do some grocery shopping I was upset, to say the least, to find damage to my car. He ate my windshield wiper lever, pulled the knobs of my stereo and other console buttons, chewed the leather off the gear shift, and chewed part of the leather off the steering wheel.

After searching for weeks online and in the stores, I finally found this and think I may be able to save the rest of my SUV from Doberman damage. Since installing, he has eaten through the rear seat belts (sigh) but my front ones have been saved thanks to the Zookeeper.

Pros:
- Installs quickly and easily
- Lightweight
- Adjustable width, adjustable bungee straps
- Doesn't rattle or make any noise at all when adjusted properly
- Very little rearview obstruction

Cons:
- Plastic hooks on the end of the bungee cords should be replaced with metal (hoping my dog won't notice because plastic is one of his favorites)
- For larger SUV's it would be even better if it adjusted lengthwise also. I have a VW Touarg and it fits perfectly.

I feel safe bringing the baby in the car with the dog! This is a great product! The only thing is, I imagine if my dog were more of a chewer he would chew the elastic fasteners right off.
For us this barrier is perfect.

PS It's very easy to switch from car to car!

Purchased The Zookepeer recently and I could not be happier. It 100% works, looks good and its a cinch to install. My wife calls it nothing short of a miracle since everything else failed - we have 2 very jumpy Terriers: a Jack Russell and a mid-size 25 pound Catahoula.

Now here's the clincher: my product came cosmetically defective, meaning, a rust spot in one of the components. I have emailed the company (Polar Fusion USA) and I was met only with courtesy, an apology and a prompt resolution by means of replacement. In this day and age of fraud and internet shopping, it is refreshing to find a company that is driven by innovation while standing 100% behind their product and supporting it with strong customer service ethos.

Can't recommend enough.