My dog can get excited & jump out of this carrier. Even though he's tethered, I still don't want him to jump out. It's super comfortable for me but doesn't work for my dog. Too bad b/c it has a lot of good adjustment straps for comfort but not enough security for my dog.

I purchased the red backpack. The color is better in person than in the picture. My dog doesn’t like crates, just my sling, so this is kind of middle ground for us. Well, she didn’t like it, but we still used it a couple of times. Again, she doesn’t like it, but she’s slowly getting used to it. It is extremely well designed. My dog is a 13 lbs maltipoo. It is very light, but feels sturdy at the same time. I like this backpack more than my regular hiking backpack.

The color is a gorgeous and vibrant red. The soft mesh type air panels it uses for the bag are good quality. The bottom of bag has a very sturdy and durable bottom on the outside. Can be placed on a messy surface. I've actually placed it in some liquids and does not go into backpack. The 2 complaints I have are that the opening to put the animal in is too little for chunkier or thicker dogs and that the straps are made poorly and not supportive enough. I use it for 2 very different types of dog. One is a papillon mix who is about 12 lbs and the other is a pug that is about 23 lbs. The papillon slides in normally but the pug is so much thicker and it is a struggle to get him in. It is too tight. I know I am on the edge of the weight capacity cut off for him but I thought this was relevent regardless. The grey straps that have the buckle that connect to the red straps are too flimsy. They are not thick and sturdy enough. This is important because predominantly the weight goes on to them and they are small in comparison to the entire backpack. So do not use them if your dog is in the 20 lb range I feel.