Kurgo G-Train Pet Carrier Backpack, Ink Blue

We want to take our chocolate lab puppy out this winter for some snowshoe adventures and longer hikes. She isn't able to hike very far yet, and this pack will let us take her with us and carry her in a way that is comfortable for her and for us. At 16.5 pounds, she still has a lot of room to spare. We encouraged her with lots of treats, and she quickly took to riding in the pack. We fold a small fleece blanket at the bottom to help her head reach the porthole. The tether is helpful, although it isn't fail-safe. She almost climbed out when she saw a neighbor's dog. We carried her on the front the first few times so we could watch her and reassure her. The pack is well-made, and we appreciate the extra pockets. She will eventually outgrow the pack, but we got it knowing we can continue to use it as a backpack for ourselves or her stuff when we travel.

We purchased two. Good quality, roomy, and functional. They work extremely well for our senior 20lb Westie girls. And they double as overnight hotel bags for us. (We typically use a stroller for our girls at home but it it too big and bulky for travel.)

Works SO well for my 20 pound senior Norwich terrier. There’s plenty of room for him to readjust and get comfortable! Super easy to get him in the pack (he actually jumped in and wouldn’t get out), and he feels safe and secure on my back. I’ve tried other dog packs on the market, but this one beats all of them for my slightly oddly shaped dog. I like that he has room to sit instead of being held upright by his spine. So worth!

I use this for a 4kg rescue cat. I think it’s overpriced, but it also seems to be the only pack of its kind on the market, so for me it’s worth it. Mostly I really like it, although when I use it I'm often finding ways it could be improved, and I’d buy an improved version. The good: Function - I travel regularly between two cities with my cat, a 90-minute commute that requires biking, walking, and several buses. Although I travel light, I generally need to bring a laptop and a few other items. This bag is perfect for that, and also inconspicuous and looks like a normal backpack. Pets are allowed on the bus, but my cat prefers not to have a lot of human attention, so he likes that he can see out the side vents, but people don’t notice him. The laptop compartment is roomy, although it won’t fit too much more than a laptop before it starts to intrude into the pet compartment. The pack is well-ventilated (at least for a cooler climate), and still keeps the cat dry in a light drizzle. It has a convenient number of pockets. I’m a smaller woman (47 kg, 162 cm) and had to adjust some of the straps to the shortest settings, but it’s not uncomfortable and I can wear it on my front as well. Cat rating - Cat is obsessed! I have to hide this to keep him from constantly trying to claw his way in, so instead he finds other backpacks in the house to curl up on. Granted, my cat was already excited about his carrier, and he likes to snuggle under covers and is not claustrophobic. Mileage may vary with other cats. I use additional padding in the bottom for longer trips. He can lie down, but there's not a ton of space left over, especially if I'm packing other stuff. Durability - I’ve had the bag a few months and it seems to be holding up well, even with abuse from the cat, who protests not being in the bag by trying to shred holes in it. As a result there are some minor perforations and runs in the fabric/straps, but it’s only cosmetic. The not-so good: Support - The hip straps really aren’t great. The pack doesn’t have a fully padded or detachable hip strap like the typical hiking pack, despite this pack being in a similar price range. Because the hip straps don’t actually fully encircle the hips, only the sides and the front, and the pack has no internal framing, the backpack tends to slide down in the back and hang off the shoulders, even with the hip straps fully tightened. If my pet were much heavier, this could be really uncomfortable. Security - I feel like this doesn’t offer much protection from bumps or from falls to the side, although for a more solidly-built animal than my little cat, perhaps this isn’t such a concern. The outward-facing part of the bag is soft and collapsible, and so the inner area is kept open during use by the weight of the cat in the hard base pulling the bag moderately taut against my shoulders. On the bus I’m always worried about people elbowing or pushing against my cat, and a bike accident could be catastrophic. The optional support bars add very little structure, aside from preventing the bag from completely folding in half. A better design (for cats or small dogs, anyway) might include plastic sheeting or boning inserted in the outer panel, top, and sides of the backpack, to give some reinforcement. I also don’t think the fabric is waterproof, and perhaps it should be at this price point. Price - I feel like it's good quality construction, but for a similar price you can get high-tech hiking backpacks with super light frames, waterproof fabrics, etc., while this is just a regular backpack with some extra padding and clever design elements. I feel they're able to price it like this because for whatever reason, most pet backpacks lack space for human storage.

I own two kurgo backpacks and this one is definitely the more ergonomic one of the two. My dog loves backpacks and this one doesn’t give me as much back pain carrying my 16lb to work. I love the extra pockets and compartments compared to the other m backpack we have. I bought this one for the waistband, but it’s flimsy to say the least, it doesn’t really carry enough weight and it’s not properly aligned. The bottom part of the backpack is rough on my bones and causes discomfort when I adjust the straps to fit me. The top part has a lot of adjustment options but even at the tightest it’s still too large for me and doesn’t sit tightly on my upper back/ shoulders (I’m size M). Only when I’m wearing full on winter gear is it tight enough. The tension rods are useless and come off as soon as your dog moves in the bag. So I just tossed them. The idea of this backpack is good, but the execution is half way there. If the waist band was reinforced and padded such as in proper hiking gear, I’d happily pay even more for this. Now it’s not worth the full price. I’m only keeping it because it’s unfortunately the best one out there for now and I got a deal with a used one for $100.

It’s is bigger than I expected. After trying other brands this is by far the best one. Our puppy dog loves it. She is almost 10 pounds and has plenty of room. Extra places for storing other items, so we only need to take one bag. Built to last, great ventilation, strong zippers, could be a little cheaper, but worth the price for sure. The bottom is flat and durable material so she can sit nicely and look out the front mesh or sides. FYI we returned the K9 sport pack immediately. Get this one instead. Love love love.

I just got this bag. I just used it with my cat. He is a very large cat. Erik the Red is both overweight and very long he's a very long cat. Probably 17 or 18 lbs. From head to tail he's about 22 in. He comfortably fits. I think I'm more often going to use this bag in the front over my chest not on my back. Probably the best way to do that is to clip the chest strap on first and then pull it over your head to pull it onto you like a Kevlar vest I guess I mean I've seen people on TV do that or movies. I think it's a very good quality and I've yet to see how it's going to work but I want to go biking and jogging or hiking with my cat and I have to see if he's amenable to that yet but yeah we'll see. I think the bag will not be the impediment my cat might be. The pictures that I included emphasize how to use the safety rods or that I don't know support rods that's it. Before I bought this bag a lot of the reviews were talking about how useless those support rods were and they're not useless it's the instructions are very bad! The zipper for the backpack straps it's got a bottom part and a top part just like an easy zipper does and if you don't realize that it's kind of hard to know that the the rods will go inside the very top part of that compartment where those back straps the backpack straps will be able to be checked into. The instructions are very bad but if you ever try to put the straps in which I think if you don't do that that's what the instructions ask you to do then you realize that the very top of that compartment is above the zipper and that's where the top part of those rods go. I think a lot of people to buy this bag never intend to use it as anything other than a backpack so they skip that part in the instructions and they never realize that that little like an inch and a half on the top of the bag in that back compartment they don't even want to mess with that zipper. You never realize that there's a top part of it.

My cat is 12lbs, I opted for a small dog back pack. I LOVE it! $150 and I got it Amazon flash sale for $90. Now that I have one, I would pay $150. It’s built to last and Ty rubber bottom is keeps the bottom dry and supports his weight. I also seat buckle him in for car rides.

Je l’utilise tous les ans, pratique et résistant

Bought this for my blind brindle senior Boston terrier. Don’t want to leave her behind when we go for hikes and she likes this more than our front carrier because she has more room inside and it isn’t as tight. My only worry is when it gets hot that there isn’t a lot of ventilation in the bag so I think we will have to throw in a cooling pad to sit on as well as a cooling coat possibly to help her stay cool. Over all my blind dog loves the bag and my other dog, the black and white one, also likes it a lot (only because he gets to be even closer to me, he’s my little shadow). The brindle dog, Sharona, is about 16lbs, the black and white dog, Baxter, is about 18 lbs. and both dogs needed a towel under them to bring them up closer to the head hole. Well worth the money as we go for weekly 8-10km hikes and daily 3-5km walks. I know Sharona can be comfy in the bag and enjoy herself.

Sac à dos solide et confortable pour le chien mais aussi pour le dos du maître. Posé à plat, le chien peut rester dans le sac, y est attaché; et peut laisser sortir la tête tout en étant couché ! Pratique lors d'une halte en terrasse ou au restaurant par exemple.

Paquete en perfecto estado entregado en hora y día y muy contento el productor

Das ist aktuell einer der besten Rucksäcke, die es für unsere Zwecke gibt. Für einen gut gebauten Havaneser mit 7 kg ist er zwar etwas knapp, wenn man ihn komplett zumacht. Trotzdem behalte ich ihn. *** Vorteile für uns: - Sieht nicht so klobig aus wie die rechteckigen Netz-Rucksäcke, mit denen man z.b. an einem Bahnhof kaum durch die Menschenmenge kommt - Mein Hund sitzt angelehnt darin und durch die gute Polsterung kann er sogar im Sitzen dösen. Es ist eher besser als in den o.g. rechteckicken Rucksäcken in denen das Tier sich zwar hinlegen kann, aber die keine stabilen Gurte zur horizontalen Justierung haben. - Durch die offene Klappe ist der Kopf immer draussen so dass die Größe des Hundes nicht so wichtig ist (würde ich diese Klappe zumachen, müsste mein Hund mit genicktem Kopf darin sitzen) - Die Gurte sind gut gepolstert. Auch bei kleinen Personen ab 160 cm sitzt er noch gut und mann den Hüftgurt gut stabilisieren - Wasserflaschen kann man gut seitlich verstauen - Die Luftzirkulation ist bei Temperaturen bis ca 20 Grad relativ gut, bei höheren temperaturen ohne Wind müsste man andere Transportlösungen in Betracht ziehen oder den Hund scheren ;) - Das zweite große Fach für eigene Sachen und Laptop/Tablet sind nett, wenn man nur einen kleinen Hund hat der nicht viel PLatz braucht. Mir persönlich hätte ein kleineres Fach unten fürs Portmonnee/Handy/Ladegerät gereicht. - Der Rucksack lässt sich relativ leicht aufsetzen, auch vom Boden. - Wenn man den Rucksack hinlegt, kann der Hund darin liegen bzw. schlafen. Gut für Restaurantbesuch, wenn es dort nicht zu warm ist ;) Im Flugzeug (auch wenn die Rucksackgrösse zugelassen ist) bezweifele ich dass es gut funktionieren würde, ausser man übt es Monate lang vorher. *** Nachteile bzw. Verbesserungswünsche: - Die Klappe ist leider etwas zu groß, so dass sogar mein relativ großer Havaneser dadurch einfach herausspringen könnte. Wenn er mit dem inneren Gurt angeschnallt ist, kann er dennoch zur Hälfte heraushängen und den Menschen beim Herausspringen mit sich nach hinten ziehen. Besser wäre es eine flexible größe der öffnung. - Der Rucksack kippelt etwas im Stehen, also einfach unangelehnt stehen lassen hat es bei uns bisher nicht geklappt. - Die Dicke Wand zum nächsten Fach (mit dem Laptop Fach) ist zumindest für uns nicht wichtig und nimmt nur viel Platz weg und sorgt für noch mehr unkontrollierbare Wärme im inneren. - Mit einem über 8 Kg schweren Hund wäre er meiner Meinung nach weniger geeignet, da die Gewichtsverteilung im Vergleich zu diesen professionellen (überteuerten) großen Trekking-Hunderucksäcken weniger gut ist. Die Schulter/der Rücken leiden nach 1+ Std. Spaziergängen trotz der weiteren beiden Gurten schon deutlich. Der Rucksack hat ja auch ein nicht ganz kleines Eigengewicht. Bis ca 4 kg wäre es vermutlich optimal. - Mit den mitgelieferten Stäben wusste ich nichts anzufangen, habe irgendwie keine Info am Rucksack gefunden, musste hier in den Bewertungen suchen. War etwas pberrascht dass es sich um so eine simple Vorrichtung handelt (einfach hinten -wo die Gurte sind - an den Seiten reinschieben und mit den hängenden Hacken befestigen gegen Verrutschen). Also insgesamt bisher die beste Alternative auf dem Markt, auch wenn leider vom weiten nicht perfekt. P.S. Die Eingewöhnung hat bei uns ca eine Woche gedauert (mit Leckerchen). Das Fach habe ich immer zu 80% aufgemacht, dass der Hund selbst einsteigt und es sich gemütlich macht. Wenn man das Fach komplett aufmacht, geht der Hund sofort wieder raus. Ich hoffe, ich konnte jemandem bei der Entscheidung helfen. :)