car seats and pet/guard cargo barrier in suabru outback wagon

Hi all,
My wife and I recently purchased a 2001 Subaru Outback
wagon. We have
a dog and want to purchase the Subaru factory model pet
barrier/divider for the rear cargo portion of the wagon. We
have been
advised that this model is the best shape and will fit the
best for
our wagon. However I have heard that if you have a pet
barrier/divider
you cannot use the upper LATCH anchors for child car seats.
Since we
are expecting our first child soon, this incompatability is
a concern.
I know that most infant seats only use the lower LATCH
anchors, but
toddler seats can use upper and lower. Is this claim true?
The subaru
rep told me that to install the pet barrier you may have to
remove 1
or all upper anchors? is this true? I am looking for advice
from
people that may have installed the pet barrier/divider in
their
outback and that may or may not have a child seat in the
back that
uses upper anchors.
Thanks,
M

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:02:48 -0500, mpagriffin wrote:

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The subaru
rep told me that to install the pet barrier you may have to
remove 1
or all upper anchors? is this true?
snip

One would think that the company rep. should know more than a bunch of
people on a newsgroup. When in doubt, go to the source.

That said, if you only have to remove 1 upper anchor, it may not be a
problem. Each forward-facing LATCH car seat uses two lower and one upper
anchor.

Susan