That's a great idea. To respond to the general question that people might have, no, I did not push the seatback down in a hard manner when it locked. I just did my normal routine of pressing the shoulder button once to tilt the headrest, then pressing it again to release the seatback. Then I just pushed it forward, leading to the seatback landing and locking. Very obviously, there was enough space for a pillow (the size of a small dog) to be in the seat. The pillow did not stop the seatback from locking in the down position, but it DID supply enough upward pressure to prevent the shoulder button from working and allowing me to free it.You should contact [email protected] about this. The latches should allow some flexibility, not lock if there's an obstruction, or not lock at all. I'm not even sure what the benefit of locking latches is when the seat is all the way down.
Basically, if a small dog had been there, the dog would not stop the seatback from falling and locking, but it WOULD stop the seatback from being able to be released and lifted back up. I tried with all my might (and I deadlift a good amount of weight), but I could not even break the seatback to lift it off the pillow. So, ultimately, a small dog being there would kill the dog, unless cutting tools were used to cut the seatback free.