Iris Shawcroft: Larissa- We currently have a boxer and a lab mix(not sure about weight I'll find out at her vet app, but shes about 20in at the withers) and planning for an Aussie hopefully this year. So that's three medium sized dogs in one car. Again what I'll use will depend a lot on what kind of car I have/how big it is and what can and can't fit, but I'm hoping for room for atleast 2 crates in the back
Boris Hadsall: The safest way to travel is with a big carry along crate. The dog will be safer from the air bag. If you want to use a seat belt contraption put him in the back seat. My boxer went everywhere with me in one of those on the back of my truck. He use to love it.
Ardath Templer: I crate my dogs in the Boot of my car i have a parcel shelf i remove and a mirror in the back and on my mirror so i can watch what there up to from time to time .I have 2 metal crates specifically made for the Boot of my car .so custom built in other words as my boot is a! n odd shape
Will Camus: How big is your dog? If you have a large breed dog, like a lab, great dane or something, they make things that go behind the front seats. Almost like a police car. So that your dog can ride safley in the back. If you have a small dog, get a crate. A heavy duty plastic crate. They are like $30 at walmart. Or, you can buy a doggy seatbelt. I have never used them, but you could try it. It is very important to keep your pet safe while travling. It is your preference on which method you use. I have a boxer and we have trained her to ride in the back. I know its important for me to get her a doggy seatbelt incase we are in an accident I just havent yet......Show more
Giovanna Sherlin: I use canine seatbelts to restrain my Dobermanns, which allows them to sit and look out of the window or lie down and snooze, and keep distracting wet noses out of my ear and prevents them for crawling forward into the front of the car. In the event of a crash the! y wound not be bounced around, so less likely to sustain a ser! ious injury of be killed.
Providencia Serpe: My dogs wear a dog car harness. They are too big and my car is too small to crate them. If I were to crate them, however, I think either a plastic or wire crate would be good. I would not use a soft crate. But for ultimate safety, the crates should be strapped in with kennel restraints. PetBuckle makes some great kennel restraints and they have been crash tested too. PetBuckle also makes crash tested dog car harnesses.
Patricia Bolduc: My dogs are loose, my car is too small to fit one crate, let alone 3. If I need to contain them, there are leashes tied to the truck that I use to keep them in the back.
Tyree Allenbrand: I always put my dogs in secured wire crates when we travel. I like the wire crates because the dogs get better air circulation & the air conditioning or heat. Something I think is important for comfortable travel, esp in NM weather.I used to have a van when I had bigger dogs (Border Collies). Now! with just the 2 smaller dogs I got a Subaru Forester a few months ago. I have a 18"x24"(Papillon) & a 20"x30"(Mini Aussie) crate I keep secured in the back all the time. Plenty of room. I took one trip in the Subaru when I still had my big BC girl. I fit a 21"x36" wire crate for her, plus the 2 smaller crates & all my gear & luggage in easily....Show more
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