Dog Transport Options?

[melvimbe]

I finished making my own cover for the rear cab.
What do you think? It is held in place by headrest loops.

I may put side panels on it with zippers too, haven't decided yet.

I know it's an old thread, but curious to see if anyone has found a similar solution. The dog sheds tremendously and I'd love to make clean up easier. He rides with the seats up always, so I'm not worried about protecting the seats as much as keeping things clean. I can't seem to find a hammock style cover that works with the seats up, and I'd rather not make my own. I may end up going with two protectors for the front and back of the rear cab, but one would be so much easier to deal with.

 

[RAG13]

My dog always rides in the cab with me or he stays home. I would NEVER put my dog in the bed, no more than I would put any other member of my family back there.

 

[Airkuhl]

My 140 lb Shiloh Shepherd usually rides on the floor in the back with the seats up, unless it's full of people, then I use a wire crate in the bed secured with ratcheting tie-downs. It's collapsible for easy storage since I only use it occasionally. It has a door on the side as well as the end, which is required because it's strapped across the the front of the bed. I throw a Kong crate pad on top of the plastic pan so he's comfy and it's big enough for him to stand up, turn around or lay down.

Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005VVWBVY/?tag=fordraptorforum-20

It's a wire crate so it's not as strong as the $1K+ crates, but it's one tenth the price and much easier to deal with. It'll keep him contained in a mild accident, and I'm not sure any crate will make much difference in a bad wreck. And yes, I used to ride in the back of pickups all the time as a kid, didn't wear a seat belt in the rear seat, rode a bike without a helmet and probably countless other things considered unsafe these days. Somehow survived it all.

 

[Remix5x]

I have a Snugtop Rebel Cap and a couple impact Dog crates with Berber plush pads in them as well as crate fans. I take them off-roading and shooting in the deserts a lot and they love the setup.

 

[Frogger22]

Orvis: GRIP-TIGHT QUILTED MICROFIBER HAMMOCK SEAT PROTECTOR (size X-Large)

It's only $179 and has worked incredible for us with Shepherds and Labrador Retrievers. It fits our trucks perfectly (Raptor Screw). You keep your seats down and just throw it over your back seat, it clips onto itself around the head rests front seats and back seats and covers everything and keeps your dogs in the back. Takes probably 30 seconds to un/install which is awesome and it also has holes right at the seat belts. We clip the seat belts and then attach our dogs harness to the seat belts so they are literally seat belted into the truck but have some mobility in the backseat. They are also washable and easy to vacuum to keep shedding down on the truck, would highly recommend!

 

[smurfslayer]

I know it's an old thread, but curious to see if anyone has found a similar solution. The dog sheds tremendously and I'd love to make clean up easier

1) Summer cut. We live next to a professional dog groomer. well... other pets too but dogs mostly. Seriously, the summer cut is like the crew cut your mom gave you when you were a kid - ok, not the ladies here, but probably most of us know what I’m talking about. Summer cut = more comfortable canine who sheds a lot less in the summer.

2) bigger, badder shop vac.

Somehow we ended up with golden retrievers, and they’re prolific shedders, especially the “more showy, less sporty” side of the breed. All that fur is great in the winter, but a good, shorter cut goes a long way to cutting down the shedding and reducing the volume of fur.

3) more regular baths and grooming. less fur in the truck when we more diligently bath and groom the dog.

 

[melvimbe]

I ended up getting this.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GH6FJ74/?tag=fordraptorforum-20

Wider than most of the ones I've seen out there and long enough (94") to work with the seats up or down. Also has that zippered middle section so the dog can stick his head between the seats and drool on the center console.

Hasn't arrived yet, but will hold make clean up a whole lot easier.

 

[Mbdurham]

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[melvimbe]

Dog killer!

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[Mbdurham]

Dog killer!

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Lol couldn’t resist


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