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How do you transport your dogs

In my '07 Mega, I had a topper, and would strap two crates in the back for my dogs. They are a 110# Beauceron and 70# Catahoula Leopard.
Sometimes they would ride in the back seat on the floor. With three kids, space is a bit tight in the cab.
I don't want to buy another camper shell for this truck.
I want to strap a crate into the bed and roll out that way.
Being up against the back of the cab, there's no obnoxious wind noise or anything that would drive them crazy over a drive would there be?
 
Thanks for all the input. I will say that I am thinking about the bed of the truck in a crate with a truck cap. I know my dog well enough to know in the bed without a crate she will panic. Just the movement in the truck while she was sitting in the seat (with a dog cover on the leather) she was moving and shifting a lot and all I heard is the nails scratching everything. She is kennel trained at home so I think this will be the best.

My main concern when I posted was the summer heat. Where I live, it can get to 105 at the peak of summer and my dog, in a kennel, in the bed, under a truck top is an area of concern......but with her hair and her nails....she can't be in my truck anymore.
 
My dogs ride in the back with a topper. No crates. They are plenty content and even stay warm on long road trips when temps are below 0. I have a full bed rug back there which helps keep it warmer. No dogs ever ride in the cab of my truck. Dogs are the main reason I have a topper.

I can't believe some of you still live in states where they think it is ok to tell you what part of a truck a dog has to ride in. I would be out of there tomorrow if they gave me a ticket for something like that. Most dogs I see in Montana are on the back of a flat bed riding @ 80mph. Usually standing on top of a slip tank covered in diesel. I did see a Aussie cattle dog come off the back of a flatbed towing a horse trailer once. The poor dog launched out of the back of the trailer and hit the ground on its feet and ran a half mile up the side of a hill before he stopped to assess the situation.
 
The topper also stays pretty cool in the heat. Even on 95 degree days it is usually comfortable in the topper with the windows open for breeze. I think the inside of the topper needs to have the carpet liner to stay cool though. I leave a bowl of water back there if it is above 90 just to be cautious. 9 times out of 10 when I come back to the truck the dogs aren't even panting.
 
Some random do gooder will probably call the cops on you in most of the states you guys live in for leaving a dog in the back under a topper though!
 
Dogs in crates in the bed with a topper here. I use a couple of straps to tie down the crates and hold things relatively steady for the pup, especially when we go off-road. Bedrug is much better than spray liner on limiting movement of the crate. On hot days I open the front window of the topper and leave the rear widow up (sides open too) for max ventilation on the road.

If you crate trained your pup, I’ve found it works well.
 
BWolfE84 said:
We are just beginning our time camping with a pull behind trailer. I am curious how you transport your pups. I have a family of 5 in a mega cab and a growing German Shepard. Right now, she lays on the floor board in the back but I know this isn't going to be forever once she get bigger. I can also do without the hair. I am thinking of a Gunner Kennel and a Snugtop Truck cap....

Just curious what others do. I looked and couldn't find a post about this so if this is a repeat question, I apologize.
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kmcoop7 said:
The topper also stays pretty cool in the heat. Even on 95 degree days it is usually comfortable in the topper with the windows open for breeze. I think the inside of the topper needs to have the carpet liner to stay cool though. I leave a bowl of water back there if it is above 90 just to be cautious. 9 times out of 10 when I come back to the truck the dogs aren't even panting.
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Well, we are used to hot summers so this information is crucial. Thank you. I went a head and purchased my truck cap (Snugtop). Now, just got to wait

kmcoop7 said:
Some random do gooder will probably call the cops on you in most of the states you guys live in for leaving a dog in the back under a topper though!
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I don't think I will be leaving her in the back of the truck unless we are traveling and go into somewhere for like a bathroom break or something. Either way, I am hoping with the windows tinted, people won't even know of they just mind their business.
 
Normally he just rides in the back seat floorboard. I did take him to the vet a few weeks ago and while I walked in the check him in (we aren't allowed to just wait in the lobby currently) he just kinda hopped into the drivers seat and honked the horn at me.
 

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McHenry2500 said:
Normally he just rides in the back seat floorboard. I did take him to the vet a few weeks ago and while I walked in the check him in (we aren't allowed to just wait in the lobby currently) he just kinda hopped into the drivers seat and honked the horn at me.
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I'm guessing your dog's name is Moose? We have a chocolate lab named Moose who doesn't quite know how big he really is.
 
I was at a red light this morning and thought of this topic. This old boy is going high tech keeping his pooch in the bed if you can make out that sign behind the driver.

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does it say "invisible fence"?
 
As much as I love all the great input on this topic, I could totally get behind a picture only thread of the doggos in the Trucks thread.

Dogs>people
 
DP3500 said:
As much as I love all the great input on this topic, I could totally get behind a picture only thread of the doggos in the Trucks thread.

Dogs>people
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Not quite picture-only, but closest I've seen.

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Show us your RAM Riding Dogs!

This thread was suggested by DMC1 in another thread. I like the idea. This is Ram-Riding Barley. Belgian Tervuren, age 3. He's got a lot of miles in them, traveling to nearly half the states in the nation so far.
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Kinda resurrecting this from the dead. I recently took my first trip with our new trailer (32ft Salem TT). I've got a CCSB with a 1 year old, brown lab, some tiny mixed dog (belongs to the wife), and my wife. Wife sat in the back with the little guy and tiny dog to keep the kiddo entertained. Brown sat up front with me. I am now trying to clean up an ungodly amount of hair, toe scrapes and drool out of the front seat. I love dogs, as pets and as family (per the earlier convo), but that said I don't know that I want to be cleaning out the truck every time the dog rides up there. I've got a little mattress pad for the 40% back of the seat where brown normally sits, and that works well.

We are planning on a second kid, and while the wife will eventually sit up front we are gonna need to find a longer term place for brown since he's a pretty chunky boy. I can get a cap but I'd rather not if I can avoid it. I'm thinking about just purchasing a gunner kennel and strapping it down in the back. I'm a little concerned about the weather though, heat, cold, rain/snow, etc. Anyone have anything to put my mind at ease? Perhaps I'll just have to suck it up and get a topper again.
 
If you are going to transport your dog in the bed with a topper, make you your exhaust system is in good condition. I worked EMS for 38 years. A few years back a good samaritan picked up a young couple hitch hiking 50 miles east of our town. They climbed in the back of the pickup with a cap and settled in for the ride to my town. By the time the good samaritan got to their destination (our town), they were both dead from carbon monoxide. Yeah, 50 miles. My dogs ride in the cab.
 
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