Dog Transport

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Originally Posted by NT5224

Hi folks

I am super-interested in this thread. We are due to collect our first ever pup in March next year ( I'm really excited about that!) and we travel lots. Hector our Land Rover is a 110 ute so the pup will be riding out back.

At present we have a canvas canopy enclosing the loadbed (LR original) but the trouble is that the sides don't role up to give pup a view outside. Im guessing we're going to have e a bespoke canvas cover made that allows the sides to be rolled up and tied -like the back.

That way the pup will be able to stick his head out of the sides to see whats going on and where we're heading. We'll also open up that sliding window at the back of the single cab so he can stick his head in with us if he wants.

When people have a dog in the tray of their ute do they secure them there? If so how? Would hate to have a dog with a neck collar jump off the side of the vehicle!


My wife and I are also planning for taking our dog flying in our aircraft, and I've been reading up on CASA regs on this. As far as I can tell, nobody in north Australia takes a blind bit of notice to those regs -we always see dogs bouncing out of planes when they park up on our friends' properties.

Cheers

Alan

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Hi Alan, So many options available and all depends on your dog's personality and how it travels. You might spend money on a new canvas but your dog might be one of those that just lays down and sleeps. I'd get the dog first and see what he does to your old canvas beforehand. You never know, he might be a chewer![bigrolf]

Do a google search on safe travel with your dog in a car and you will get lots of ideas, pros and cons of different restraint methods. This could quite easily transfer to a plane. Also please read up a bit about dogs in hot cars.

A dog with too long a lead on the back of the ute can be flipped over the side with possible injuries to neck and also road burn rashes. It also needs protection/shade from our summer sun and their feet on hot ute trays. I've seen dogs in the past in cages or tied on to the tray in full sun parked up at Bunnings. It's not that hard to at least fit a bit of shade cloth over a cage.

It depends on your attitude towards your dog too and most of us treat them like members of our family. (or like our kids) Some are prepared to take risks and others overly cautious.

Most importantly, it is yours and your dog's safety and well being.[smilebigeye]

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Hi All,

We've had two larger dogs. Both travelled in the cargo area of whatever vehicle we had at the time - a Falcon wagon or a Defender 110 wagon.

First dog loved to be in the car, quite happy to stay in the back. Didn't mind bumps/noise.

Second one put up with car travel and hated bumps under the floor she was on. Didn't even like walking over man-holes as they sounded hollow.

Our next dog will probably travel in a harness on the back seat, or on a platform in the same location when in the camping configuration. This to allow easy attention/pacification and at the same time to make better use of the rear space cargo barrier.

Re when travelling in a ute:

In our state any dog travelling in a ute/tray back truck must be secured by a chain to the centre of the headboard. The length of chain to limit movement so that the dog cannot get any closer to the edge than to be just able to get the front paws up, thus preventing the body possibly going over the edge.

Tradies often make a space between their side-access tool boxes, even mounting a roof/shade. A lot of their dogs take on the role of offsider in the front. More and more though there are harnesses being used, either with separate anchor points or via the existing seat belts.

Our state does not yet require all loads to be covered, so open flat trays are everywhere. Doggies on board are common. Where covers are used one can often see one corner just not clipped right, but then a head will appear for a bit before returning for another slumber.


rovers4

I've made boxes for the girl's utes. Their dogs love their boxes and will use them as a kennel to sleep in when the girl's are away from home. The three dog box was for someone else. They must also be fairly secure as some maggots steal working dogs from utes.
Don.

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