Thread: Dog Transport

Originally Posted by Leyland1980

I use a "backseat" from Dogstyler.de it's awesome and my cattle dog loves it

Just looked them up - wow, I don't have a seat that comfy looking 😁
Did you buy it locally or order direct from Germany?

Originally Posted by DieselDan

Just looked them up - wow, I don't have a seat that comfy looking
Did you buy it locally or order direct from Germany?

Ordered from Germany I'm afraid - not cheap but they are really high quality

Thomas the hound likes the 60/split back seat (the 40 is replaced with a fridge. The pet hammock is about $40 and goes between the front and back seats - keeps them clean and stops him trying to get into the front. (He's a 32kg Amstaff cross for size reference).

Going to have to revisit this setup with a child on the way!

We got a 130 and had a custom cage built for the back so dogs could go in there. But they have never been in the their we changed our minds and took seats out and made them a platform so they get to enjoy the aircon with us

Having a practice in the disco first to see how she takes to car travel.
Was not impressed at all at first, I just sat her in there to get her used to it, but she barked and whined and carried on! Then I started the engine and the dulcet tones of ye olde 300tdi rattlingng into life seemed to calm her down, so much so that she fell asleep as we were driving around. Sweet!

These dogs are so cute.

I put a dog hammock in the back seat also and then unless she is tired she just steps out into the front seat and takes up position as my trusty copilot!

Hi Dan,

It's Veronca here. Just thought I'd add my 10 cents worth re dog transport. We're not transporting our dogs in a Landy as yet but we do transport them in the back of our Mazda 6 wagon and also our Holden Colorado. We have 2 Kelpies and 1 (inherited) poodle. Once a month we travel to Bridgetown which is 3 hrs south of Perth. We have tried a couple of configurations with them in the Mazda. Luggage up front near us and dogs at the rear. They spend most of the time trampling the bags to try and get closer to us and so we moved them forward to behind into the back seats. They seem much happier to travel this way. 1 of the Kelpies is very nervous of the car and road noises so she tends to stress a bit being in a car anyway. We use a body harness with a lead that clips into the seatbelt buckle to anchor them.

Travel in the Colorado (dual cab diesel) is more successful. We've only had it a short time and developed a system that works well. The back seats fold up out of the way giving us a fantastic area for the dogs and the seat belt clips push through the join in the seat and hang out the bottom for ease of connecting the lead to their harnesses. On the first trip however the nervous kelpie got one of her toes stuck in a little metal square cutout where the seat leg clicks in when you unfold them. Fortunately, we managed to disentangle her with no damage to the toe or the ute but felt a bit foolish that we hadn't realized this could happen. The hole was only 2/2.5 cm square and we plugged it with some cloth items for the rest of the trip. We now have an extra foam mattress that sits in place over the floor bed so there are no holes or anything else exposed. We still use the seat belt leads in this set up and it works really well. As the dogs are sitting so low down on the floor bed the bonus is that the front seats would also act like a cargo barrier in case of an impact. Safer for the dogs and safer for us.

A couple of points.

Your dog is gorgeous and looks super cute on that front seat. As you try and get her comfortable and happy to travel in the car be careful you don't inadvertently train her to want to be in the front seat, especially if your intention is to have her normally travelling somewhere in the back.

As she grows and travels more in the car, you will get to realize just how she travels. Out of my 3 only the male kelpie lays down and sleeps once he settles in, The female kelpie stresses and is awake the whole time and the poodle just wants to be on your lap but sometimes lays down for a sleep. My daughters Ridgeback mostly lays down pretty much straight away and sleeps. Every dog will develop a different travelling habit and in the end you work out a system for dealing with your own dog.

If you can create a spot in the rear seat area then I would suggest that as the best place. Your dog will be closer to you so hopefully happier to be in the car. I'm not sure of the exact size but she looks like being a big dog to be up in such a high position as that back spot in your photo.

Just some food for thought.

cheers
Veronica

Originally Posted by DieselDan

G'day All,

I want to pick the brains of the Defender dog owners and ask what the best way of carrying a dog in a Defender is?

All things going well, myself and t'wife will be welcoming a new vizsla/lab cross puppy into the family and the Defender will become the main dog transport and I'm looking at ideas of where/how other dog owners put/secure their dogs while in the Defender.

I've got a drawer system fitted behind a cargo barrier, so for the short term the pup will be in her carry basket/cage secured behind the cargo barrier.
Thinking further ahead I've seen harnesses to secure the (grown up) dog on the rear seat, or I could just get a bigger cage behind the cargo barrier, or just sit her behind the cargo barrier.

So how/where do you put your dog?

Cheers.

I removed my middle row seats and Rufus my Shar Pei and Raj, my parrot travel in there. Plenty of room for two humans and two critters for extended travel. He is harnessed to the safety barrier.
Ken
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