Transporting an OES - recommended cars?
We've got an OES pup and we need a new car, we want to get something that will still be suitable for transporting her comfortably once she's fully grown too. Would be very grateful for any suggestions/recommendations please  I'm sorry if this is the wrong area to post this topic in, I am very new to the forum and wasn't sure where it would best fit. Thanks Lins |
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| I was going to make some recommendations but you live in the UK and I don't know all the vehicles that are available to those in the UK. |
| Good point Mark. If you stick with one dog, then anything that allows you to put a crate in the back (that's the safe way to transport) and allow easy access for you and the dog. Friend has a side door crate which seems easier. Also watch the height of the "floor" Sure dog will jump up when young, but later you'll have to boost the butt up on the senior. Rear door or wide side door, up to you. The new commercial transport vans from Ford called the Transit Connect looks like a possible dog carrier, LOL! Our pups are big droolers so washable interior is nice but not mandatory. |
| Don't know if they are available in the UK but we LOVE our Dodge Grand Caravan! The seats "stow" right into the floor and leaves us plenty of rooim for crates....We bought ours specifically for the dogs and bought a model that was preowned with low mileage. LOVE love love the Van! |
Ashley wrote: Don't know if they are available in the UK but we LOVE our Dodge Grand Caravan! The seats "stow" right into the floor and leaves us plenty of rooim for crates....We bought ours specifically for the dogs and bought a model that was preowned with low mileage. LOVE love love the Van! Chrysler does sell their minivan in Europe. They're called Chrysler Voyagers. Not sure if they're sold in the UK though. |
| Kenzie and I regularly make the car journey from Cumbria down to the Dorset coast (and back); a long trip by UK standards. I have a large saloon (VW Passat) and he just sits/lies on the rear seat. He wears a harness attached to the seat belt and so it's quite safe in an emergency, but it allows him room to reasonably move around to wherever he's comfortable. He loves the car, and I often forget he's there until a passing motorist stares across with disbelief and I realise that he's sitting looking at them from the rear window! Nik |
 I'd be so excited to see a sheepdog I'd probably run you off the road. Thank you for securing your dog during the car trips. It may seem cruel.............but what is worse, a little confinement or in case of an accident, being thrown around violently or getting tossed from the car, runng scared and maybe injured? |
I have a Ford c-max, which the rear seats fold up, that my 2 travel in.I used to have a Renault scenic and that was great for the dogs too  |
| Definitely a Chrysler mini van Besides, once you have one oes most people don't stop there LOL |
| I can't recommend a type of vehicle, but I drive a GMC Envoy and I do as "bealsibub" mentioned and I tether my dog with a harness into the seatbelt. This gives her the freedom to move around on the back seat and she can sit or lie down. It is the one thing I am happy we started with her as a puppy. She doesn't question having the harness applied and is happy to go for a ride. I had an incident with my past senior dog, where she wasn't confined or tethered and when I needed to slam on the brakes she was went flying. Fortunately she wasn't injured but she could have been...that was an eye-opener for me and thus the habit of using the harness and seatbelt with Libby. The only issue is that because the puppy will grow quckly, the harness size needs to be changed a couple of times. We are on the second one and she is only 47 lbs, so will need a larger one soon. Good Luck with your car shopping. |
| where else could you find a question like that.." what kind of car is recommended for a sheepie" I bet the car salesman has never heard that one before. I say make sure the car gets the "sheepie test" before you buy. can he get in and out easily, is there enough room for his crate or to lounge in if needed, will he get enough of of view from the windows, how is the ac in his area or is there enough of a cross breeze with the windows open. take that sheepie for a test drive |
sheepiegail wrote: where else could you find a question like that.." what kind of car is recommended for a sheepie" I bet the car salesman has never heard that one before. I say make sure the car gets the "sheepie test" before you buy. can he get in and out easily, is there enough room for his crate or to lounge in if needed, will he get enough of of view from the windows, how is the ac in his area or is there enough of a cross breeze with the windows open. take that sheepie for a test drive Don't laugh. When my ex was looking for a vehicle, we brought Brick with us to the dealers and they let us try Brick in several vehicles to see how he fit and how he got along in the vehicle. They were a bit taken aback when we called to ask if they'd let us try the dog, but they went along with it. |
| Our OES Miss Daisy is going on 10 mo old - If we had known an OES was coming into our lives last Fall, we would have bought a minivan - we bought a new Camry instead. However it works fine, because we bought a dog 'hammock' that attaches to the headrests of back and front seats. This gives her the entire back seat area, w/o fear of her falling between the seats, etc. - she is safe and happy - In fact she would rather be in the car in her 'hammock' than in her crate. This prob w/n work if you normally have more than one other person in the car w/ you. |
| My brother-in-law once bought an old station wagon for his Bassett Hound. He thought the dog would be happy to be able to see out the windows. The dog hated it and that was the end of that. What we don't do for our fuzzy babies. |
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