 Re: Vehicles to transport dogs
[Re: Josh Lewis ]
#69516 - 08/11/2005 10:58 PM |
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Thanks guys, GREAT stuff, I saved the link for the A.R.E. caps, I'll check into them in more detail this week.
VERY interesting about the soft caps!
Wow Josh, how come I never saw that kennel style when I was looking for a pair to put in my van???!! Now I have kennels already, grrr!!!But anyway, I'd still need a cover for the truck bed.
Has anyone ever seen or known of a person who actually used soft covers? I would think there might be a security issue with those styles....( or am I just paranoid <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> )!!
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Re: Vehicles to transport dogs
[Re: Jeannette Polowski ]
#69517 - 08/11/2005 11:59 PM |
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I can tell you from 9 years in the auto business that vehicle security is really pretty non-existent. The reality is that no mater what kind of vehicle you drive if someone really wants your car or stuff inside the car they can get it. 99% of cars are not equipped with glass break or intrusion sensors. It is all too easy for someone to do a snatch and grab without setting of any alarm. I guess my point is that no the canvas tops are not a good security solution but nothing really is a great solution if someone has time and opportunity. If the canvas tops seem like a good idea to you I would buy a locking tool box for the bed to secure any valuables in. The benefit I see is that when at a training or event you can roll up all the sides and have built in shade for the dogs, plus have access to all your gear in the toolbox. I'm in the shopping planning stage for a new vehicle and this looked like a great ideal to me. Of course keeping my old SUV for the dog car and getting a sports car may be another great idea for me.
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[Re: Jason Shipley ]
#69518 - 08/12/2005 07:58 AM |
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I have a 2001 Pontiac TransAm and there's no way a crate will ever fit in there! hehe. My dog used to lay on the back seat without a problem when he had to go somewhere. A few weeks ago I bought a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab (yes that things got a hemi LOL) - the back seats flip up and there's a tray that unfolds to make the back area flat. My dog fits back there perfectly, it's in the cab so temperature is not a problem and the seats are leather so easy hair clean up. There is 1 configuration where you can still get 1 passenger back there. In an emergency situation you can fit 2 kids 2 adults and 1 dog in there (there's a center seatbelt on the front bench seat). I'm not sure if 2 dogs would fit easily, I'm sure you could make it work with the right design crate.
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[Re: Jeannette Polowski ]
#69519 - 08/12/2005 09:46 AM |
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[Re: Mike Bishop ]
#69520 - 08/12/2005 10:06 AM |
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Mike, to solve airflow problems when not moving you could do a simple setup that is very effective. You could build a frame to contain an electric radiator cooling fan (they move a lot of air), run the wiring through a switch in the cab. Put the fan on the sliding front window of the topper or on two on the side windows (one on each side). It's fairly simple to do, just remember if you leave it running for any length of time, you'd have to start the truck at intervals to keep from draining your battery.
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[Re: Mike Russell ]
#69521 - 08/12/2005 10:16 AM |
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Mike - thanks for the suggestion, I am going to look into doing that. My dogs would like to go everywhere with me but summers here are brutally hot so I can't park and leave the dogs for more than a few minutes at a time.
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[Re: Jeannette Polowski ]
#69522 - 08/12/2005 01:51 PM |
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have you ever thought of getting a trailor ... These can be anything from a plain flat trailor with crates bolted to it and then padlocked shut to use in the summer, to a customized dog trailor and everything inbetween ... set-up prices can also range from $150 for the plain trailor to prob. 5000 depending on what it has and all .... I am just getting a plain 4 by 8 trailor new 230 for my little car cause I would like to fit people in it and not just have it be a 2 seater .... then I am going to strap the crate to it .. and maybe rig up some kind of shade too ....
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Re: Vehicles to transport dogs
[Re: Jason Shipley ]
#69523 - 08/12/2005 10:44 PM |
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very good points Jason, I guess I'll discuss it more with my husband and see what he feels about the soft cap. Not sure if I like it, but I'd love to see one to get an idea what they are like when I go to check out the fiberglass ones.
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[Re: Mike Russell ]
#69524 - 08/12/2005 10:47 PM |
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Mike R, where could a mechanically challenged person get this done? It sounds like a great idea!
BTW Sarah, I didn't feel a trailer was a good fit for my situation, thanks anyway though <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
As for the dogs in the passenger cab, not a possibility...I travel with kids much of the time <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
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#69525 - 08/12/2005 10:57 PM |
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To furthur Mike Rs idea. You can use a second battery. If wired correctly, the fan wont draw off the car's primary battery but the second battery will still charge when the car is running. Any good mechanic can do this. I would suggest a marine battery for #2.
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