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Vagabond_Homesc
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Jul 22, 2020

Biggish dog in pick up truck?

Hi, newbies here. We are researching trucks and travel trailers as we'd like to do some long term travelling within the next year or two. We have two boys (8 and 5) plus one 60lb Goldendoodle. As we look at pick up trucks with extended cabs we realize we might have a problem with where to comfortably put our dog.
Those of you with pick-ups and large dogs. Where do you put your dog when the 2nd row is already occupied? We live in Texas and there is no way we can put him in the bed during summer.
We thought about looking at larger SUVs but that seems it would limit our trailer options.
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    Jul 23, 2020
    GordonThree wrote:
    The dog can't share the back seat with the kids? 60# isn't that big. I guess, if the dog needs to travel in a kennel / crate, that takes up a lot more room?

    With the front passenger seat forward a bit, the dog can lay on the floor by the kids feet?

    Look at the mega-cab type trucks, in a 3/4 or 1 ton so you maintain ability to tow a heavy trailer?


    Yes, he can share the backseat but wasn't sure if that's enough room. Currently in our smaller SUV (Mazda CX9) that would not be comfortable for the dog or the boys. We put him in the back where 3rd row seats are folded down. I guess we'll see when we go look at some truck options. I figured the 2nd row would be similar to what we have in our SUV but it sounds like there are some bigger options with truck cabs that would work like mega-cab as you mentioned. We've never owned a truck before ;-)
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    GordonThree
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    Jul 22, 2020
    The dog can't share the back seat with the kids? 60# isn't that big. I guess, if the dog needs to travel in a kennel / crate, that takes up a lot more room?

    With the front passenger seat forward a bit, the dog can lay on the floor by the kids feet?

    Look at the mega-cab type trucks, in a 3/4 or 1 ton so you maintain ability to tow a heavy trailer?
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    ppine
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    Jul 22, 2020
    there is room for 2 boys and a 60 pound dog in the back seat if they all get along. I bring 3 dogs when I travel with a Ford extra cab.

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