Hi,I have a four person family and a lab. I can't fit my lab inside the truck. I'm looking to hear from people that travel with their dogs in the truck bed and do it safely. If you don't travel with dogs in the bed please do not respond. I love my dogs every bit as much as you do so I'm not looking for a lecture as to how unsafe you think it is. I only want to hear from real people that can advise me on how to do it safely and comfortably. Thank in advance.

We travel with our cat.. yeah I know what you said.. but she has a solid built in bench inside the back of the cab. Even if the truck overturns, she will be in her cage right there in the back of the cab. It does not sound like you want your dog to be free in the box, and I think the same. Provide a tied down cage and put your loved animal in it for travel.

Our lab goes in her kennel, strapped down in the bed of the pickup (one over the top, one around the sides). I put it front to back and push it up against the front bulk head. In the past, I have covered the kennel if it was raining. She has her large pillow in there, sometime a chew toy as well. She gets a potty brake when the kids do. She seems pretty stress free when we arrive.

Our dog is always in the bed of the PU in Wyoming. I think everyone in the state of WY has a dog in the PU bed. However, you do have to be careful. We were in CA and left him in the bed for a short time and the SPCA kidnapped him. Put our dog Jake in jail, used a very aggressive muzzle, crushed his nasal capillaries, then threw him into a filthy jail cell and exposed him to spinal meningitis. They dropped the charges and released Jake but it cost us over a thousand dollars because Jake was in critical care for almost a week with spinal meningitis. You have to be careful where you are when your dog is in the PU bed. Unless we are in Wyoming we leave our dog in the MH. I no longer donate to the SPCA. These animals are better off as strays than in their filthy jail cells where they are subject to poor treatment. JMHO

As my handle hints at. I raise, train, hunt, and compete in AKC field trials with my dogs. Those that have never experienced the human/dog relationship at this level cannot begin to comprehend just how strong it is. I prefer not to carry my dogs in the pickup bed. But often there is no other choice.It becomes like all other things, a risk that one has to accept.I do make sure that they are securely kenneled, and that appropriate measures are taken for the elements.

For long distances we've found a well-secured kennel in the PU bed to be most comfortable for the dog.That said:When I have to carry a dog in the PU bed outside an enclosure, I always make sure that he's tied so that he can't fall/jump out. Just enough room on the lead to allow him to lie down in/near the center forward of the bed. This lesson learned way back when I was a kid:We were heading for camp with a dog tied in the back- and a look in the rearview revealed the dog hangin' over the side of the bed, dangling there by his neck while we were goin' down the highway!Thankfully he survived...and I learned a lesson that I never forgot.

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Huntindog
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
As my handle hints at. I raise, train, hunt, and compete in AKC field trials with my dogs. Those that have never experienced the human/dog
relationship at this level cannot begin to comprehend just how strong it is.
I prefer not to carry my dogs in the pickup bed. But often there is no other choice.
It becomes like all other things, a risk that one has to accept.
I do make sure that they are securely kenneled, and that appropriate measures are taken for the elements.
WyoTraveler
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
Our dog is always in the bed of the PU in Wyoming. I think everyone in the state of WY has a dog in the PU bed. However, you do have to be careful. We were in CA and left him in the bed for a short time and the SPCA kidnapped him. Put our dog Jake in jail, used a very aggressive muzzle, crushed his nasal capillaries, then threw him into a filthy jail cell and exposed him to spinal meningitis. They dropped the charges and released Jake but it cost us over a thousand dollars because Jake was in critical care for almost a week with spinal meningitis. You have to be careful where you are when your dog is in the PU bed. Unless we are in Wyoming we leave our dog in the MH. I no longer donate to the SPCA. These animals are better off as strays than in their filthy jail cells where they are subject to poor treatment. JMHO
danager
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
Our lab goes in her kennel, strapped down in the bed of the pickup (one over the top, one around the sides). I put it front to back and push it up against the front bulk head. In the past, I have covered the kennel if it was raining. She has her large pillow in there, sometime a chew toy as well. She gets a potty brake when the kids do. She seems pretty stress free when we arrive.
Artum_Snowbird
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
We travel with our cat.. yeah I know what you said.. but she has a solid built in bench inside the back of the cab. Even if the truck overturns, she will be in her cage right there in the back of the cab. It does not sound like you want your dog to be free in the box, and I think the same. Provide a tied down cage and put your loved animal in it for travel.

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