Dogs in TT's

I don't, but I travel in hot weather with long hair Collies. I bought a crew cab truck, took out the back seat and built a wood platform with dog beds.

I built it with 54" 2x4 and 54" 2x10 with plywood on top. I put it together with cabinet screws and can take it out in 10 minutes. Ford superduty crew cab.

At one time I had a single cab Dodge with a topper. It was to hot for them in the afternoon. I would drive of a night and find a campground when the temp started to rise.

Hornnumb2 wrote:
If you are Dog people they should be in the cab with you.

Right. And I suppose if you are transporting riding horses they should be in the cab too? Our dog does ride in the cab with us, but many of my hunting friends transport their dogs in the pickup box or specially designed trailers.

Until this year we have never had anything living in the travel trailer when on the road. Everything rode in the tow vehicle (truck). That is until this year (well, December 2014).

Our cat cannot take riding in the truck. He gets himself so worked up he vomits and (looses it at the other end too). We've tried everything. Well, last December for our Christmas week trip to Florida, we left him in the trailer. He's very familiar and comfortable in the trailer. He has his favorite spot. A little cubby hole at the head of our bed. He crawls in there and that's his "safe spot".

Well, we couldn't take him making a mess in the truck, in a cat carrier, loose in the truck, holding him, nothing. But in the camper, he immediately settled in his little cubby hole. Well, we experimented and in the camper he has his litter pan, no vomit, no mess, no nothing!

Our last trip to Florida (last week), we let him ride in the trailer both ways from Indiana to Florida (3 days driving each direction), and he did wonderful! When we stopped, we'd check on him. He'd pop his head out of his little cubby hole and come out, happy, snugglie, want to be petted, and then he'd go back. It worked perfect for the 6 days of driving we did!

Our dog HAS to ride wherever we are. If we attempted to put the dog in the camper without us, even traveling, he'd go nuts in there! We can't leave him in the camper alone when we're parked! He goes bananas! He wants to be with us.

So to answer your question ... we normally never let anything living ride in the camper, until just recently! Dog in the truck, cat in the camper. It works for us now.

Hornnumb2 wrote:
If you are Dog people they should be in the cab with you.

I agree - we normally put them in the back of the truck that has a nice shell. Problem with the cab, well, St. Bernards!

Yea - having the same thoughts. My problem is that I have a shell on my truck, but the hatch won't go all the way down when hooked to the trailer (hit's the propane units). Un-hitching the thing every couple hundred miles so they can pee is not an appealing idea.

If you are Dog people they should be in the cab with you.

For me its a no to putting the dogs in the TT while traveling. Have kept them in their crates in the back of the truck, but I do have a shell on the truck also.

There is a reason some states have laws not allowing anyone to travel in a TT. I dont think its just because they want to be a pain. The TT does bounce around a lot more then the TV does.

Watch "The Long, Long Trailer" and see how Lucy fairs in the trailer. Not so good. I imagine that is about how it would be.

There has been a lot of discussion on this subject. What most of us say. Is sit back in that TT yourself while someone else drives it. Than make up your mind.
For me it is a NO!

Not a real good idea. There is a lot of movement in a trailer, plus no real security to tie the crates down.