Two cocker/poodle combos. One male-loves to ride and sleeps in his bed-and one female sister who hates the motion and runs to her crate the minute the engine is engaged and does not leave it until the engine stops. We try to stop and walk every two hours. Good for them and us. When we leave the coach is buttoned up as all others and TV is on. I use a cellphone called home away by Verizon. 19 bucks for the service and hook the freeze alarm, reversed to act as heat alarm to it so it will call me if temp hits a preset high. I can also call it to check. Both have built in battery backup. Pups are family and a joy to take along. As your pup ages I have seen many ramps to ease the walk into the coach for large dogs with hip issues. Good luck.