Where does your dog ride in the vehicle ?

ovrszd · Mar 7, 2016

I'll be the Scrooge. My dog loves to ride. But I'd never allow him to ride on my lap while I drove. For some reason it really bugs me to see a vehicle coming at me with a dog hanging it's head out of the driver's door window. So how exactly does the driver control the steering wheel during a evasive situation in that position???

GPintheMitten · Mar 7, 2016

My lab rides in the back seat of my crew cab, with the seats folded up. I have a large dog bed pad for him when he rides. He loves it.

sailorman · Mar 8, 2016

Where ever she wants to . I occasionally put the dog in the back and let the wife ride in the cab .

Msgtmje · Mar 8, 2016

My late Jack Russell Terrier Amie laid claim to the passenger seat in the truck. If anyone else rode with me she would get in their lap for the duration of the trip. People would think that she was just a friendly dog, but the reality was she was just enforcing her claim. I miss that dog.

Wakey · Mar 8, 2016

My GSD used to sit like a human in my van. It was hysterical the looks he got going down the road.

MF283 · Mar 8, 2016

sailorman said:
Where ever she wants to . I occasionally put the dog in the back and let the wife ride in the cab .

Only in extreme weather huh

Having a single cab, the Aussie sit's beside me going anywhere, whether work or to town, have 2 blue heelers & a lab that will just lay down in the seat.
I can't get any of them to ride in the Gator around the farm, they'd rather run:confused3:

Ronnie

kc5dlo · Mar 8, 2016

If I ever use the word "GO" the dogs ears perk up and soon they are hopping up and down and generally going crazy. I make them stay in the back seat area and they are pretty good about staying there. They both love to stick there heads out the windows when I am at a slower speed. The little yorkie had trouble seeing out the window so I bought a booster seat for small dogs. He now can sit and see out front and both sides easily. He even gets a little wind in his face when the window is down.

smstonypoint · Mar 8, 2016

MF283 said:
I can't get any of them to ride in the Gator around the farm, they'd rather run:confused3:

Mu current Lab loves to ride on my RTV, but my previous Lab wouldn't have anything to do with it. However, my current Lab can't wait to dismount when I raise the dump bed and she makes herself scarce when I am using my ZTR mower -- I suspect differences in sensitivity to various engine noises.

Steve

Trials · Mar 8, 2016

ovrszd said:
I'll be the Scrooge. My dog loves to ride. But I'd never allow him to ride on my lap while I drove. For some reason it really bugs me to see a vehicle coming at me with a dog hanging it's head out of the driver's door window. So how exactly does the driver control the steering wheel during a evasive situation in that position???

This one made me think of a Lhasa Apso I had many years ago, she loved to ride on my motocross bike. You never seen a dog that could ride better then Cindy, I could do wheelies and jumps and ride dirt roads at stupid fast speeds and she just bounced around between my arms on my lap and the fuel tank. If I went too slow she would stand on the fuel tank and lean way out in front with her front paws on the handlebar cross brace, that was kinda scary but she was an amazing :dog: rider!