Dogs and your truck

[thornmz71]

Ok guys I have a problem, I have to travel with my family and that's including my dog, the problems is my dog gets sick on rides and I have a 10 hour drive coming up. I am wondering if any of you had the same problem and if u have a solution. While were at it if you have your dog in the box how do u guys tie him/her down. Some pics of your setup would be great. I would hate to have her puke in my 3week old truck.

[BlackZ71Silverado]

My lab lays on the back seat. Never tied her down in the box.

 

 

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[hodo78]

My older dog gets sick every single time we take him on the road, which is very limited these days.

 

We make him ride in a kennel in the back of our SUV or truck. When in the back of the truck, I secure his kennel with tie down straps like you would use for a ATV. And then when he gets sick in the crate its easy to clean up with paper towels and bottled water that we keep in the vehicles anyway.

 

We have been doing it this way for the last 9 years, as our dog is 10yr old. He doesnt seem to mind, and I believe he is more secure when in the crate anyways in the case of a sudden hard stop.

[tyhuck]

I have a camper now, but before I did, I usually used a chain fastened to the two front tiedowns with another chain extending from the center of the first chain (making a T shape). This gives the dog freedom to roam half of the truckbed, without giving her enough slack to jump out when Im stopped.

 

When I had a 3/4 ton, I used to chain them to the gooseneck ball.

[thornmz71]

Thanks for the replys I think I'll cover everything in plastic lol. I just wish she didn't get sick so easily. I don't know what I'm going to do.

[Roscopcoletrain]

Talk to your vet about the car sickness. You can pop them a gravol and it helps.

[RCP]

Yep, my last German Sheperd would get car sick so I had a prescription from my vet I would have to give her before we went anywhere (which wasn't very often because of her getting car sick). My current German Sheperd LOVES car rides and doesn't get car sick at all. Now if I could just figure out a way to keep her from shedding so much! Even laying a blanket down with the rear seat folded up she gets the carpeted underside of the seat covered in fur and it takes forever to vacuum it out!

[thornmz71]

Ya I'm not looking forward to the cleaning of dog hair. I hate pet hair

[thornmz71]

I tried gravol. Maybe I'll up the dose I don't remember how much I gave her.

[Wolfmanjohn]

Spray in bedliner/bedrail caps. Made our truckbed German Shepherd proof, and gives her something rough-textured to hold onto, as well. She doesn't get carsick, but 50% of the time she'll drop a deuce back there, no matter how hard we try to get her to go before the drive. Pooper scooper and a hose; cleans things right up. We use a tie-down strap between the lower front cargo hooks, looped through the handle of a short leash, which gives her plenty of room to move without allowing her enough slack to hang over the edge of the bed. Happy cruising!

[Easytide]

I,ve traveled extensively over the years with dogs, from police dogs to Sch. Dogs. Some dogs are simply prone to carsickness. while some are not, There ARE a few things you can do to help. One is, dont wait untill a long trip to load Rover in the truck, Everyday short jaunts to the store, getting gas, just a ride around the block, Get them used to riding and calms nerves, Do,nt make a big deal of it to the dog, If your very vocal and chatter...even coddeling, the dog percieves this as something is wrong, ,they can be nervous and therefor upset tummy, Just toss em in the back seat, an occaisional how ya doin bud? works just fine, When you get home,,,a bit of praise as they hop out for a job well done, Another thing is, dont overfeed at least 2 hrs prior to taking the dog for a ride, if your going on a 10 hr trip, keep feeding to an absolute minimum,. none is best, a bit of water, again..dont let let em tank up..just a bit. Although it sounds mean, dogs can actually go for a very long time without eating, and in the long run,,a bit hungry is far better then allot sick, (imagine youu gong on a rolller coaster right after t/giving dinner) All in all, the more the dog percieves a ride as a non-issue,,the more relaxed and less carsick they are.

[Mikeb52r]

We take their food away the night before and give them only water. When we stop for the night during a trip, we will feed them, but not a lot. They have always done great.

 

They self feed whenever they want, so taking it away at night is not that bad.

[wurgs]

Just get a cheap seat cover for the back seat. I picked one up at Fleet Farm for about $40. Keeps the hair off the seats and is water resistant so puke wouldn't soak through. It looks like crap but just use it when carrying dog.