Dogs needing lowest load lip vehicle
Discussion
My 35kg staffie cross (Digger) & black lab cross (Bella - daughter's woofer) get rather exited and bark too close to my ear when we take them to an enclosed field to run the beans out of them in the back seat of the oldest girl's Peugeot 107.
As the 107 is going with the oldest girl to uni, now seems a good time to get a new beater, we've had an old ford focus ç-max in the past that had a fairly low load lip, not sure my PH missus would be that keen to repeat own another.
Can you suggest any under £5k cars that might be worth looking out for as so many have a very high load lip? Pics with your woofer would be a bonus.
As the 107 is going with the oldest girl to uni, now seems a good time to get a new beater, we've had an old ford focus ç-max in the past that had a fairly low load lip, not sure my PH missus would be that keen to repeat own another.
Can you suggest any under £5k cars that might be worth looking out for as so many have a very high load lip? Pics with your woofer would be a bonus.
Saab 9-5 estate will do it,
Absolutely level floor and bumper.
and you can get factory dog guards off Ebay that fit perfectly in the slots provided.
and with mutts inside
Ignore the state of the car - it cost me £995 8 years ago and is a 23 year old shed. But it is very comfortable and drives nicely.
Absolutely level floor and bumper.
and you can get factory dog guards off Ebay that fit perfectly in the slots provided.
and with mutts inside
Ignore the state of the car - it cost me £995 8 years ago and is a 23 year old shed. But it is very comfortable and drives nicely.
Berlingo or similar.
Our dogs are all getting old now, the Viszla who's now 16 doesn't have the muscle strength in her back legs to jump into the back of the Forester any more she wants to but sometimes slips and bashes her belly on the bumper, the two spaniels are now nearly 12 and coming up to 9, the older and smaller of the two we've been lifting into the back of the car for a couple of years but the Viz hates being manhandled like that.
Few weeks ago we bought one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CWL2NF5Z?ref=ppx_yo2... it takes a bit of getting used to ,both handing it and getting the dogs to play ball but they're coming round now and as they age will be increasingly useful.
You can get cheaper and lighter versions, this one is made of alloy not plastic and is quite sturdy in place hence the dogs feel reasonably confident using it.
Note, the first couple of times you'll wonder if they'll ever get the hang of it, keeping them on a lead and encouraging them up the ramp via a tasty treat worked wonders.
Our dogs are all getting old now, the Viszla who's now 16 doesn't have the muscle strength in her back legs to jump into the back of the Forester any more she wants to but sometimes slips and bashes her belly on the bumper, the two spaniels are now nearly 12 and coming up to 9, the older and smaller of the two we've been lifting into the back of the car for a couple of years but the Viz hates being manhandled like that.
Few weeks ago we bought one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CWL2NF5Z?ref=ppx_yo2... it takes a bit of getting used to ,both handing it and getting the dogs to play ball but they're coming round now and as they age will be increasingly useful.
You can get cheaper and lighter versions, this one is made of alloy not plastic and is quite sturdy in place hence the dogs feel reasonably confident using it.
Note, the first couple of times you'll wonder if they'll ever get the hang of it, keeping them on a lead and encouraging them up the ramp via a tasty treat worked wonders.
I have the following cars listed in order of boot lip/floor that our Karelian Bear Dog jumps in the back of.
Volvo V70 - has factory built in load net that unrolls from the rear seat. Has an interior disable button for the alarm system.
M59 Berlingo - the sliding side door has a lower ledge than the V70 but the boot lip is slightly higher. Available in petrol models. Wipe down plastic dog proof interior. This gets used most often for doggo duties
Cayenne 955 - like the Volvo has a built in cargo net in the seat back, the boot lip is tall though. Double pressing the key fob disables the interior alarm. Used for long distance doggo duties.
Volvo V70 - has factory built in load net that unrolls from the rear seat. Has an interior disable button for the alarm system.
M59 Berlingo - the sliding side door has a lower ledge than the V70 but the boot lip is slightly higher. Available in petrol models. Wipe down plastic dog proof interior. This gets used most often for doggo duties
Cayenne 955 - like the Volvo has a built in cargo net in the seat back, the boot lip is tall though. Double pressing the key fob disables the interior alarm. Used for long distance doggo duties.
Gassing Station | All Creatures Great & Small | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff