Best saloon car for x 2 dogs
Best saloon car for x 2 dogs
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Shamrocker

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159 posts

212 months

Wednesday 9th November 2022
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What back seats work for x 2 medium sized doggies .

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VS02

2,411 posts

88 months

Wednesday 9th November 2022
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Anything with a tall roof and lots of space in the back

Skoda Superb would work.

dmsims

7,433 posts

295 months

Wednesday 9th November 2022
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One of our friends has 2 German pointers and an Audi A1

cayman-black

13,261 posts

244 months

Wednesday 9th November 2022
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Why not an Estate? Better for the dogs and easier to keep inside clean.

VS02

2,411 posts

88 months

Wednesday 9th November 2022
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cayman-black said:
Why not an Estate? Better for the dogs and easier to keep inside clean.
Better still, a medium size crossover/4x4. More headroom for people and dogs.

J1990

847 posts

81 months

Wednesday 9th November 2022
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My labrador travels much better on the back seats, in her harness with the footwell packed to be level with the seat so that her bed sits level and fully supported. Our collie likes to be in his cage in the boot, we tried travelling him on the back seat and he hated it.
Only mentioning this as I was somewhat surprised myself, thinking that the location would make little difference so long as they're secured and the ground is stable under their feet.

Depending on the height of your drivers, you may need to ensure the carhas good legroom in the back as there aren't many cars with seats deep enough to comfortably take a dog and so it's likely you'll also be needing to pack the footwells to increase the footprint for the bed/cage to rest on.

Do you have a budget in mind?

dmsims

7,433 posts

295 months

Wednesday 9th November 2022
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VS02 said:
Better still, a medium size crossover/4x4. More headroom for people and dogs.
Not necessarily - remember the ridiculous fad for heavily sloping rears

VS02

2,411 posts

88 months

Wednesday 9th November 2022
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dmsims said:
Not necessarily - remember the ridiculous fad for heavily sloping rears
True. But the “utilitarian”/practical ones will still do the job:

Dacia Duster
Toyota RAV-4/Highlander
Skoda Kodiaq
Honda CR-V
Volvo XC60
Subaru Forester

GAjon

4,062 posts

241 months

Wednesday 9th November 2022
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Depends when they past their test. wink

Tom_Spotley_When

496 posts

185 months

Wednesday 9th November 2022
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I’ve transported my golden retriever on the back seats of:

BMW M135i
BMW 630i
Jaguar XJ
Jaguar XF
VW Touareg
Volvo V40
Volvo V90
Hyundai 4x4 maybe a Tucson
A small Kia

He was happiest in the 630i - where he’d lie flat with his head on the transmission tunnel, nose as close as physically possible to my elbow without touching.

I bought the VW specifically to transport the dog. He hated the back seats (dog of taste) and steadfastly refused to go in the boot.

Buy the car you like, because if you get one for the dog, he’ll probably hate it.