https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 17:35:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels/page/2#post-2038643 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:31:56 +0000 ktdid23 2038643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Kia Sorento, a 4 year old, and a 60 lb mutt. We live 2+ hours from ALL of our family, so we do a lot of driving :-)</p> <p>They both go in the back seat; we use a harness for our dog and DD is in her car seat. We have never had a problem in the 4 years we've been traveling with both. We're due in April, so I'm thinking we'll have to move the pup to the trunk, but there are some latches back there that we can clip her leash/harness to so that she doesn't try to climb over the back seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038635 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:26:45 +0000 .twist. 2038635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hahaha ok. Usually we don't put Bronx in a harness, we only did for the one trip. He's usually much more comfortable than this, but here's what ended up happening when we would put the harness on him.... </p> [attach=1438/15/nioqsl.450x600.IMG_1127.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038583 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 08:35:42 +0000 Synchronicity 2038583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsKMM: Aww haha he was feeling ripped off for a minute there! We took ours on a dump run, and she has to stay in the car there... She was equally unimpressed. </p> <p>@sorrycharlie: I think this is what we will end up doing when we don't have much gear with us. That was always the plan, until I started thinking about all of the stuff that we usually lug around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038367 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:32:00 +0000 sorrycharlie 2038367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my dog isn't as huge as most, but he rides in the "trunk" of my highlander - he likes to stand the entire time and stare out the windows. DD used to find it hilarious when she was rear facing still! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038353 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:14:52 +0000 MrsKMM 2038353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: hahaha I was cleaning out my car and he thought we were going for a ride. With that look, of course I had to take him for a quick one because I felt bad, lol spoiled :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038352 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:12:50 +0000 Synchronicity 2038352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsKMM: note they are both giving us the same look, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038347 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:10:40 +0000 MrsKMM 2038347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: so cute! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038338 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:07:03 +0000 Synchronicity 2038338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsKMM: LOL! Here's mine in our truck... She doesn't usually sit up like this either :silly: </p> [attach=3760/15/ninsjs.337x600.20131026_141354.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038329 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:59:58 +0000 MrsKMM 2038329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: He's kind of like a person, lol :silly: He doesn't usually sit up, but maybe he will adjust!- </p> [attach=5126/15/nins7z.325x600.2015-01-23-20.51.22.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038310 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:40:56 +0000 Synchronicity 2038310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsKMM: Exactly! I hope I'm just overthinking it and everything will work out fine when we do have a LO :P </p> <p>@lemondrop: My dog is too big to lie comfortably on the floor, otherwise that would be a perfect idea since she doesn't move much in the car :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038286 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:22:58 +0000 MrsKMM 2038286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: So glad you posted this! LO won't be here till the summer, but I've been wondering the same thing. I currently have a 4 door sedan (DH too) &amp; our dog weighs 115 pounds and usually lays across the back seat. We were debating on switching me over to a small SUV but were still wondering where the dog would go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038214 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:27:07 +0000 lemondrop 2038214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Forester, a 50 pound heeler, and two car seats in the back. He sits on the floor underneath the rear passenger seat. We made him a bed out of a comforter and he snuggles in and is set for a 6 hour drive to California. </p> <p>@.twist.: @erind425: omg, I laughed out loud so hard at that. Had we even been considering him at that time, that would have been the kiss of death for our vote :silly: The vet world was on fire about it back then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038160 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:40:21 +0000 Synchronicity 2038160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: @erind425: @KayKay: @MsMini: Sounds like roof-top storage might be a good investment! </p> <p>@MenagerieMama: Pretty dog! They look comfy to me :P</p> <p>@PawPrints: @erind425: @.twist.: Stoppppp, who does that?! </p> [attach=3760/15/ninlr9.600x461.romney.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038149 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:29:19 +0000 MenagerieMama 2038149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 2 dogs (30 and 45 lbs) and they ride in the cargo area of our CRV. We have a heavy duty plastic mat thingy and then a few dog blankets on top. They're quite cozy! And then LO in the back in her car seat. We also have a roof top carrier should we need room for even more gear!</p> <p>ETA: when we moved cross country with the dogs (no LO) we piled things in the cargo area and then put the dogs on top. Not saying it was the best option but it worked and they were fine! Let me find a pic of the worse of it... </p> [attach=5642/15/ninlhr.600x448.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038114 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:51:06 +0000 BSB 2038114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MK0180: We have a zipline &amp; harness for our two dogs. Dogs hate it but I, at least, know they won't fly out the window in an accident. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038076 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:11:09 +0000 MsMini 2038076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have s 140 pound Newfoundland dog and 2 LOs, we put the dog in the cargo area, and have a rooftop cargo box for our luggage/stroller etc. any delicate/valuable stuff (cameras etc) goes in the back seat between the kids. One piece of advice - invest in the biggest carrier you can fit on your vehicle! I swear those things shrink over time ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2038056 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:54:32 +0000 MK0180 2038056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi - we have a 75lb dog that sits in the backseat with LO. When we take car trips it's in our Forester. We bought a pet seatbelt that attaches to his harness so that he doesn't go flying anywhere. He's pretty calm in the car and whatnot but it adds extra protection for him and for us. :happy: </p> <p><a href="http://www.petsmart.com/dog/safety-harnesses/top-paw-seat-belt-travel-safety-loop-zid36-19902/cat-36-catid-100140?var_id=36-19902&#038;_t=pfm%3Dcategory" rel="nofollow">http://www.petsmart.com/dog/safety-harnesses/top-paw-seat-belt-travel-safety-loop-zid36-19902/cat-36-catid-100140?var_id=36-19902&#038;_t=pfm%3Dcategory</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037959 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:51:56 +0000 .twist. 2037959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erind425: @PawPrints: Nooooooo. LOL. That is so.... weird. wtf. lol!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037949 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:47:18 +0000 jape14 2037949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: @.twist.: so glad to fill in my neighbors to the north! as far as I know, it is true, and it was a huge joke during the 2012 presidential election. you can see a clip from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart here: <a href="http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/zyli5n/must-love-dogs" rel="nofollow">http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/zyli5n/must-love-dogs</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037948 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:47:13 +0000 PawPrints 2037948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: @.twist.: Yes he did! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037945 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:44:32 +0000 .twist. 2037945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: hahaha I'm googling the same thing. Also Canadian! Did he really do that, @erind425: ?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037941 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:43:16 +0000 Synchronicity 2037941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erind425: Omg, I just had to Google that (Canadian).... Did he actually do that?!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037926 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:35:17 +0000 jape14 2037926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Mitt Romney style, haha! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037919 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:32:10 +0000 .twist. 2037919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erind425: Roof storage for the dog?! I never thought of that!!! :P JK. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037916 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:30:03 +0000 PawPrints 2037916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO #1 is still on the way but we are pretty sure we're going to be okay with just our Corolla once she arrives. We have two big dogs. We've already hooked in the carseat into the middle back seat and done some trial drives with each dog sitting/lying on either side of the carseat and they did fine. So we're picturing that for car trips, we would just set them up like that and cram all our stuff into the trunk. We toyed with the idea of a crossover SUV like a Honda CR-V but at this point I really don't think it's necessary. We're pretty dedicated to sticking with a small car and making it work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037902 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:25:50 +0000 KayKay 2037902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a 45lb retriever and a Honda Pilot that we use for travelling. Typically for family trips, we would put down the 3rd row of seats, pack half of that back area full, and let the dog lie down on the other half. We also would usually end up putting a fair amount of stuff in the backseat either next to LOs car seat on one side or on the floor behind the front seats. </p> <p>Now that we have a second LO, it will definitely be tighter. We'll either need to pack light (when possible) and/or get a rooftop carrier, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037814 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:40:27 +0000 jape14 2037814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: I think roof-top storage is a great idea and we will probably get one of those eventually, too - even with a station wagon. I'm with your husband - I love playing "suitcase tetris" as I refer to it. (And dishwasher tetris, too, haha!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037809 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:38:15 +0000 youboots 2037809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a midsized SUV and the dogs go in the back. Once baby gets here we are going to get a roof rack. We both have waterproof North Face duffels that we can strap to the top of the car. We also have a tow hitch we could add a box too, but M likes to bring his roadbike wherever we go when the weather is good.</p> <p>We have a family beach house that does not have a washer/dryer so we take down all of our linens, and bring clean stuff back to the house, that with food and our work stuff for a long weekend already fills the car to the brim. We could croud the dogs a little bit more but I'm not really excited about that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037723 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:05:52 +0000 Synchronicity 2037723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: I love to stress about things that aren't even on the radar yet, so what-if topics like this are right up my alley ;) I think as long as there is one real-life-tetris player in a relationship it should all work out fine! Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/large-dogs-los-and-car-travels#post-2037687 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:54:06 +0000 BSB 2037687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: Ah, cool! We can think of all the what-if's together... pre-baby! Haha! :)</p> <p>I'm the human tetris and organizer when we do road trips, but if we do the roof top storage, it will definitely have to be his job because I'm short. </p> <p>Yeah, I want DH to get a tonneau for his truck bed. </p>