I just bought what will become a rather large dog. I've also been told
NOT to put this dog in the bed (sight hound and I believe it...) so if
anyone in here has any advise as to what kind of covers to buy for the
seats I would greatly appreciate it. I just want to keep the dog's rather
sharp claws from penetrating the leather, somehow allow the heat to
penetrate the cover, and POSSIBLY be able to pull the covers and clean
them in the event the dawg pee's on the covers.

Thanks,
DAS
Tennessee

I'd recommend traveling to www.marathonseatcovers.com (http://www.marathonseatcovers.com). I have a set of their cordura "SuperHides" covers in my '04 extended cab, and I feel that they're among the best in the business.


They're a custom, made-to-order type company, so they'll work with you on what you need and want. Let me know what you think.

What I do is drop the drivers side of the rear seat and keep a dog bed in there. I was able to find a square dog bed that fit in that spot at Costco for $15 and it's one of the best ones I have. Much nicer quality then the $60 one that I bought at the pet store. If you go this route, make sure you get one with a removeable cover so you can wash it when needed.


The nice thing about transporting your dog this way is it keeps them off of the seats (assuming you can train him to stay in the back seat of the truck on the dog bed). Also keeps them comfortable and allows them to lay down on long rides. The back seat is not deep enough for a full size dog to get comfortable on a long drive.


Post a pic of you pup.

I just bought what will become a rather large dog. I've also been told
NOT to put this dog in the bed (sight hound and I believe it...)



I've never heard of this before. Could someone give me some more details?

Wind in a dog's eyes is not good for them. High speed dust and dirt gets embedded in their eyes. The same reason you would not want to stick your head out the window at 60 mph for long periods. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley9.gif


So a sight hound relies on his or her eyes to see game. If they can't see the game, they don't hunt well. I guess you could get glasses for them if you can find an Ophthalmologist Vet. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif


Yea I know there are dogs that love doing stupid things...


Kind of like their human buds. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif

Wind doesn't just hurt their eyes but their nose and ears as well. I do about the same thing that Lightning spoke of, but my german shepherd has no trouble fitting on the back bench most of the time. She's content there and that's an 85 lb 1.5 year old dog hanging out back there.

Longer trips than just around town and I break out the doggie bed.

Sorry Spoolin,


Forgot about their nose and ears.


My Golden only weighs about 65 lbs and He insists on sitting in the middle of the back seat with his front legs resting on the hump. I would think he would get tired of that and stretch out on the seat on set up and look out the side window. But NOOO!


He rode like that for over 800 miles, all the way down to Hilton Head with a Teenage girl on each side of him. (Life ain't all bad for a dog. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif)


We ended up putting a couple of pillows piled up in the middle of the floor so he could rest his legs and sleep with his head on the center console.


If I would have been him, I would have found a different way to be comfortable. But hey, he's a dog. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley24.gif

My two goldens take their turns on the either the back bench or the floor behind the front seats. I think they like the den feeling. I used to flip the seats down for them, but they never looked like they were comfy, so now they ride on the seats. They have been on many 10 hour days just like that.


It hasn't hurt my leather in the 1+ years that they have been in the truck.


P.S. Besides all the bad things about riding in the back of a truck, a dog being a sight hound riding in the bed may pick up a quarry and try to go after that. at 60 mph going down a road, the dog would probably not make it going after that squirell.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley11.gif

Thanks for the info, guys. I guess I don't have to worry about that since I have a truck cap. My Springer Spaniel usually rides up front with me unless he gets into mud, goes swimming, or finds another skunk. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley11.gif

And sorry for the thread hi-jack.

My lab is so frigging spoiled that she rides in the passenger seat. If she cant ride there she gets so butt-hurt and pouts. If I throw her in the bed, she will take a dump just as fast as I can write this info down. I cannot break her of that. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley7.gif I take her to the pond/lake and she craps in that too. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/throw up.gif She is a lab and can be stubborn at times.


Ben

What I do is drop the drivers side of the rear seat and keep a dog bed in there. I was able to find a square dog bed that fit in that spot at Costco for $15 and it's one of the best ones I have. Much nicer quality then the $60 one that I bought at the pet store. If you go this route, make sure you get one with a removeable cover so you can wash it when needed.


The nice thing about transporting your dog this way is it keeps them off of the seats


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Thats what we do also with our Border Collie. Put the back seats down and throw a washable pad back there. He LOVES to watch us between the buckets seats for about 10 minutes, then he gets bored and lays down for a nap.


The pad also holds 99% of the hair so it doesnt get all over the truck.


He seldom goes places with us so its a treat when he does. If you only use your truck to take him to the Vet, he may realize that every time he gets in the truck, thats where he is going and may not want to ride along.


Take your dogs out for a run when you go out looking at the leaves.


We like to take our Border to the lake where the geese are, he loves to try to herd them http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif The Park Ranger actually asked us if we could come by more often to help get ride of the thousands of geese that hang around.

In my HD my 2 80lb Labs ride on the backseat..being that I have cloth(for now) interior all I use is a fitted bed sheet..in my wifes tahoe with leather we have a fleece/foam blanket with straps works great...check out JB Pet wholesalers they have just about everything imagineable for a dog.


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Cabelas and Bass Pro carry a quick throw on nylon and other
materials that act as abarrier that may be what you want, too. Do a search for seat covers at those sites.

















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I own a black lab that i use for hunting. Since i travel alot with him i keep him in a diamond plate dog box in the bed. in my opinion this is the best way to transport them. If you are involved in an accident he will be more protected than in the cab of the truck. he can not be thrown around. The box is just big enough for him to get in and lay down. One of my buddies is a professional dog trainer and this is how he transports his dogs. They are protected from the elements.

my dogs always ride in the bed.. i have 2 cables from the bottom center
of my toolbox... they are short enough cables so they can't quite get
their heads over the bed rail.. FWIW my setter-mutt (75 lbs) is
at least 12 years old, and she loves to hang her head over the side of
the bed.. she's always done it, for hours on end and she sees and hears
fine... my lab on the other hand will just lay down..

My Australian Shepherd (Aussie) Rides in the bed. Because of the extremes that we can sometimes drive through I have a removable rear window so that he can get some of the cooling/heating that we do.Works good for rain gutter also.


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So far so good no complaints...Well except for the fact that he has to protect us from every, every overpass that we go under.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley7.gif

Thanks for all the ideas. FWIW nearly every website and dog trainer I've
spoken to have said NO WAY to putting this dog in a bed. Sight hounds
especially (this is a Rhodesian Ridgeback) since if they see it, with or
without a leash tied to them, they will BOLT. For now (she only about 20
pounds but will get to 120) I've got a 18x23 " pad in the front seat and
hope it protects the leather for the time being.

Thanks Again everybody