dog friendly car

MichPat

I'm looking for dog guard for Seat Toledo 2006 year, any idea's, dealer looking for £120 to supply and fit.

Thanks M
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Hintza

MichPat wrote: »

I'm looking for dog guard for Seat Toledo 2006 year, any idea's, dealer looking for £120 to supply and fit.

Thanks M
:T

Not much cheaper:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TDG0437-TRAVALL-DOG-GUARD-SEAT-ALTEA-TOLEDO-2004-ON-/290339277632?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Dogs&hash=item439991cb40

You will see some cheaper ones on EBay but they might not be as robust. Have you had a look at the Halfords generic ones?


If it was me I would keep an eye on EBay in the hope a manufacturers one turns up but don't expect to get it too cheap (unless you are lucky). I paid £50+ for mine for the Cherokee.

ali-t

Kilty wrote: »

An estate is about the only thing with enough room....... so I think you're going to struggle to find anything suitable if you don't want an estate :rotfl:

surely there must be more options? I wouldn't think it would be too much to ask to have a wipe clean boot that can hold 2 dogs. If there wasn't so much fabric my jazz would be fine and it isn't particularly big. I can't see why I would need to go from a mini-city car to an estate just to have a non-stinky car - OMG I must be demanding!

Tucker

Sounds like you are after something that doesn't exist once you have ruled out all feasible options based on some strange image you have of the only practical cars that appear ideal for your needs.

I have a berlingo because its great for the kids with sliding doors, great for camping and carrying diy materials, golf clubs the lot.

And best of, the boot it like a lino, so you just sweep it out or wipe it down, job done.

Why discount the ideal car just because it might not be the most fashionable?

Good look, but it sounds like you're stuck smelling of wet dogs, but at least you'll look good ....................................................................................................................................................................................from a safe distance!

Symbeaux1

As previously mentioned, Halfords do a 'one size fits all' very hardy rubber mat which keeps all the gunk off your car's upholstry, it cant have been expensive or I wouldn't have got one, about £28 I think.

It's done the trick with my two beach bum dogs, take it out rinse it off, cars good as new, and the rubber (if you dont cut it immediately to fit) sort of goes 'up the sides' as well .

Shell

Flearoy

If you want to keep your car smelling fresh, you need to getting dirty water from wet dogs from getting into the upholstery in the first place. One option would be to buy a dog crate (a euphemism for cage) with solid plastic sides that will trap drips and stop them shaking everywhere. Lots of ventilation helps. A crate to fit two medium sized dogs will need to be fairly big, so a car with a big boot will be required. Mondeo Mk3 estate would do the job cheaply. I use a boot liner from Hatchbag, a dog guard from Barjo, and a boot divider which gives my dogs half the boot and leaves the other half for luggage. Works well, but doesn't stop the car smelling of wet dog, unless I clean it after they've been in it.

Hintza

Get a pair of Dalmations (Carriage Dogs) that will run alongside the car and so don't have to be in the car to make it smelly.

I think wie have all covered your options (and in most instances more than once). So buy a nice car and ditch the dogs or buy a car suitable for the dogs.

Simples!

bitemebankers

We've got a Mondeo, fitted with a back seat cover from Pets at Home. The seat cover is excellent and even has slits for the seatbelts to poke through so if there are (on rare occasions) humans sitting in the back, they can stay safe and legal too.

Inactive

Let the dog/s walk, they quite enjoy it.;)

ali-t

Tucker wrote: »

Sounds like you are after something that doesn't exist once you have ruled out all feasible options based on some strange image you have of the only practical cars that appear ideal for your needs.

I have a berlingo because its great for the kids with sliding doors, great for camping and carrying diy materials, golf clubs the lot.

And best of, the boot it like a lino, so you just sweep it out or wipe it down, job done.

Why discount the ideal car just because it might not be the most fashionable?

Good look, but it sounds like you're stuck smelling of wet dogs, but at least you'll look good ....................................................................................................................................................................................from a safe distance!

Berlingo's and other cars of their ilk are ugly I have no more desire to drive one of them than a del boy robin reliant

the reason I am discounting what you describe as my ideal car is purely because style comes way before practicality for me. Shallow as it may be, I am far too young to drive a jumped up delivery van or an old person estate car. In my mid-30's I will cling onto every scrap of youth I can and if that means driving a car that never has passengers because it stinks then so be it

I have a rubber mat in the back and also additional rubber mats in the footwells of the back seats and as I mentioned earlier the dogs don't get on the seats as they are flipped up and one goes in the back and one in the boot.

It seems to me there is a gap in the market for dogowners who won't give in to estate-ville and can't afford a swanky landrover.