Ultimate Dream Vehicle for GSDs

[holland]

I actually saw my dream vechicle it was a motorhome with Aurora written on the side and a wolf painted on the back and then I would have Anja put on there too--the dream vechicle--named after the dogs

[JazzNScout]

[JakodaCD OA]

yep a big ole motorhome with a driver))

[Hunther's Dad]

...with a pickup truck in tow to take the dogs tracking after we set up base camp.

And enough money to maintain, insure, and operate this beast!

[H15A5H1]

we've got a mazda6 5-door. great thing about this car is that it does not look like a hatchback at all.

[Eva von Selah]

Eva drives a 97 Land Cruiser...

[Kaity]

..rangeeee rover all the way.

[Bullet]

I'm pretty happy with with the two vehicals we use for our dogs. One is a Honda Element. I find it's perfect for me, some training equipment and two dogs. I have the all wheel drive version. It's easy maintanence, decent gas milage, and works well in the summer in that the doors all open up in a way that provides a lot of air circulation once you're at training. I also have a few fans that plug in the back as well.

The other car is a '97 wrangler that I use when I just have one dog with me. Now most everyone is probably thinking I'm nuts because the wrangler doesn't really have much room. I do lots of tracking, and go to lots of trials. In a lot of these occations with just one dog along we go into some pretty rough areas. The 4 wheel drive has helped a lot over the years.

When we want to haul more than one or two, we simply bring our 4 place jones trailer. I really sold on dog trailers. All the equipment can simply be placed inside, and the dogs have more room inside the trailer than they have in the crates. We chose the jones because it fit our needs the best, but there are certainly others out there that do a good job.

I was pleasantly suprised with my Honda, as it pulls our trailer with no problem at all. Our trailer weighs @ 1050 lbs with 4 dogs inside so it's not too heavy. The wrangler pulls the trailer as well, and it's actually kind of fun in the summer time to take the trailer and put the top down on the jeep after training, or coming home from a trial.

As an example of the above, I'll start loading up for training in @ a half hour and we're taking the jeep and the trailer. I put a bikini top on the jeep that covers the front seat and wire crate in the back. I also took the doors off today. Hex, (my older GSD) gets to ride in the jeep, and the others get to ride in the trailer. After training when we stop for lunch, the jeep & trailer combination isn't much longer than a full sized extended cab pickup. So parking generally isn't an issue.

When we first got the trailer, we had a series of pickup trucks. A couple of Chevy Silverado's, and a Nissan Titan. While I liked the way they pulled the trailer, it was really hard to park in an urban situations. That's part of the reason I went with the wrangler/trailer combo.

Al Govednik

[GSDBESTK9]

I already have my dream dog car... My Suburban.

[Lauri & The Gang]

Mercedes Benz Sprinter Cargo Van

Base Cargo Van model:


High Top Cargo Van:



Starts at $36,000

Cargo space = 318 cu ft to 547 cu ft
Inside height = 5' 4" for the standard roof to 6' 4" for the High Top
Internal width = 70" You can walk PAST the crates!

The rear doors open and fold back against the side!



The sides are almost 90 degrees (vertical) so you can stack crates along one side and still have PLENTY of room to walk past them!!




Diesel engine gets roughly 25 MPG!

Heck, you could rig up a fold down bed and spend the night in it with your dogs!!