Comments on: Dogcars: Road-testing the Honda Ridgeline http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/18/dogcars-road-testing-the-honda-ridgeline/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stew http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/18/dogcars-road-testing-the-honda-ridgeline/comment-page-1/#comment-34472 Stew Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:50:29 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/18/dogcars-road-testing-the-honda-ridgeline/#comment-34472 Our two golden retrievers think the Ridgeline is a great dog vehicle. They love the wide bench seat in the back, the great view all around, and that the windows roll down enough to stick their heads out. They also appreciate the running board to step up an into the back. They're 5-1/2 and 7, so still spry enough to step up in, hopefully that lasts a long time. In the summer, one of them love to rest her head on the console, which means she's hogging the A/C vent from her sister. We push her away, but she loves the cool air on her neck and doesn't understand the concept of sharing. :-) We found a heavy-duty, double-layer dog cloth that does a great job keeping the back seat clean. My wife found large plastic clips that we attach to the childseat hooks, which does a great job holding the cloth up. I just wish we could find an over-sized heavy-duty cover, as the back of the seat is taller than most vehicles. We almost never kennel them, but one would fit in the back with the seat raised. If I had to kennel them for a ride, I'd probably put the kennels in the truck bed and hold them in place with the tie-down hooks. They've ridden for short, slow rides in the bed on our property and love it. They enjoy riding in our Honda CRV too, but seem to prefer the Ridgeline, probably because that's what we pull our camper with. So they know the truck can mean more fun than the CRV! :-) Our two golden retrievers think the Ridgeline is a great dog vehicle.

They love the wide bench seat in the back, the great view all around, and that the windows roll down enough to stick their heads out. They also appreciate the running board to step up an into the back. They’re 5-1/2 and 7, so still spry enough to step up in, hopefully that lasts a long time.

In the summer, one of them love to rest her head on the console, which means she’s hogging the A/C vent from her sister. We push her away, but she loves the cool air on her neck and doesn’t understand the concept of sharing. :-)

We found a heavy-duty, double-layer dog cloth that does a great job keeping the back seat clean. My wife found large plastic clips that we attach to the childseat hooks, which does a great job holding the cloth up. I just wish we could find an over-sized heavy-duty cover, as the back of the seat is taller than most vehicles.

We almost never kennel them, but one would fit in the back with the seat raised. If I had to kennel them for a ride, I’d probably put the kennels in the truck bed and hold them in place with the tie-down hooks. They’ve ridden for short, slow rides in the bed on our property and love it.

They enjoy riding in our Honda CRV too, but seem to prefer the Ridgeline, probably because that’s what we pull our camper with. So they know the truck can mean more fun than the CRV! :-)

]]> By: Harry http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/18/dogcars-road-testing-the-honda-ridgeline/comment-page-1/#comment-14077 Harry Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:25:29 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/18/dogcars-road-testing-the-honda-ridgeline/#comment-14077 I think this dogmobile review is an idea whose time has come! One suggestion: I think how many dogs and crates that can fit in a dogmobile is one key criterion. Of course, size of dog and crate is a factor but it w/d be helpful to have a numerical rating in each dogmobile review of carrying capacity based on a standard crate size (for example, what crate size do you use for your labs?). I have 3 German shepherd's dogs that spend long periods of time in their crate while training and so far I have found that the only vehicles big enough are full-size pickup trucks and mini-vans. I find that a Chevy Suburban sized SUV is just not acceptable given its environmental footprint. I think this dogmobile review is an idea whose time has come!
One suggestion: I think how many dogs and crates that can fit in a dogmobile is one key criterion. Of course, size of dog and crate is a factor but it w/d be helpful to have a numerical rating in each dogmobile review of carrying capacity based on a standard crate size (for example, what crate size do you use for your labs?).
I have 3 German shepherd’s dogs that spend long periods of time in their crate while training and so far I have found that the only vehicles big enough are full-size pickup trucks and mini-vans. I find that a Chevy Suburban sized SUV is just not acceptable given its environmental footprint.

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