I'm wondering if anyone can help me when it comes to car crates! We have a Citroen Xsara Picasso and we're trying to find a crate that will fit in our car, with the sloping back window! We've looked at the Ellie-bo car crates but we don't think a 30" crate will be big enough for an adult labrador? I just wondered what crates people use, and if by chance anyone has the same car as us and which crate they have? I joined this forum many months ago and I introduced myself in the introductions part of the forum a little while ago, but just in case some people haven't seen, we hope to get a puppy in June/July... and recently we contacted the breeder and are working out the details!! - Very excited!! ;D Thanks!
Re: Car crates I have used these for years. He will make a cage to fit your car and make the best use of the space. dog cages+Hamster Baskets-Dog-Pods-If It's In Wire and ... www.hamsterbaskets.co.uk/ dog pods +Hamster Baskets+If it is in wire and you can sketch it, we can make it! Custom wire products and designs prototypes, animal cages, display leaflet .. He is based in Herefordshire but will make the cage to your sketch and measurements and post.
Re: Car crates A crate wasn't going to happen in my mini so I use a harness and she loves it, when she was very small she was next to me on the passenger seat, now she's 5 months she's on the back seat ;D
Re: Car crates It depends what you are after...I have a crash tested car crate and love it. I love that my dog is safe and secure, it's great as a "home" for him when I'm training, the ventilation is great. I can lock it and leave the boot open. I wouldn't be without it. It does take up the whole boot (although of course you can put stuff in it when the dog isn't there) but for holidays, we just bought a roof box. This was his home for a week clicker camp in August (ice packs fitted on the fans and kept him lovely and cool image by julieandcharlie, on Flickr Safe dog do a version that fits around sloping back windows. The even do one specifically for the Citroen Xsara Picasso - you could get a double medium, plenty big enough for a Lab. http://www.safedog.co.uk/citroen.htm
Re: Car crates Thank you very much for many different options!! We absolutely would love the crash tested car crate, it looks and sounds brilliant, but we just can't afford that much money right now! We will keep on looking!!
Re: Car crates It's true they are not cheap - although there is a second hand page on the safedog site, which is worth keeping an eye on. I nearly got one at a great discount, but it got snapped up unfortunately.
Re: Car crates We've got a Renault Megane Estate and ordered the security guard specific for the car and installed it when moving Juno out of the crate which fitted in the rear. I looked at the crash tested cages for the car but we decided we couldn't afford one... Juno now lays on a nice comfy Elle-Bo cushion in the back of the car and sits and waits when we open the boot etc to have her lead attached.
Re: Car crates [quote author=JulieT link=topic=10088.msg147468#msg147468 date=1425498235] It depends what you are after...I have a crash tested car crate and love it. I love that my dog is safe and secure, it's great as a "home" for him when I'm training, the ventilation is great. I can lock it and leave the boot open. I wouldn't be without it. It does take up the whole boot (although of course you can put stuff in it when the dog isn't there) but for holidays, we just bought a roof box. This was his home for a week clicker camp in August (ice packs fitted on the fans and kept him lovely and cool image by julieandcharlie, on Flickr Safe dog do a version that fits around sloping back windows. The even do one specifically for the Citroen Xsara Picasso - you could get a double medium, plenty big enough for a Lab. http://www.safedog.co.uk/citroen.htm [/quote] That looks like somthing from Back to the Future
