I've seen a lot of barriers that you can put in the back of an SUV to keep your dog in the back of an SUV, but I was wondering if anyone is aware of anything similar that could be used in a SuperCrew when the back seat is folded down. I've got a 2 year old, 95 pound chocolate lab and I would like to figure out a way that he can ride in the cab, without trying to get his crate in and out of the cab anytime I want to take him somewhere. I usually just put his crate in the box and let him ride back there during the summer, but I live in Minnesota and it can get pretty cold here during the winter months, so I'd like to find an easy way for him to ride in the cab where it is warmer. And no, there's no way I'd let him roam free in the cab without one of those barriers...he's got more energy than any dog I've ever seen, so that would be an accident waiting to happen.

 

You have a truck with a bed... Stick the kennel carrier in the bed and wrap it with those padded blankets... I'll see if I can find them for you.

 

Another option is to get a harness for the dog and make a short leash that can be anchored to the child seat tether straps.

 

Thanks for the answers guys. I actually already have an insulated jacket for his crate/kennel, which does seem to work, but I'm sure he'd enjoy trips a whole lot more if he wasn't confined to a pitch black box for hours at a time, and I would probably enjoy them more as well with a little bit of his company. I hadn't really thought of the harness/short leash idea...it might work, but I'm afraid he would pull and pull and pull on that, and I'm a little worried what the rear half of the cab would look like when he was done. Like I said, he's a fairly large dog, so I am hoping to find a way that he could move around a bit while keeping him confined to the rear half of the cab.

 

actually i am thinking the same, but this would be for an 04 screw. got three dogs. 130 lb lab/st bernard, a 90 lb yellow lab,and a 40 lb brittany. the britt can ride in a crate in the back most of the time, but the lab and st bernard mix are so spoiled (GF's dogs) that they have never been in a crate.... funny that the two biggest dogs need to ride in the cab. they all can ride in the bed in summer, but winter here in wisconsin is as cold as your minnesota winters, even with a cap.... just need to figure out if the screw will be big enough inside for all our stuff. either a screw or an 03-04 expo.... if the expos were a little cheaper, my choice would be easy (you know the EB expo is around 45 grand with alomost all the options!!!, and i always get my vehicles loaded.....)

 

I also have a Chocolate Lab, weighs about 108 lbs. We went into a Superpet store and bought a special harness that goes around the dog and holds her and attaches to the regular seat belt in the back seat of my Supercrew. I then went to a wrecker and found the male end of the clip for the buckle out of a Ford product and substituted the clip for one that fits my screw. My wife got some of the seat belt webbing from another wreck and attacted the male clip to the webbing and then onto the harness for the dog. Works just great! If we ever get into an accident, I sure as heck don't want the dog to come over the head restraint and into my head or into the front seat. Of special note, the harness is so strong, that I can lift the dog off the ground when she is in it. Our dog goes bananas when we bring out her harness, as she knows she is going with us in the truck.

 

I wouldn't put my dog in the back seat of my Truck. My 160lb rottweiler would not be nice to my truck. However I do carry her in the Bed of the truck. She loves to ride back there even in the Winter time. Of course I put a coat (Dog coat) on her before we ride in winter.

 

I think some of those barriers for wagons ans SUVs is more to keep the dog from jumping into the front of the car/truck.

I think with your back seat folded, the high-back front seats would be enough to keep the dog in place.

 

I have a dalmation and 2 german shepherds they get to ride in the cab whenever I take them somewhere ( just a little spoiled ) . I have a 02 screw and just flip down the seat , mine sit back there and dont try and get up front.....I know get to the point.....well you can try a pet supply like Drs foster and smith ( they have online also i think) or any pet supply and I have seen grates that expand sideways and up and down they will fit anything from explorer to volvo wagon kinda stuff. You may have to make legs a liitle longer unless you place it on the folded seat....good luck ....if I come across that item in the catalogs I get Ii will try and post it

 

The point is that any pet should be restrained! You wouldn't be so negligent with your child who weighs the same.
In a crash situation everything becomes a projectile when not anchored. As a Paramedic and dog lover, I urge everyone to use some sort of restraint device for their best friends!

 

I agree if you can use a harness ( not collar ) to restrain your dog they can still sit up and lie down with it on and it will prevent an accident of flinging him around so much in a crash ......drives me crazy to see these people with their dogs in the trucks standing on tool boxes or side rails not tethered in some way.....The "gate" is a good idea for getting the dog in the truck without him jumping up front to " drive" before you get him hooked in....:

 

Sounds like you want a partition, problem is most are made for police cruisers not pu's. Do a search for vehicle partitions, looking at them like I said most are for police cruisers but this one is for cargo and may work for you http://www.adriansteel.com/pdf/cat1p28.pdf

Good luck, Doug