Dog cage

[C C]

Guys! I'm looking to buy a dog cage for the back of my Disco. Our dog is a Collie Alsation cross so it must be a reasonable size. However I'd rather not take up the whole of the load space.
Any experiences or recommendations??

[Bush Tucker Man]

Try these companies

http://www.dogcagesuk.co.uk/index.html


http://www.ukdogcages.co.uk/


http://www.dogcage.net/index.htm

[Bush Tucker Man]

http://www.dogcages.uk.com/

[C C]

http://www.dogcages.uk.com/

Now they look interesting.

[Wireless]

Why do you need a dog cage?  Is the dog jumping over the back seat?

I have three big labradors (Golden, Black, and Chocolate), and have never needed a dog guard as they stay where I tell them to stay, and on long journeys they all snore in the back.

[andyw]

I have two Labs yellow and black, they ride in one of these http://www.hamsterbaskets.co.uk/dogcages.html , don't fancy one of them hitting me in the back in an accident.

[C C]

Why do you need a dog cage?  Is the dog jumping over the back seat?

I have three big labradors (Golden, Black, and Chocolate), and have never needed a dog guard as they stay where I tell them to stay, and on long journeys they all snore in the back.

Our dog is something of a real goody two-shoes of a dog most of the time. He has only one problem that we can’t crack. When he’s in the back of the Disco he will go absolutely berserk at the sight of a cat, a dog walker, pedestrians, cyclists, bus drivers etc etc.
Apart from the unpleasant noise and disruption inside the vehicle for us he is likely to damage himself or the car’s inertia.
So a cage may help to subdue his behaviour or at least restrict his movements inside the vehicle.
Also a cage would free up some of the load space of the disco.

[marjan]

We always put our Westie Scruffy in his cage when we have him in the car as it's the safest way for them to travel plus if I have to stop quickly I don't fancy 22 Lbs of white furry lump in the back of my head  :D :D :D

[muddyjames]

I have a dog guard that I bought from paddocks or some similar well known company. It has 2 easy to undo knobs that unscrew to remove when putting large itmes in or fold the seats forward and stuff goes under it. It also means you can load the boot space up to the hills and it wont all fall over the back seat.

With regards the dog going mad. Our collie used to do that and we got a water pistol and every time she barked we squirted her immediatly. Better if 2 people in the car obviously!!! The dog soon learnt if she barked she got a squirting! cheaper than a cage!!! If you cant find a small water pistol try a plastic lemon that lemon juice comes in but obviously fill with water!

[strapping young lad]

black out the windows, if he doesnt see the perps he wont go nuts

:P

[Range Rover Red]

don't fancy one of them hitting me in the back in an accident.

No matter how well behaved the dog, this is a sound reason for using some method of restricting the dog's movement.  I seem to remember hearing somewhere that the force of a dog hitting the windscreen at 30 mph is equivalent to being charged by a baby elephant.   Whether I am right or wrong, I don't fancy the idea of finding out.  Our Springer travels on the back seat, wearing a harness strapped to the seat belt.  En route to Wales last summer, we forgot to clip the harness to the seat belt - I think she knew, and sat very still so as not to give the game away :|

We bought a cage for her from Argos when she was a puppy - fine for the job we bought it for, as her 'bedroom', but not so good in the car as it rattled.  If the Collie x Alsatian is the same size as RRB's Max, this cage may well be something on the small side. I have no experience of the other cages mentioned.

[P16LET]

We have a black lab and an alsatian...the alsatian is getting on a bit now and likes to have a bit of peace when travelling seperated from the overly "busy" lab pup...the solution was a Barjo Dog Cage http://www.barjo.co.uk/...

You can use them three ways...with all three panels in place there is a front a back and a partition...two panels, effectively making a big box, so you can leave the back door open without fear of them leaping out...or just one panel, which keeps the in the back and off the seats!

New from Barjo, prices can get a bit interesting, but you can get them from good old Ebay from time to time...that's where ours came from, it was tailored for a Jeep Cherokee, but does the job in a Disco with only a small amount of adjustment...and the price???...just short of £30...as opposed to the thick end of £300!!  :D :D

[bastynitch]

Guys! I'm looking to buy a dog cage for the back of my Disco. Our dog is a Collie Alsation cross so it must be a reasonable size. However I'd rather not take up the whole of the load space.
Any experiences or recommendations??

sensible idea I too could do with a fair sized strong!!! dog cage to hold my black and white staffie in my 4x4,every day he senses when I am close to the .horses and starts going mad with excitement.
he has already demolished a guard that is meant to keep him in the boot area of my vehicle, so strong being the optimum word.so ill be looking for welcome ideas,(and that doesnt mean a bullet!!!)

[muddyjames]

We have a black lab and an alsatian...the alsatian is getting on a bit now and likes to have a bit of peace when travelling seperated from the overly "busy" lab pup...the solution was a Barjo Dog Cage http://www.barjo.co.uk/...

I can highly recomend Barjo dog cages as I used to go to Agility when I was a id with a chap who built them. Andrew was his name. I cant remember his surname at the moment. Lovely guy.

[waveydavey]

Have you looked at Genuine parts Dog Guards?

Not cheap but they really look the part; you still have the full boot and they are very strong, much better than most aftermarket ones.

[Wireless]

Well, regarding the comments regarding dogs flying through the car at impact, none of our dogs stand shoulders higher than the rear seat in the Disco, plus all seats have a head rest, so I feel the scenario is unlikely in the unlikely event of a collision.

However, I do have a problem with the dogs wishing to get out of the back door every time I open it, and on busy roads this could be dangerous if they get past someone opening it and not being prepared for the rush to the door.

I'd not consider a dog guard because I don't think this is necessary (see above), plus I don't load the luggage area to the roof.  I think a cage or hatch guard is going overboard, especially as I want to use the load area for more than just dogs, and fitting a cage inside the car every time I want to move the dogs is not something I'd want to be doing.

So I've decided that some sort of harness for each of my three labradors is the solution, I'll need to add three extra female belt fastenings on the existing ones bolted in the rear to clip in the harnesses.

This solves the only problem I can see of managing three dogs eager to leave the rear of the Disco, plus this negates the unlikely event of a front end collision causing them to be above the rear seats and flying forward.

Has anyone done similar in the rear load area, and how did you source the extra belt fastenings and fit them?

[C C]

Thanks for the info and opinions guys. We already use a dog guard although the dog knows his place and never attempt to come into the passenger compartment uninvited when a guard is not fitted.

My dilemma appear to be either a cheapish cage that I'm not to keen or an expensive high quality tailored device. So  think we  will wait a while and keep a lookout on eBay.

Referring back to the dogs behavior. We've had him in the back of a new Freelander a couple of times recently and he never barked at anyone or anything. IS he trying to tell us something?

[muddyjames]

wireless.

Re the fastenings, Have you got dickie seats? You could use those locations and pull the middle seat belt through from the middle row if you dont use that seat very often. Thats 3 female clips for you.

I reckon adding the clips to a 5 seater would be easy enough.