Newfmobile Cleaning?

[Pipelineozzy]

I open all the doors on my van and use the circuteer instead of a vacuum cleaner. Works great. Stay away from the speakers.
My dogs don't ride crated, there is not enough room in my van for the number of dogs that "ride" everywhere with me...quite often, four come along just to get groceries or to go pick up the mail. Yes, I understand there is risk involved...
If you are crating your dog in a vehicle though, make sure you have bolt cutters in the vehicle that would cut through a metal crate if you were in an accident. I know of one accident where a vehicle was rear ended with crates in the back, rear opening...and the back door of the vehicle was essentially destroyed...leaving no access to the dogs to remove them. A passer by happened to have bolt cutters and stopped and cut the other end out of the crate to get the dogs out.
If you are using a harness system, have something IN the vehicle that would allow straps to be cut through quickly in case the release area is destroyed or the harness clasp has too much tension on it to undo it.

 

[BLCOLE]

If you are crating your dog in a vehicle though, make sure you have bolt cutters in the vehicle that would cut through a metal crate if you were in an accident. I know of one accident where a vehicle was rear ended with crates in the back, rear opening...and the back door of the vehicle was essentially destroyed...leaving no access to the dogs to remove them. A passer by happened to have bolt cutters and stopped and cut the other end out of the crate to get the dogs out.
If you are using a harness system, have something IN the vehicle that would allow straps to be cut through quickly in case the release area is destroyed or the harness clasp has too much tension on it to undo it.

THANK YOU! You essentially gave the reasons why I don't crate or harness my Newf in the car. That and the fact a 48 inch crate won't fit in my car in the "assembled" position.

 

[Angela]

My dogs are crated, well, 2 are, Nicholas gets car sick in a crate. I have a Ford 250 extended van. The 700 crates for Evan and Gracie face the inside so they get in through the side door as I always had a fear like Cindy described of being rear ended and they couldn't get out.

Sorry, but I agree with Jeannie on this one, crates, yes!

Oh, didn't read the cleaning part!! It's a cargo van with no niceties except carpet on the floor, so I clean the drool off the metal sides and windows and vacuum the carpet.