I know this has been discussed, but I have a variation on the dog question. Does anyone know if a full sized German Shepard can fit comfortably for reasonably short trips in the rear of a Gen II or Gen III Prius? Not the back seat, as it is full of kids. I could remove the back tray and put a soft bed back there. We used to use a Tahoe for such things, but now its 2 Prius' and no truck.
He/she/it would likely fit lying down, but probably not standing up. Removing the tray would give more vertical room, but may not be as comfortable for the dog to curl up in. If you've got the car and the dog, give it a try.
Hmmm, I think the dog may be ok for short trips, but not long ones. My dog is a small brittany (40 lbs) and she just comfortably stands up back there. Good luck!
So the dog will have to make a commercial airplane flight? I'd say the back of a Prius will seem extra generous, compared to the amount of room we usually get on airline flights!
Should be no problem. Dogs are shipped in crates. There is a lot more room in the back of a Prius than any dog crate I've ever seen.
Your GSD may fit but won't be comfortable. I would not recommend it for anything other than a quick trip.
From the looks of that picture, if you put the car in neutral he could push it. Think of the mileage you would get.
I've only ever put my Afghan (60 lbs but tall lean dogs) in the back seat of my '06. I once had the Afghan in the back seat and a Chihuahua mix in the rear hatch to seperate them, and I've had two Afghans in the back with the seats folded down and they were quite comfortable. I also had thought about taking the floor out of the hatch and set a bed into the hole but decided I wanted the floor back in as I was going to be camping in the car overnight and wanted the floor in the hatch to sleep on and had no room to keep the floor in the car while traveling. I'm sure the dog should be able to lay down back there just fine, but standing up will be a problem.
If it helps, my 80lb. boxer has gone on long trips in the hatch of my old '05 as well as my '10. She sleeps like a baby and has room to stand up and reposition herself.
Here's a trick for leaving your dog in the car on a hot day: Leave the power on with Air Conditioning running. Set parking brake and turn off lights. Roll down driver's window. Get out of car and reach in to lock all doors. Flip the window back up while quickly removing arm out of window. The A/C runs mostly on battery and the car is locked. To get back in, use the hard key slipped out of key fob. (You can put a note to explain to concerned bypassers, but a cop told me that if the dog doesn't look in distress, they won't break in. And my dog looks quite comfortable, thank you!)
Or you can just use the hardkey in the fob to lock the doors, turn the opposite direction of unlocking and it will lock all doors.
