We’re picking up a two year old rescue Labrador in a couple of weeks.
What boot crates are suitable for an A6 estate car as everything we’ve tried so far seems to not fit as the boot lid is quite sloped. Or would a guard and a divider be better?
Thank you.
What boot crates are suitable for an A6 estate car?
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Sally
A guard would be quicker and easier. Tether him to the back seat with enough space to move. He might feel better if he can see you.
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Corina
We’ve had a German Shepard with a saluki in the boot of an A6 estate with no issues…we used a dog guard and obviously had removed the parcel shelf.
The only “modification” we made was the addition of 2 duvets from IKEA to soften the floor and the use of a fabric boot cover for over the top of them. We bought that from Amazon specifically for the A6 so it fit well.
It used Velcro to attach to the side and rear of the boot space and protected the car from dirt, hair, mud etc.
We used a fabric waterproofing spray on it after each wash so wet doggos could get in after a swim and towel dry…
The only “modification” we made was the addition of 2 duvets from IKEA to soften the floor and the use of a fabric boot cover for over the top of them. We bought that from Amazon specifically for the A6 so it fit well.
It used Velcro to attach to the side and rear of the boot space and protected the car from dirt, hair, mud etc.
We used a fabric waterproofing spray on it after each wash so wet doggos could get in after a swim and towel dry…
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Sarah
You can get crates with slopes, we had one in a Skoda estate and Range Rover.
A guard and divider might work but you’d have to trust the dog not to jump out when you open the boot.
I’ve had both and a crate means you can put your shopping in it when you don’t have the dog, saves it falling over from shopping!
A guard and divider might work but you’d have to trust the dog not to jump out when you open the boot.
I’ve had both and a crate means you can put your shopping in it when you don’t have the dog, saves it falling over from shopping!
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Hayley
I took out my Paracelsus shelf. Have a guard. With a dog seatbelt attached which is clipped onto his harness. He can sit or lay down in the boot as the dog seatbelt is elasticsted. When he was much younger he did sit on the back seat but I had an L200 back then. Now have a focus. At 34kg he safest in the boot.
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Nigel
Have a look at TransK9 and Dog Box UK websites. Proper transport solid boxes that are made in various sizes to fit numerous cars, vans, pick ups, etc.
I have a dog walking business and use a mixture of these as safer than fold up house cages that would offer no protection.
They come with rear escape doors so if you couldn't open the rear hatch you can still put seats down and get the dog out.
I have a dog walking business and use a mixture of these as safer than fold up house cages that would offer no protection.
They come with rear escape doors so if you couldn't open the rear hatch you can still put seats down and get the dog out.
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