Tips for Driving with Your Dog

Keep your dog attended to at all times.

This means to ensure that they are not alone in a hot car, and their well-being is attended to at all times. Even when the temperature is 70 degrees outside, the inside temperature of the vehicle can reach above 90 degrees inside in just the first 10 minutes, and over 110 in 30 minutes. Please take your best friend with you when leaving the car!

Be sure your dog has proper identification.

Traveling can lead to new, never-been-explored places for your dog! It’s important to make sure they have an identification tag that can easily be tracked back to you. It’s also a great idea to consider getting a microchip for your dog.

Don’t let your dog ride loose in your truck bed. This can be very dangerous as you never know what may happen when you’re on the road. If you are involved in an accident, your dog has a high risk of serious injury in the truck bed. Keeping your dog inside the cabin is the safest place for your dog to ride. If you cannot keep them in the cabin, keep a secured kennel in the back of the truck.

Always have extra pet supplies.

From a water bowl and water, to rolls of waste bags, it’s important to make sure you’ll have everything you’ll need to keep your pet happy, healthy and safe when traveling.

Pet accessories can make their ride more comfortable.

There are so many accessories out there designed to keep your pet safe when in the car! These include pet nets to prevent your pet from entering the driver’s area or front of the cabin, backseat extenders to increase your seat space for your pet, seat belt leashes and more! Our Speck Nissan parts department can help you find the vehicle accessories you need.

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