HAVE ANY OF YOU'LL ALLOWED A DOG IN YOUR CAR?!

LateBraking · 07-16-2009, 06:20 PM

Yes, but it was my grandmother's Maltese, which is very well trained and quite small. There was this one time that I went for a drive with just me and the pup, and she kept on clambering over towards my seat (she's very attention-needy) and plonked down right in between my legs, which became quite the nuisance, as I drive a 6-spd manual. Now I only drive her around if there's another passenger there to occupy her attention.

But I wouldn't let a typical dog inside the car.

doc1911 · 07-16-2009, 06:28 PM

I have had to put our 125 lb Dogue de Bordeaux (it's the dog from the Turner and Hooch movie) in my car twice. I put down an old bed sheet and was nervous the whole time.

CEG02 · 07-16-2009, 06:49 PM

helll no! My parents have a car specifically for both our labs and i see how messy it gets. Whenever they tell me to clean it, it takes forever to get all of the hair out. I would say definitely not to let the dog in the car unless you want it to be dirty FOREVER.

drift90 · 07-16-2009, 06:51 PM

its not cruel, you just don't want your dog in the new 325i :l
Dogs have nails
Bmw has expensive leather.

Hmm......

ucdbiendog · 07-17-2009, 12:33 AM

i don't own a dog, but if i did, NO WAY!

jeremicium · 07-17-2009, 12:40 AM

Unintentionally. Picked up my car last saturday, walked outside with my oafish lab yesterday, opened the door to my 335, and before I could do a thing she was in the drivers seat. Friggin labs!

3me · 07-17-2009, 12:48 AM

The only dog that has ever been in my car is a 5 lb teacup maltese haha besides that nope

crazya_22 · 07-17-2009, 01:29 AM

Two dogs in my car all the time, a 100 lb german shepherd wolf mix and a 70 lb dalmation.
Last trip was over 2200 mile round trip from vegas to wyoming and back.
They are a little big but the point of my car is to get my and my shit where I want to go. So that is what I do with it.

They have been camping several times and to lake mead a few times, and go to the dog park
and back twice a week. I just get it detailed afterward... No big deal.

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One picture is him as a puppy with my fiance, and the other is him almost fully grown.
His name is Calma Chroi (Stong Heart) in Gaelic Irish. No pic on my computer of the Dalmation.

P.S. Sorry for the huge picture on the second one.

roozie2001 · 07-17-2009, 02:05 AM

i have 2 pits. one thats 70 lbs the other is 55 lbs. They both ride in my car all the time. No boots, No harness, no sheets. Sometimes with muddy feet. Sometimes they drool. Who cares. Its just a car. If i had M5 it would be the same. I love my dogs. i like my car. I'd pick my dogs over my car any day of the week. My car doesnt wag its tail and its not happy to see me. My dogs are. DOGS FTW!

JJ709 · 07-17-2009, 07:42 AM

I had the no dog approach in my car but that was short lived, especially that we own an X-5 as well..

bolty · 07-17-2009, 07:53 AM

^^ LOL. nice pooch!

blue2fire · 07-17-2009, 08:06 AM

If i had a dog, i would let him.

JJ709 · 07-17-2009, 08:17 AM

lol....Thank you I know.. he's a big mush. Here's my other baby..

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Originally Posted by bolty

^^ LOL. nice pooch!

RyanE92 · 07-17-2009, 08:30 AM

My 70 lb lab mix is in my E90 twice a week for the trips back and forth to daycare. I have a cover that protects the entire back seat. For in town trips I just let him loose back there but have a harness for longer trips. No real problems with hair or smell as long as the car is cleaned every now and then, which it is anyway.

The problem dog is my wife's Shih Tzu. You think since he's 15 lbs and doesn't shed it should be no big deal compared to the other. But that little ****** wants to climb all over the car, pull himself up to the windows, jump back and forth between the front and back seats, etc. He drives me nuts and doesn't get in the car unless he is harnessed.

glock17 · 07-17-2009, 09:48 AM

I never thought I'd do it, but I put my soggy wet black lab in the back seat of my beloved bimmer with nothing but a dirty towel separating her from the leather.

josephr25 · 07-17-2009, 11:34 AM

I do... and one of my dogs easily gets carsick. It's just a stupid car.

LJE92 · 07-17-2009, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ709

lol....Thank you I know.. he's a big mush. Here's my other baby..

i had said no be4 but had to take him to the vet like 911 status thats about it ..my little baby

Haywire · 07-20-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Kampfer

I do... and one of my dogs easily gets carsick. It's just a stupid car.

I understand where youre coming from, but gimme a break...its just a stupid car. if that was the case, im sure you could have spent a lot less money and bought your dog a super expensive doggy mansion Lol!

But i do agree, its JUST a car...it really is, just a car my dog isnt allowed in Lol!

I might get the balls one day to start letting her ride freely, but as it stands now...shes all over the place in a car, she cant sit still. kennel travel only. but good for anyone who doesnt care.

it all breaks down to preference

thats all... great thread.

mileydog · 07-20-2009, 05:28 PM

Dogs in the car...i know people who dont't even like putting their little kids in the BMW.

Personally for me I let the dog run free in the car. The kids in the car seats.

Yes i have paw prints on the windows and leather seats. Drink spills on the carpets. Big deal...clean it afterwards.

Seat cleaning - $25 and 20 mins
Window cleaning - $10 and 15 mins
Carpet cleaning - $15 and 25 mins
Spending time with the dogs and kids in the park - Priceless

Enjoy the BMW...even if it means getting it out of the garage.

BrianUNC · 07-20-2009, 10:14 PM

I don't think banning a dog from your $40,000 car amounts to animal cruelty.

Just depends on how nice you like to keep your car. I know people who won't allow a dog in their Civic, then on the other hand, I know people who will carry a dog in their Maserati.

Kilgore Trout · 07-20-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by placido

My daughter thinks it is cruel not to allow our Labrador (Coco) in our new 325i. i am wondering what to do. does anyone have any suggestions?

I let dogs in my car, but never allow them to drive.

Rogue_Marine · 07-20-2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ucdbiendog

i don't own a dog, but if i did, NO WAY!

+1

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LateBraking Brigadier General 326 Rep 3,882 Posts Drives: Relatively Quick. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.S.A. iTrader: (27)	Yes, but it was my grandmother's Maltese, which is very well trained and quite small. There was this one time that I went for a drive with just me and the pup, and she kept on clambering over towards my seat (she's very attention-needy) and plonked down right in between my legs, which became quite the nuisance, as I drive a 6-spd manual. Now I only drive her around if there's another passenger there to occupy her attention. But I wouldn't let a typical dog inside the car.
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07-16-2009, 06:28 PM	#68
doc1911 First Lieutenant 46 Rep 361 Posts Drives: Sold my 335i and looking Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pinehurst, NC iTrader: (0)	I have had to put our 125 lb Dogue de Bordeaux (it's the dog from the Turner and Hooch movie) in my car twice. I put down an old bed sheet and was nervous the whole time.
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07-16-2009, 06:49 PM	#69
CEG02 Private 7 Rep 75 Posts Drives: F32 435i xDrive Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Manhattan iTrader: (0)	helll no! My parents have a car specifically for both our labs and i see how messy it gets. Whenever they tell me to clean it, it takes forever to get all of the hair out. I would say definitely not to let the dog in the car unless you want it to be dirty FOREVER.
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07-16-2009, 06:51 PM	#70
drift90 1st gear newbie 31 Rep 130 Posts Drives: Its rather sexy Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brampton iTrader: (0)	its not cruel, you just don't want your dog in the new 325i :l Dogs have nails Bmw has expensive leather. Hmm......
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07-17-2009, 12:33 AM	#71
ucdbiendog Captain 91 Rep 610 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi E90 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Reno, NV iTrader: (0)	i don't own a dog, but if i did, NO WAY!
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07-17-2009, 12:40 AM	#72
jeremicium Major 171 Rep 1,178 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 328i Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tacoma, Wa. USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 328i [0.00] 2009 Porsche Cayman S [0.00] 2016 BMW M2 [0.00] 2001 Honda S2000 [0.00]	Unintentionally. Picked up my car last saturday, walked outside with my oafish lab yesterday, opened the door to my 335, and before I could do a thing she was in the drivers seat. Friggin labs!
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07-17-2009, 12:48 AM	#73
3me Lieutenant 17 Rep 415 Posts Drives: 6spd mt 325i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mississippi iTrader: (0)	The only dog that has ever been in my car is a 5 lb teacup maltese haha besides that nope __________________
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07-17-2009, 01:29 AM	#74
crazya_22 Q 0 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vegas iTrader: (0)	Two dogs in my car all the time, a 100 lb german shepherd wolf mix and a 70 lb dalmation. Last trip was over 2200 mile round trip from vegas to wyoming and back. They are a little big but the point of my car is to get my and my shit where I want to go. So that is what I do with it. They have been camping several times and to lake mead a few times, and go to the dog park and back twice a week. I just get it detailed afterward... No big deal. One picture is him as a puppy with my fiance, and the other is him almost fully grown. His name is Calma Chroi (Stong Heart) in Gaelic Irish. No pic on my computer of the Dalmation. P.S. Sorry for the huge picture on the second one. Attached Images __________________ Drives: 335i very slowly
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07-17-2009, 02:05 AM	#75
roozie2001 Just some guy 49 Rep 1,531 Posts Drives: 2008 White 335i sedan Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (4)	i have 2 pits. one thats 70 lbs the other is 55 lbs. They both ride in my car all the time. No boots, No harness, no sheets. Sometimes with muddy feet. Sometimes they drool. Who cares. Its just a car. If i had M5 it would be the same. I love my dogs. i like my car. I'd pick my dogs over my car any day of the week. My car doesnt wag its tail and its not happy to see me. My dogs are. DOGS FTW! __________________ 2008 BMW 335i/Sedan/Alpine White/Terra/Steptronic/Premium Package/Sports package/Comfort Access/USB/Sirius
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07-17-2009, 07:53 AM	#77
bolty /r/trees 50 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 08 e92 335xi Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (3)	^^ LOL. nice pooch!
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07-17-2009, 08:30 AM	#80
RyanE92 Second Lieutenant 5 Rep 209 Posts Drives: 2011 135i Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	My 70 lb lab mix is in my E90 twice a week for the trips back and forth to daycare. I have a cover that protects the entire back seat. For in town trips I just let him loose back there but have a harness for longer trips. No real problems with hair or smell as long as the car is cleaned every now and then, which it is anyway. The problem dog is my wife's Shih Tzu. You think since he's 15 lbs and doesn't shed it should be no big deal compared to the other. But that little ****** wants to climb all over the car, pull himself up to the windows, jump back and forth between the front and back seats, etc. He drives me nuts and doesn't get in the car unless he is harnessed. __________________ 2011 135i
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07-17-2009, 09:48 AM	#81
glock17 Private First Class 7 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Sparkling Graphite Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	I never thought I'd do it, but I put my soggy wet black lab in the back seat of my beloved bimmer with nothing but a dirty towel separating her from the leather.
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07-17-2009, 11:34 AM	#82
josephr25 Major 68 Rep 1,456 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 335i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i Coupe [0.00]	I do... and one of my dogs easily gets carsick. It's just a stupid car. __________________ "Yeah; well, my interior is better."
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07-20-2009, 05:28 PM	#85
mileydog Private 21 Rep 81 Posts Drives: E92 AW Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Dogs in the car...i know people who dont't even like putting their little kids in the BMW. Personally for me I let the dog run free in the car. The kids in the car seats. Yes i have paw prints on the windows and leather seats. Drink spills on the carpets. Big deal...clean it afterwards. Seat cleaning - $25 and 20 mins Window cleaning - $10 and 15 mins Carpet cleaning - $15 and 25 mins Spending time with the dogs and kids in the park - Priceless Enjoy the BMW...even if it means getting it out of the garage.
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07-20-2009, 10:14 PM	#86
BrianUNC Private First Class 28 Rep 160 Posts Drives: 2023 911, 2025 Z4 6MT ordered Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	I don't think banning a dog from your $40,000 car amounts to animal cruelty. Just depends on how nice you like to keep your car. I know people who won't allow a dog in their Civic, then on the other hand, I know people who will carry a dog in their Maserati.
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