Top Cars For Your Dog

Autotrader released a study today detailing which cars available on the market today produced the most satisfactions for dogs and their owners. Check out the list to see if you have a top-dog vehicle, or if your car sniffs butt.

It’s National Dog Day in the USA, but we love our pooches here too!

So, Autotrader has compiled a list and a nifty infographic with some factoids about automobiles and cars. The cleverest part has got to be their list of “Most Convenient Cars For Dogs.” As you may have guessed, they involve hatch backs, roominess, and the ability to handle a dirt road, cause who doesn’t love getting dirty with a dog? Here’s the list in no particular order, if you have one of these vehicles, congratulations! Fido appreciates it.

Audi allroad
Ford Edge
Honda Fit
Jeep Renegade
Kia Sedona
Lincoln MKC
Mazda3
Mercedes-Benz GLA
Subaru XV Crosstrek

We all love our pets and want to keep them safe, especially on those icy winter roads, so Autotrader also had Gregory Castle, co-founder and CEO of the Best Friends Animal Society give us all a few tips.

When in a car, dogs should be secured with a harness/restraint, to protect the pet, prevent them from distracting the driver, and for the safety of the other people in the vehicle.
Small dogs and cats can ride in a secured pet carrier to keep them safe and to prevent them from getting around the driver’s feet.
Pets should not ride in the front seat in a vehicle, as they could be severely injured by the windshield or the airbags in an accident.
Dogs seem to love to ride with their heads out the window, but it’s safest not to allow them to. Bugs, rocks or flying debris can hurt their eyes or ears.
The back of a pick-up truck is never a safe place for a pet to ride.

And if all that info was too difficult to read, check out this infographic.