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It’s been a while considering that we talked about some true mischief, but this week we’re hitting the old mischief archives and bringing up a story about a little guide pet dog puppy in training named Dublin…
Lets roll back the clocks to mid 2011.  Dublin was not a young pup anymore probably about 13 months and very well-behaved.  He was trustworthy for a 13 month old puppy and at this point we allowed him to lie down on the passenger side floor boards while Stetson did his K9 Nosework Training.  Linus would sit in the back seat and both Linus and Dublin would normally just lie there quietly often enjoying from the car, but never getting into any mischief until…
Dublin Vs. The CRV
One day Dublin made a decision he was bored of just lying on the passenger side floor boards.  He wanted some adventure, excitement, or maybe just something to chew on.
That’s Stetson, but the actual mischief maker here was Dublin!

Yep, Dublin made a decision the CRV vehicle parking break would make a terrific doggy chew toy!  Lets just say I was not too pleased with Dublin’s actions.  So what kind of discipline did I perform?  I followed my own puppy training recommendations and  took a rolled-up newspaper and hit myself over the head as I repeated the phrase, “I forgot TO enjoy MY DOG, I forgot TO enjoy MY DOG.”
Do You think about Your pet dog before getting A Car?
The good news is I don’t own a brand new, luxury car.  The CRV is on it’s last leg and I recently began thinking about a possible replacement automobile that my dogs and I will both enjoy.  I even checked out the Orange county automobile show not too long ago with Dublin to check out some of the pet dog friendly cars.  Check out this video of Dublin sitting in some of our favorite pet dog automobiles (the first half of the video is our guide pet dog Halloween party):

 I’ve been researching the best pet dog friendly automobiles for over 5 years and still haven’t found anything that I really like.  Some of the front runners are the Honda Element, 4 Door Jeep Wrangler, the Nissan Xterra, and the FJ Cruiser.  I’m not thrilled about any of those options and that’s probably why I haven’t pulled the activate on a purchase.
So what do you think?  Do you think about your dog(s) before getting a car?  What kind of automobile do you currently drive?  Is it a good pet dog friendly car?  As a pet dog owner what are the positives and negatives of your current car?  Please tell me all about your pet dog automobile in the comment section below.

Top picks For Our Puppies
BEST PUPPY toy We Like: Calmeroos Puppy toy w/ heartbeat and heat Packs – best for new puppies. helps ease anxiety in their new home.
BEST pet dog CHEW We Like: Bones & Chews Bully Sticks – all of our puppies love to bite, nip, and chew. We love using Bully Sticks to help divert these unwanted behaviors.
BEST pet dog treats We Like: crazy pet dog Train-Me treats – We use these as our high-value treats for our guide pet dog puppies.
BEST FRESH pet dog FOOD We Like: The Farmer’s pet dog – A couple months ago we started feeding Raven fresh pet dog food and she loves it! get 50% off your first buy of The Farmer’s Dog.

Check out a lot more of our favorites on our new Puppy Checklist.