Dog in the bed of the Cybertruck on a long trip w/ tonneau cover partly closed?

[Cyber Man]

We're all cargo.

I dunno about you, but I strap in my cargo, too. It doesn't need to breathe, but it does need to not slosh around in the mountain curves.

-Crissa

Yes, but when it comes to pets or humans, it’s better to think of worst case scenarios and not best case scenarios. As I mentioned in my post earlier, if we really have to put the dog in the bed, it’s better to use a good kennel and secure it really well.
In best case scenarios, even an infant in a car seat can be placed in the truck bed at 5 mph in the parking lot. If you are driving around in a farm at max 20 mph, dogs can go anywhere. Airbags, seatbelts, crumble zones, etc. exists for worst case scenarios.

If you go to some developing countries, people sit on top of a moving bus and train! It’s all about how much risk one is willing to take when accidents happen.

Nothing is 100% safe. It’s all about lowering the odds of injury or fatality. Even a Kennel is not safe as it doesn’t deploy airbags. It’s all about lowering odds. As other posters said, if vehicle rolls over or driver makes sudden turns to avoid a collision, do you want to add one more variable to the equation to worry about?

Stress is high with Pets/humans compared to Cargo. Cargo doesn’t bleed. Mammals do! ?

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[buymenow00]

Such a missed opportunity that Tesla did not include a rear-window pass-thru to the bed. That way cabin ventilation could reach the vault, plus if pups were back there you could still interact with them and/or give them treats/water. Without this feature our pups ride up front.

 

[Cyber Man]

Such a missed opportunity that Tesla did not include a rear-window pass-thru to the bed. That way cabin ventilation could reach the vault, plus if pups were back there you could still interact with them and/or give them treats/water. Without this feature our pups ride up front.

Yeah! Even I felt the same once, but after driving in the truck for the last three months, I have realized that a sealed cabin is a good design. Air filtration is optimal and road noise is kept to the minimum. Not everyone needs a pass through, even with pets, and whoever needs it could get after market products, such as the Breezer. The truck is really meant to be a tough truck. Imagine driving in dirt roads full of dust. I don’t want any fine dust going inside the cabin. Everything is tight and contained now.

It’s just a matter of time - either Tesla or some after market company will make specialized pet kennels that perfectly fits in the front part of the bed.

 

[Crissa]

As I mentioned in my post earlier, if we really have to put the dog in the bed, it’s better to use a good kennel and secure it really well.

True, but as demonstrated in this thread, there are other ways to secure spaces than just kennels - from harnesses to using the bed divider and bedding - to keep them safe in that worst case scenario.

Even in the cabin, the kennel is the best solution but may not be the right solution depending on the animal, your budget, how many in and outs, etc.

-Crissa

 

[Cyber Man]

True, but as demonstrated in this thread, there are other ways to secure spaces than just kennels - from harnesses to using the bed divider and bedding - to keep them safe in that worst case scenario.

Even in the cabin, the kennel is the best solution but may not be the right solution depending on the animal, your budget, how many in and outs, etc.

-Crissa

Yeah I agree! Alternate solutions are fine as long as there is good impact protection for the pet. In fact, that might be better than the hard Kennel, as long as people have time to create a safe partition.

 

[Cyberbeastmn]

This is what I do with my hunting dogs summer it’s just for shade winter almost all the way closed with a heated pad plugged in

They often are a muddy mess from hunting so this keeps the mess out

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