Dogs and truck driving

Many trucking company's have a pet " deposit " like I've heard 1500 $$$$ so , so that if they do damage to interior they can replace it ect , heard about a guy who had took pass seat out and had a miniature pony with him ?? Really . And to say the least his cab was trashed , I don't like the hair in the cab myself , and yes I like dogs also but for me its just not good in a truck. But that's just me.

 

Here is what I strongly suggest,go to the humane society or animal shelter and get a dog.You'll pay less then $100.00 and have a wonderful dog to ride with ya.I got Tiny from the humane society back in 2002 when I first started driving and I still have her.She's a mix between spaniel and miniature collie.They will require you to get your pet spayed or neutered and i'mm pretty sure they'll pay some to get it done.Hving a dog in the trk is not cruel as long as the dog gets frequent exercise.Im local now but when I was OTR tiny went out every morning for a half gr or so a couple times during the day and an hr after my shift was done.I would tie her to a tree with a 50 foot leash and let her do her thing.She loved going with me.If I ever do back otr she will once again be my co pilot.Only a rider though her since of direction to customers was horrible,she would always get me lost,lol.

 

Hyper breads are not necessarily bad in a truck. I have a friend who has a Jack Russell terrier that rides with him. It dose fine and stays out of his way while he drives.

As much as that dog jumps around the truck it gets plenty of exercise even without walks.

 

I used to take my 100 pound mutt with me everywhere. Didn't matter if I was going to work driving my daycab or just running to town in the pickup, he wanted to ride along. It was great having an extra set of eyes on things (he saved me from an "incident" one day sitting at a red light in the left turn lane. He started barking and carrying on, and I couldn't figure out what got him so riled up...until I stood up in the seat a little and saw the roof of a little POS that had nosed in in front of me...COMPLETELY hidden by my hood. Light would have turned green, and as soon as the car ahead of me had started rolling, I would have crunched this fool right in his door.) He was VERY well trained...get to a fuel stop and let him out. I'd point to the grassy area I wanted him to go to and he'd take care of whatever business he had to attend to while I fueled. When I'd hang up the satellite pump, he'd make his way back over and be ready to climb in again when I was done fueling. And he'd usually give the bums a good scare, too, because if somebody approached me while I was fueling, he was watching and would start making his way back to see what was going on. Best thing was, at 100 pounds, nobody wanted to approach the truck (windows down) to find out if he was friendly or not (I could spend all day at the mall with the pickup...door windows rolled all of the way down, sliding rear window fully opened...and nothing ever out of place when I'd get back. He had food & ice water available all of the time.

Anyway, he's got diabetes and cataracts now, so he's retired to a life at home. Took him a while to get used to NOT going with me. Heck, the first 2 or 3 weeks when I'd let him out in the morning he'd lay right there by the drivers door to the truck and wouldn't come back into the house. He wanted to go to work with me. Some dogs just enjoy it.

 

When the wife and I decided to get a dog we both immediately agreed it would be a rescue. I worked with her so much (still do) in the beginning to ensure she would be well trained. My son was almost 3 when we got her and is now 4. My wife didn't work with her that much. She doesn't listen to my wife to well. She obeys all commands myself or my 4 year old give her LOL.

My time on the road would be so boring without her. I just drove up to pick up a load and come home for the night (about 5 hrs) and left her home. It was really weird not having her in the truck. My wife said she kept looking out the window with a confused look on her face when I was leaving LOL

 

Nope ccan't stand a dirty truck and getting hair out is a ----. I also think most of the lowlife owners should be charged for new carpet and upholstery when they turn the truck in. Love my dogs but they have a place and its not in my truck.

 

i have a dog that rides with me, he is mostly a border collie and lab mix with a few other things as well. he is about 1.5 years old now a bit over 50lbs. he started riding in the truck with me ever sense he was about 8 weeks old when i ended up with him(i didn't choose him, or buy him was going to take care of him for while a friend was in the hospital and he ended up becoming my dog). he loves riding in the truck. being a higher energy dog he defiantly needs to be run every day. he loves playing fetch at the end of the day. he see's me getting my bags together to leave the house and he gets all excited and is right on my heals walking out of the house. loves watching everything go by driving down the road there is do doubt he absolutely loves trucking with me. its good for me too, gets me more exercise and keeps me company ect. it is more work and sometimes can be a bit of a pain at times but still worth it. im a o/o but i could see the biggest issue being company policys. even if your current job is ok with it, a dog is a long term commitment, if you think you might change jobs in the next 10+ years you might limit your future options for jobs.

 

I haven't ran any with a dog.Not by choice,just haven't been allowed to.
The cleanliness inside a truck shouldn't bother a company.I honestly see
some drivers that live filthier than what my dogs at home do.
I have a good friend that has a yorkie with him,and she helps him when
he gets homesick.She also helps hit the window button when hitting tolls,
cause they sometimes give treats.Unfortunately the dot scale guys don't give
treats,but she expects them to .

I watched a guy yesterday on our yard walk a HUGE pitbull while getting loaded.
Was a beautiful pit,probably the best I have seen,but reminded me of Mike Tyson
in doggie form.That thing could hit the crazy switch,and the little guy walking it
wont have a chance in hell