Best cars to park your dog in

As we all know, getting your pet from the house to any other location can be a hassle.

For cat owners, the trouble is getting the cat from the house to the cat carrier. After that, it’s the hassle of listening to your cat scream about what an awful owner you are all the way to the vet.

For large dog owners, the trouble is making sure your dog doesn’t try to hang his head out the driver’s side window while you’re on the interstate. Or at least that’s the problem in my car with my dogs, even when my window is closed.

Well apparently some cars are safer for pups than others. Bark Buckle Up and Edmunds released their list of Top 10 Safest Cars. Here they are, listed alphabetically:

• Dodge Journey 
• Ford Flex 
• GMC Acadia 
• Hyundai Tucson 
• Jeep Liberty 
• Kia Borrego 
• Mazda 5 Grand Touring Minivan 
• Mitsubishi Outlander 
• Subaru Tribeca 
• Volvo XC70

The safest vehicle of all: the one carrying a well trained dog that stays in her seat.

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

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