Are you in a hurry to get somewhere? You're planning on being fulltimers... You will have lots of time now ... supposedly. Surely you can stop at a truck stop or rest area and take a leisurely lunch, walk the dogs, do their business and reload for the next leg if you need to. Perhaps you could just not travel so far on any given day. One of the worst things any driver... and I repeat...any driver... can do is get a case of "get-there-itis". Take your time and arrive alive, rested and everybody onboard happy.

FWIW Brian

Thank you for a valid response, you are FTing already and the pets are fine. This is what I want to know. Our dogs are about the same size as yours and they have never been in the back seat together so I want to be sure it's possible is all. Thank you

We built a platform on the back seat of the crew cab and put a thick carpeted cushion on top. We had our first two large Golden Retreivers back there on many, many long trips, and then it was Jenny's mansion for 10 years. The best part was that they could see out, and that helped them relax.

Jim

How wonderful, great idea! Thanks Jim. Happy trails and stay safe!

Our dog is 50 lbs and rides in a crate that takes up about 2/3 of the backseat of our dually.  He loves it.  He has a cushy pad inside the crate.  He is comfortable in the truck or the trailer with or without us in it (of course making sure the temperature is ok).

Our new truck is all leather and we wanted to make sure that no tears were made by Hurley's nails, or occasional drooling happening or anything else.  That's why he stays in the crate in the truck.  But if you have 2, they do make a wire curtain so to speak that keeps them only in the back.  Then there are all kind of seat liners, curtains and things to protect all other surfaces (sides, front seat backs etc).  Maybe that would give your dogs the most room and comfort but also protect your truck.

If you mean a potty accident, no.  He is well trained and in the crate with a few chew toys anyway

And what if you have a Class A?  Where do you put your dog for safety?  I had this brilliant idea to modify one of the cupboards - add carpeting and pads, and replace the doors with vented doors, so our little Doxy would have a safer place to stay while we traveled down the road.  In less than 15 minutes on our very first morning she chewed through the door bars.  That's $600 I'll never see again, but worth the cost for the lesson learned.  Now we let her roam around in the RV as we're driving down the road, but I so worry about sudden stops or accidents.  She's perfectly happy sleeping on the sofa, but is there a better way to "anchor" her?

Thanks in advance for any recommendations, suggestions, or comments.  And sorry to the OP as I don't mean to hijack this thread!

Since we hate hot weather, most of our travels were along the coast or in cooler weather if we traveled inland.

I built a dog kennel at the front of the pickup bed. I cut a piece of plywood to make a wall about 10 inches in front of the 5th wheel hitch. In this wall I cut out a rectangle window about 1 foot tall by 3 feet long and used wire mesh to cover the window opening. This allowed the two dogs to look out and provided air flow as we traveled.

I built a lid for the enclosed area using a top made out of plywood and four sides using 1X2 pine. This lid rested on the pickup bed rails and I used a piano hinge to secure it to the front bed rail of the pickup bed. This allowed the lid to swing up and rest against the cab when I needed access to the kennel area.  I used two locking hasps to hold the lid down at the wall.   I added a Fantastic Vent to the lid to provide air flow for the dogs when needed.

I cut a piece of 1 inch plywood to make a floor for the kennel and then placed two cedar and foam filled dog beds. A non spill water bowl and dog toys. Our two medium sized dogs had plenty of room to move around in the kennel area.

The only drawback was that I would have to lift each of the 35 pound dogs in and out of the kennel.

If we happened to travel when the outside temp was above 80 the dogs rode in the backseat of the crewcab.