I recently got a dog and he's pretty cool. But I noticed that he was really hesitant to jump into the back seat. Then when he tried, it just seemed awkward. Awkward to the point I'd have to help himin. Very un-dog like.
When I drove the Outlander this past weekend, I opened the hatch, dropped the tailgate and immediately my dog flew into the cargo area like Superman. I then realized that he has been used to jumping into the back of a truck (he literally grew up on a farm), not a back seat of a sedan. I never really thought of our Outlander as truck-like until then.
Scott Jacobs, Sr Mgr, Photography
ampim says:
05:20 AM, 05/27/11
Pics of the dog, or it didn't happen!
dougtheeng says:
05:57 AM, 05/27/11
^^ agreed. We want to see if the dog is happy in the trunk.
saturn95 says:
07:15 AM, 05/27/11
This is the in depth, detailed review of the Outlander's cargo area from the dog's perspective:
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As we can see, the dog clearly liked it.
bostonjoe says:
11:30 AM, 05/27/11
You should really make a video of this: I think the tailgate option is great. A guy at one of our meets. opened the tailgate when it rained, sat on the tailgate (rated for 500lbs) while we had to take refuge in the garage.