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So I outfitted my car for canine transportation. Behold.

A couple weekends ago was the maiden voyage of the dog-fortified Matrix:

Royal gives it a test drive!

But before I get ahead of myself, here’s the back of the Matrix without any royal treatment:

rear of car, bare

As you can see, it’s nicely flat and the backs of the rear seats are made of plastic. Perfect, you might say, for carting small animals around. But first, there was a need for a more non-slip surface. Enter the cargo liner:

new liner laid

The liner is a polypropylene fiber, very carpet like. It’s stuck to the seat backs with velcro and gives Royal (my new step-dog) the traction he needs, especially with my lurching driving. Then add the adjustable pet barrier and we’re off for a drive!

pet barrier installed

Royal loves riding in my Matrix as much as I thought he would. See, until now, he’d been riding in the back of Sarah’s Passat, a fine car by most soccer-mom standards. She’s quite fond of the automobile and I admit it has some snazzy features — butt warming seats, hydraulic hood props, and the like. And yet it has a hard time turning off an iPod when parked, let alone accommodating a medium sized dog’s simple desire to stick his head out of the window.

dogs in mirror are smaller than they appear

Tell me, I dare you, this is not adorable.

catching air

The cool part is that turning my Matrix into a dog mobile has been mutually beneficial. For one, I’ve learned just how bad of a driver I was.  Some people close to me have noted my tendency to stop suddenly and accelerate a tad too fast.  Maybe she they were right!

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