Dogs and 2nd row captains

[KimJ]

New to owning 2021 expedition max limited with all the bells and whistles. 2nd row captains, but would like to be able to have one of my dogs in 2nd row like it's a bench.

Has anyone found a reasonable safe solution to fill the gap? My dog is high energy and 65 lbs. What is out there and sturdy with decent fit? Ideally with easy access to storage.

Or do i just have to build one

Kim

 

[AJ82]

I believe one member on here used a large high density foam block. If you search for that it should come up.

 

[zeecarr]

I'm interested to see what people say here. For everyday use I have the third row down and a dog bed over top of it. The dog enters the back door and goes between the captain's chairs and gets in the bed. For long trip with lot of cargo, it sure would be nice if the dog could be on a second row bench!

 

[Rob6805]

Our dog is the reason we got the second row bench instead of the captain chairs.

 

[ib_jigged]

We have a 45# mini-goldendoodle and she is able to stand on this with no issue. It is nice to have to store some items in it. It helps to have some heavier items to help keep it planted. It works as a good place to keep some winter survial gear in it as well. It fits nicely between the captains chairs. She normally lays in the seat and has her head on this as it is slightly taller than the seats.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSFCF856?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[chuck s]

Used to be common for guys to simply remove the arm rests and fit the standard center seat between the other two. Holes are (were?) in the floor for the bolts. There are probably center seats in garages from when guys did the opposite. Certainly at salvage yards.

-- Chuck

 

[cbbco]

We have a 2017 with captains chairs, and flipped upside down this crate fits perfectly between the seats, and is the same height as the seats. We tuck a dog crate pad around it, and it makes a comfy bench.

https://www.harborfreight.com/modular-storage-tote-58649.html

Our 95 pound lab is getting older, so jumping in and out of the back is getting more difficult. We put out the running boards and flip one of the seats forward, and he walks right in like climbing stairs - no jumping involved.

 

[cpcs07]

I used a piece of 2" styrofoam sm cut in half and tuck taped together with 2 foam blocks used for putting a canoe on the roof taped on. The canoe blocks sat on the head rests and the foam spanned the seat gap. to keep it from sliding i used a cinch strap around the foam and under the seat backs. covered it all in a flannel sheet and the dog was happy. She did not like the feel of the sm on her feet. 45 lb dog

 

[24MAX]

I measured the distance between the door arm rests. Cut a piece of 1/2in plywood. Covered it with indoor outdoor carpet. Put a piece of 2in foam on the length of the board. Seat sird and put his dog sling car cover in from the Fusion and he hope in and like it.
Drove to texas from Florida and back worked like a charm. @024 Expedition Max with captain chairs 2nd row.

 

[jjscsix]

Our dog laid on the floor between the captains chairs.

 

[aksarben]

https://www.amazon.com/Protectors-Traveling-Waterproof-Scratch-Resistant-Suitable/dp/B0D3LBXZ51/ref=sr_1_8?crid=17GWAFA1BUF3T&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aIMiwGa_buaH7oavi6jpV2bnOQVw_33P6dTaFB5CP_ZTin53P-wUY2ydnxunGDA9_7Wo2v6UFO08vp4UxE1H798ueCQDbTbrT7AosOEFCjB_X8flJN2BOBVRX66T4Mxawavtb6HXY5EYSrE249p-HM_1FSdtntubwEFgYD-GEPUgFAC-OZX14qXQhsexbRqiRUcJIrCLLw14BZn5vYGiqJdlRzMjEZLQrTjZZhkkOGy04Y5wXNoH_Eof7T6DWdnV6wsFYu6Rzg9WDMDyEJASvtNSim2Wyhc1FSk-u4onDlQ4xkzVJBj6hE-oC6IyQjI9gUblohaVnj92OE_Rd4oD4sOoXzGcT-0f50gs0CinTGj2c0n_d1J8eoz-22q-7ypxX77Tm4tObLNZH_C6E90am4RCuGtGu7HZQ4qfw_RDPKgScjo2wrYpMZsHafyquAvB.ITmKgx1WasQV-QJ4fr3NH7iOsG4w2PZpBFRp6RI_Wxs&dib_tag=se&keywords=2nd+row+dog+seat+cover+k9+with+boards&qid=1735522183&sprefix=2nd+row+dog+seat+cover+k9+with+boards,aps,149&sr=8-8&ufe=INHOUSE_INSTALLMENTS:US_IHI_3M_HARDLINES_AUTOMATED

Several solutions like this. I plan to get one and just use the portion on 1 of the captain chairs as we use the other captain chair when traveling with 3 adults.

 

[DieselMonk]

I got a 95lbs German Shepherd that absolutely loves sitting or laying right in that 2nd row middle space, being surrounded by family. If I just mention “TRUCK” I get all kinds of music from a full grown, very exited GSD to hear.

 

[tominwi]

Our dog laid on the floor between the captains chairs.

Same here, our boy is 68# and has been laying on the floor of our Honda Ridgeline, which was easy for him to jump-up-and-in since the Ridgeline's rear seats fold-up and out of the way. Our brand-new Timberline w/Captain's has been something of a challenge since with seats "in place" there's a narrow gap in front of Seat #1 and then the area between the two is quite narrow. Too narrow to fit the bed we've used in the Honda.

Where we're at now is I have the RH Captain's tilted-up and forward, and Doggo easily jumps in behind it and ends-up using the Ell next to Seat #2 and behind Seat #1. I did take the headrest off Seat #1 so it would fold better against the back of the front passenger seat.

We only rarely will use the 2nd row for passengers, and our boy is mellow so he's not yet jumped-up from the floor into a seat or Row 3 (now folded down).

We haven't left him alone back there yet, but expect we'll get some sort of barrier to keep him from climbing the center console and into the front seats. Damn this Timberline leather is nice! And we want to keep it that way!

 

[IH2Expedition]

This holds all the emergency gear I think I need to carry but hopefully never need. An extra blanket brought the content to seat height. wedges in tightly.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BFHEAI?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1