Has anyone yet sourced a good quality dog/cargo guard for the RRS?

My preference is to have a flexible nylon net as opposed to have to get the industrial looking metal guard available from LR.

My objective is to a) keep the dog seperated from the cabin, and b) to prevent luggage, boot contents whizzing past my ear if i fill up the boot with shopping above the level that the boot blind can cope with.

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You need the retractable cargo net as fitted in the big brothr RR - but sadly nothing is available for the SPORT

I can point you in the direction of a good solution for the dog - take alook at these photos from anothe member mpwox11 of his sport with a Dogbag

and link to there web www.dog-bag.co.uk

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=37 
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I don't think that would offer you or the dog much protection, nor would it restrain the dog if it wants out. But any soft material type barrier would be the same. Lintran make excellent cages and have traditional guards too www.lintran-products.co.uk

To be quite frank, I would'nt bother. I have found that with the headrests in an elevated position my labrador has NO chance of getting through & as for shopping - thats some load & to think small loose items would not be bagged up anyway . So I came to the conclusion that I'll wait for LR to bring out a solution other than their industrial looking prison cell offerings. 
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I always kept my dogs in a cage when travelling. They are not the best trained beasts and everytime they see a cyclist go ballistic. The cage was useful because pre cage they would scratch the windows resulting in knackered tints! I have not yet got a cage for the sport and the dogs have not yet been in it. Has anyone measured the boot for the correct cage size yet? 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Contact Lintran (as above). They will custom make if they do not have a stock one to fit. Good company and good product, as it protects tha car and the dogs, is easily removed so the car goes back to normal when required, ant doesn't rattle. Renny Thomson
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To stop your shopping goods moving about you could purchase the cargo net from the LR accessories brochure. L319 D4 HSE

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I too have always favoured the flexible type mesh guards - normally they would come as a roller blind arrangement with the boot cover going the other way. Our Merc E220 had this, as did our BMW 520 Touring. It's a shame that the RRS doesn't have this.
As you've seen I now use a DogBag. They are brilliant things. They keep the boot 100% clean as the dog jumps straight into the bag and I zip her in. The flap also protects the bumper when the dog jumps in or out. I'd always have one now. It is one of the best products I've ever brought. It can fold up and fit into a small rucksack (supplied with it) and we use it inside the house sometimes and the dog is very happy to sleep in it. I think these are the only way to carry a dog in the car - they are safe, clean and seperate the dog (and it's hair and mud) from the rest of the boot contents.

See my gallery for pics. Matt
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We've got two small dogs and were already planning to go down the dog bag route, just can't decide whether to get two small bags and seperate them or have a bigger one and bung them in together - any thoughts? TDV6 - gone
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An observation..... I think maybe some of you are forgetting the true purpose of a dog/cargo guard in your quest to find something that looks right and keeps the car clean (both valid points too). A metal guard prevents your dog from becoming a high speed canine projectile in the event of an accident and so make it a lot safer for the dog and other occupants of the vehicle. A mesh guard will simply get ripped out of the way though it will slow the dog down a bit in the process and a dog bag just means there's no legs sticking out as the dog flys forward into the back of your head and/or the windscreen. Admittedly the high backed seats in the RRS will help a lot but are not a true substitute for a rigid guard.

A boot liner and a folding dog cage maybe a better answer for many of you, these will keep the dog(s) safe and the car clean and both are easily removed when not required


My three penneth worth....

Si 

Slimer wrote:

An observation..... I think maybe some of you are forgetting the true purpose of a dog/cargo guard in your quest to find something that looks right and keeps the car clean (both valid points too). A metal guard prevents your dog from becoming a high speed canine projectile in the event of an accident and so make it a lot safer for the dog and other occupants of the vehicle. A mesh guard will simply get ripped out of the way though it will slow the dog down a bit in the process and a dog bag just means there's no legs sticking out as the dog flys forward into the back of your head and/or the windscreen. Admittedly the high backed seats in the RRS will help a lot but are not a true substitute for a rigid guard.

A boot liner and a folding dog cage maybe a better answer for many of you, these will keep the dog(s) safe and the car clean and both are easily removed when not required


My three penneth worth....

Si

As always slimer has very valid points - thanks. A flying dog in your car could make a bit of a mess of your leather and head! 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Very annoyed wrote:

As always slimer has very valid points - thanks.

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Very annoyed wrote:

A flying dog in your car could make a bit of a mess of your leather and head!

Chances are the dog won't fare too well either....  

The dog bag is mean to be strapped in (to the tie down hooks) so it resolves that problem of flying forward in an accident. However, I don't tie ours down as we do take it out and I suppose I'm lazy. As you say the seat backs are high and the dog lies down, so it would be extremely unlikely that the dog would come forward.
One advantage of the DogBag is that you can still use the sliding cover while the DogBag is in the car, as it collapses down. Matt
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Read the Lintran brochure from a customer who had a RR!