Are you enjoying the Dog Days of Summer? Chances are, you and your dog are probably going on a lot of Jeep rides these days. Right?

I know we are. Our dog loves Jeep rides!

Good News:  Jean and Norm at All Things Jeep are holding a contest to find "the winningest Jeep Dog" out there.

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Like most people, we take our dogs for car rides... a lot! We have for years.

Then, when Jim & I purchased our first Jeep Wrangler several years ago, we then started taking our dogs on Jeep rides (...instead of car rides).

Here's what we've learned, firsthand, about dogs riding in cars -- particularly, the safest way to travel with your dog in a car or a Jeep.

As I've said before, dogs love Jeeps... especially our dog Tenor, who is the world's biggest Jeep dog! And there's nothing better than a Jeep ride with your dog. We take our dog for rides in the Jeep just about every day -- year round.

But I have to say, I've never seen Jeep-related dog toys like this before...

This is Tenor. He likes Jeeps.

But it wasn't always so.

It has taken us about 2 months of "going for a ride in the car" practically every single day to get him accustomed to the unbalanced nature of riding in the back of a Jeep Wrangler. (Had we started when he was younger, it probably would have been much easier.)

Plus, since we took the back seat out, there's a lot of open space back there -- especially in a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. It has taken him some time to get used to all the twists and turns, starts and stops.

Don't worry... From day one, he's been tethered to the seatbelt with a doggie harness every time he goes for a ride in the Jeep. But still, it took him awhile to truly get comfortable riding back there.

Here are some highlights...