Transporting your dog

After my last thread on here "think English setters aren't tough" I think most of you can understand why I am asking this question.

Which do you think is a safer way of transporting your dog: not kenneled in a topper, or in a standard plastic dog crate in the back of a truck?

I certainly realize neither is the safest bet. As soon as I am done building my house (hopefully before the season starts). I am going to build a solid box that fits under my topper. But as I have been thinking about different common ways of hauling dogs I have not been able to decide which one of those two common methods is safer.
 
... Which do you think is a safer way of transporting your dog: not kenneled in a topper, or in a standard plastic dog crate in the back of a truck?,,,

A sturdy dog kennel, plastic or other, strapped down and then covered or not, as the conditions require is a sound idea.
 
I have a topper on my current truck and never haul dogs loose, to easy for them to get hurt. I use the plastic crates (which are airline approved) and always strap them down, use an insulated crate cover for cold weather and a 2 inch thick waterproof foam crate pad. Dogs like their own den and mine will go in their crate, lay down and stay there even with crate door open. It's their spot.

FYI- I have an older aluminum 2 dog box with storage above (for sale) that I don't use anymore. Prefer the plastic crates with my topper.
Spend the $75.00 bucks now, it's worth it.
 
I transport in a wire crate in the back of my SUV. I went with wire because they afford more air circulation. Probabably not as safe as the plastic crates in the event of a wreck.
 
Dog crate in the back of the truck with a topper on it strapped down. Crate blankets on them in colder weather. Had a 6 dog aluminum Premier dog trailer, just never felt good about hauling dogs in that trailer behind the truck going 70 plus MPH down the highway. Short trips here locally they do get to ride in the front or back sets of the truck.
 
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