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Dealership sales personnel often can be challenged to find the right family vehicle — especially when some family members have four legs and fur because dog-loving drivers often bring their sidekicks along on adventures.

To help stores that have customers with canines to consider, Autotrader is celebrating National Dog Day, which is Thursday, For the eighth consecutive year, Autotrader assembled a list of the best new models to benefit all family members — preschoolers and puppies.

“Dog lovers tend to bring their furry buddies everywhere with them, so it’s a real decision-making factor for many shoppers when they are considering which new car to buy,” Autotrader executive editor Brian Moody said in a news release.

“Whether you tend to bring your pet along for everyday errand running or you regularly take your dog on long trips, it’s important to consider your canine companion and which related features are important to you while car shopping,” Moody continued.

Moody noted that the 2021 Best New Cars for Dog Lovers lists 10 vehicles that would be perfect for every pup-loving car shopper, specifically chosen by Autotrader experts based on a variety of relevant features like interior durability and space, vehicle comfort, convenience and safety.

Selecting a vehicle with seats that are easy to clean, a low cargo floor to get your pup in and out easily and cargo tie-down hooks to keep your pet secure are all great options.

Autotrader’s 2021 Best New Cars for Dog Lovers include:

2021 Chrysler Pacifica

2021 Ford Bronco

2021 Honda Passport

2021 Jeep Wrangler

2021 Kia Telluride

2021 Nissan Rogue

2021 Subaru Forester

2021 Tesla Model Y

2021 Toyota Sienna

2021 Volvo XC60 Recharge

In addition to compiling the list of 2021 Best New Cars for Dog Lovers, Autotrader once again teamed up with Adopt-a-Pet.com to create Dogtrader.com, where prospective pet parents can search for local adoptable dogs as they decide which make and model will become a new part of their family.

As a fun way to celebrate National Dog Day and bring awareness to Adopt-a-Pet.com’s mission to get homeless dogs out of shelters and into loving homes, this year Autotrader is partnering with world champion freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy — and his best furry friend Birdie — to create the ultimate dog calendar, Autotrader’s 2022 Calen-dog.

This one-of-a-kind wall calendar celebrates man’s best friend by borrowing from the nostalgia of car calendars, but instead featuring pictures of cute canines month after month. Kenworthy is a passionate advocate against animal cruelty and a champion of raising awareness for adopting shelter pets.

The 2022 Calen-dog features Kenworthy and Birdie, along with some top dog-fluencers and adorable pups from Adopt-a-Pet.com.

Dog lovers everywhere can enter for the chance to win one of the Calen-dogs on Dogtrader.com. 

For more information from Autotrader on the 2021 Best New Cars for Dog Lovers, including details on which dog-friendly features helped each model secure a spot on this year’s list, visit https://www.autotrader.com/best-cars/best-cars-for-dogs.