Pet traveler assembly

An animal traveler assembly for use in a rear space of a sport utility vehicle, the assembly comprising:

• a compressible base having a front side, a substantially opposing rear side, a left side and a right side located between the front side and rear side;
• the base being sized to fit within a cargo space of a sport utility vehicle and including a foam layer and a substantially puncture resistant covering;
• a compressible front member connected to the front side of the base portion said compressible front member being fabricated from a compressible pad;
• a compressible rear member including a head rest region for accommodating the head of a dog located on the compressible base connected to the rear side of the base portion and the rear member having a soft top and a thickness of about four inches, a height of about fourteen inches in the headrest region;
• a first side member and a second side member removably connectable to the left side and right side respectively;
• the front and rear members and the first and second side member being configurable to form a free standing unit which may be removed as a unit from the rear space of the sport utility vehicle and to provide an enclosed space about the base portion with an open top for containment of an animal thereon.