There are more than 8.5 million dog owners in the UK, and 99.9% of them consider their dog to be a member of their family, so it seems only right that we should be taking our four-legged friends into consideration when choosing cars.

To help out, What Car? came up with a shortlist of six models from different price points using its own star ratings and a list of criteria provided by the experts at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

Some of our readers and their canine companions then came together for a day of testing in the sunshine at the Hitchin Priory Hotel, checking out the features of all of the contenders before making their decision on the overall winner. But what was it?

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