He didn't haul a dog in the back of a pickup. He put his dog on the top of the car when he went on vacation. Now think about that a minute, what kind of person puts their dog in a crate (probably an airline crate but still) on top of the car!
Great the dog was sarcasm, and you jump on that and ignore the question. Alinsky would be proud.
The question was, do you really think Texas would vote for Obama out of spite?