It is so stressful when we have our dogs in the car and they bark and whine all the way, It’s not only stressful for the dog, but it is a danger to the driver of the car taking away your concentration on the road ahead. What can we do to help?. understanding the dogs mindset is the first consideration, It’s exciting to be going to his beloved park where he knows his favourite ball is coming out, squirrels to chase etc.
REVERSE THE BEHAVIOUR IN OUR FAVOUR
The way we need to deal with this is by giving the dog a negative result to the behaviour by reversing the result in our favour. As the dog begins to get over threshold, we look for a safe place to stop, turn to the dog and command ENOUGH!! in a stern voice, then get out of the car (all occupants) leaving the dog in the car. We do not return until the dog calms down. When we get back into the car, and the dog remains calm we reward him for the calm behaviour, then set off on the journey, If the dog repeats the behaviour we repeat the exercise until calm travel is achieved
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