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Originally Posted by Deenie  Zoe is like that, she wants to go everywhere with us but then she's scared to NOT be in your lap or held which I don't like so much, she really wants to be up high under my chin (NOT SAFE) and I've tried some meds to help her and not feeding her before a ride. But she still gets to feel icky. We've mastered some short trips with no throwing up, and no meds just no food,but long trips NOPE.
I make her little pallets on the seat next to me and pet her while we go pick up the obys from school or something short like that. She pukes if she's in the carrier.
My next big purchase will be a car seat........ |
My first Yorkie was so scared of the car, he'd stare out the front and shake the entire time. He used to race up my shoulder and sit between my neck and the headrest, that was apparently where he felt the safest. I did not think this was safe either but he was so persistent I let him do it until he finally got tired.
We do use car seats now, but not on short trips. For short trips we use harnesses and wrap the leash around the headrest mounts a few times. I believe that is fairly safe, as the car seats depend on the same harness to protect them in a crash; the deceleration rate and loaded/patch area are the same on the dog. Nylon leashes are designed with a breaking strength many, many times higher than the dog's weight (especially a little Yorkie), so I am comforatable that such a safety factor would be strong enough to hold with crash deceleration loads.
Also when my guys get sick, which still sometimes (although its very rare now that they are older) happens, we ALWAYS have emergency paper towls, wet ones, and a plastic bag. Good luck, and I agree the issue will likely go away as your Yorkies gets a little older and more used to the ride.