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Originally Posted by YorkieMom82

How did you train him?

Well, when riding in the car, although he has a car seat, he prefers to sit in my lap, so the duffle carrier I have sits on my lap with him in it. Before we get out of the car, I will say, ''get inside gizmo'' and he sits down so I can zip him in. The way I trained him is this......I would go to a parking lot and proceed to get out of the car, if he does not sit down in the back with it zipped, I leave the bag on the front seat, crack the window and proceed to walk away from the car. Now mind you, I would only go a few cars down so I am out of site. After a minute or two, I come back and get in the car putting the bag back on my lap. I wait a few minutes and repeat the process, I say get inside gizmo, and again he would not let me zip the bag. It took about four times for him to get the idea, that if you do not sit down and let me zip you in, then you cannot go with mommy. He finally got it. Once inside, he would stir and act if he were going to bark, I would give him a stern look, if he barked, I would leave my shopping cart and leave the store immediately, putting him back in the car. Wait a few minutes and repeat the process then return to the store with him sitting quietly in the bag zipped in. It took about a week of this before it was perfected now it is routine for us. He is four years old and 10 pounds and I taught him this in the first year.

Hope this helps!