Tibbe shakes from excitement when he rides in the car but he's obviously not scared a bit - just excited. If you think she's fearful, just slowly desensitize her to the car by putting her in the car with a big smile on your face, your demeanor calm and happy as you sit with her and taking her right back out a few times, with treats after she exits, if she'll take them or even as she sits in it. Likely she'll be too excited or nervous to want them right then. After a couple of days of this, sit with her longer in the car in the driveway for a couple days a few times a day. Eventually, start up the car and sit with it running for a while then turn it off and back inside and repeat a few times. When she's able to accept that without fear reaction, drive down the block and back a few times a day for a couple more days and eventually you can work up to longer sessions as she tolerates them.
After each desensitization session, as a positive reward, praise her lavishly and happily, toss her a few treats, a ball to chase a few times or her and play with her after you've let her go outside to potty and run off her tensions.
Thank you very much for taking this little girl and giving her a great home where she will eventually accept and relax, always know care, love and devotion. That's a wonderful thing to do for one of God's creatures!
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |