Hey, Slick!
 

I'm not sure Charlie's lovin' the camera! I see a little "make my day" in those eyes :cool:


Many years ago a pediatrician joked that if the pain meds for our toddler's ear infection didn't work, we should just take a dose and it wouldn't matter anymore. Hmmmmm.......

Still "screaming" in the car - he is now 3 and hasn't slowed down a bit! Yea, we still love the little screamer!

Awwww sweet lil Charlie. He's so cute.

I'm sure you've covered this in the thread...but if you need to take really long trips w/ your little "screamer", lol :D, have you tried Trazadone yet...? Can be awesome.

Noppa. The Vet gave us stuff to give him 2 hours before our trip then something an hour before - honestly - we just can't plan that far in advance sometimes. The entire process seemed like a pain in the butt. So, we haven't tried anything that is drug related. I just can't believe something is available to just give your pet an hour before and hit the road. Anyway - we just prepare ourselves to listen to him bark/scream the entire trip. He does stop when he gets exhausted and goes to sleep. We know when he awakes - cause he scares the living crap out of us when he starts screaming again. :)

.: The Yorkie was bred for the purpose of catching rats in coal mines, textile mills and factories :.
.: The Yorkie was used for hunting to borrow underground after badgers and foxes :.
Since moving to Wisconsin, I have seen how true-to-her-breed Piper really is...Relentless, determined, laser-focused with her attempts to get little gopher that lives under her deck. How she can hear and smell that tiny thing underneath boards, concrete and walking on mud is beyond me, but Piper will terrier-trot all around deck then jump (well, heck--it's gotta be a good ten inches high) up on it, stop and raise one paw and cock her little head until she locks in and bam, she's digging and biting at the wood---then she'll repeat entire cycle--several times!! So anyway, Charlie is still the most wondrous and darling little guy and all is well with everyone, yes?! Pictures of that perfect lil' pooch are always welcomed and enjoyed!!!

Thanks Jkpal for sharing that story. Got me and the wife smiling - our little "hunters" sure can lock in on a target (or screaming). Lately, Charlie with walk up to me, start stomping his feet with his tail wagging daring me to chase him! I chase him up the hallway and as I turn around to come back to the room - he shoots by me, up on the couch and starts again stomping is feet daring me to grab him. We do it three times - after three times - he sits their with his tail wagging and lays down next to the wife. Dang we love these pups!

Well - I am a little closer to Charlie not barking in the dang car all the time! I picked up a "Parkland Pet Portable Foldable Playpen for Dogs - Small" and set it up in the living. It has a zippered door on one of the front panels and the top is zippered to allow you to get in from the top. I loaded it up with his blankets, etc.

Charlie investigated and actually got inside a few times and one time took a nap! It is 27" across and 17" high. I moved it over to the door and called him - "lets go for a ride." Yuppa - he ran and went right into the Playpen - I zippered the door and put in the back of my car (see pictures). He barked for a minute or so and STOPPED! He pretty much kept quiet until we got home and then started screaming.

We have taken him out twice now and same thing - barked a little at first and now and then and then starts his screaming when we get home. I can sure live with that! :) I might add that his barking and/or screaming isn't so loud - some of it get muffled in his playpen. :)

WoW!! Light the fireworks, I think this is a huge victory for you!! You finally found something that Charlie finds comfort in. He looks so darn cute in his playpen in the back of your car. Make sure you somehow attach it to the car though (I am always a worry freak about car accidents).

I'm so very happy for you, your wife and Charlie. Screaming only when he gets home is great! He must be enjoying his ride and just super excited to be back home after. :D

Thank you both for the kind words. HOWEVER - I can't help but think ole Charlie is setting me up! :)

Well, that certainly cannot be discounted...because, after all, Charlie is almost as smart as he is cute!

Attachment 413297Well - Charlie still screams in the car!

That Parkland Pet play pen was sure short lived. I do not believe in drugging a dog either just to go in car. My kido is adopted, when I got him (5 years ago) he got car sick every time he had to go in the car. My vet gave me pills to give him one hour before he was to go in the car, well, my life is like yours, unplanned car ride, I never had the hour to use the pill besides not wanting to drug the dog. I bought him a booster seat that was elevated off the passenger seat. He has not been car sick from the day I got it 5 years ago. It would drive me bonkers if my kid screamed, barked, whined the entire time we were out so I feel your pain. Poor you and the Mrs and poor Charlie.

Thanks for the screaming Charlie update ;)

Thanks for your update matese. All we do now is throw him in the play pen (so he at least has plenty of room) and listen to him scream. I am able to move the play pen right behind my seat (van and car with back seats down) and when I have had enough - I shake the play pen and tell him to shut up a few times - and he finally shuts up. That lasts about 15 minutes - so I shake his play pen again and tell him to shut up. It is that or put him in a kennel and we just can't do that. When we are running around all day - we just leave him at home with the front door open. He sits their and looks out side until we get home. I have home cameras so I check on him to see what he is up to. Whenever he see's we are getting ready to run out - he runs into the play pen and waits for us to carry it out to the car. We pull down the driveway and the barking begins - just don't get it! Dang his is a pain in the butt but we love him anyway! :)

Have you spoken to your vet about his behavior. He could be suffering from anxiety, if that were the case there are meds for this. Now I am not one for dosing dogs with drugs, but Charlie could be suffering from anxiety and this is stressful on a dog. I read every single post of Charlies car behavior as you posted it going back to 2015 and you cannot put your finger on what triggers this behavior. It cannot be pleasant for you and your wife and certainly not lil Charlie.

I know I’m late to this tread. Joey screams in the car and always has. When the women getting rid of him gave him to me she was like here he screamed the whole time and at first he didn’t do it but I was holding him and that’s just so unsafe. When he started ridding in the car seat he started doing it more and more. Sometimes it’s a good day and only a bit or sometimes it’s constant. Normally once we get on the highway he settles down. It’s really an ear piercing noise but he also does it at pet events and the vet too. He has always had separation anxiety so I don’t know if it is that or over excitement. He is vocal a lot at home too. We have tried CBD oil but it didn’t really do anything. I’m not sure I would do it but there are sedatives for long trips your vet can give you and you could try an anxiety medicine. Joey is 3 now and still the same. I’m actually thinking maybe before our big pet expo in January about maybe trying an anxiety medicine.

Yuppa! They checked him out completely (i.e., blood, etc.) and he is perfect - they haven't a clue. They offered some drugs but the possible side affects scare us. The way he runs out to the car and wants to go with us - maybe his screaming is his way of saying he loves it!

Bingo! Joey sounds like Charlie's brother! We tried the car seat and he would just about be standing up (leaning forward against the collar) screaming until he wore himself out. Charlie was born March 06, 2015 and he just isn't going to change. We were hoping for a magic cure - but, nuttn' so far. We just tried the Benadryl route last week. Know what Charlie did? He just ate like a wild man! He ate almost 3 times the normal amount of dog food! In about 20 minutes - Charlie ate all his dry dog food, beg'd for more - seems Benadryl made him hungry and not sleepy. We took him out to the car - he jumped in. We pulled down the driveway and he started screaming :)

Some times Joey does it so much that he gets hoarse and kinda sounds like a cat meowing. Benadryl makes my oldest girl kinda fussy and doesn’t make any of the other three tired. Heck my youngest girl was on a sedative after she was spayed to try and keep her from tearing her stitches and it didn’t even make her chill lol. I have to be honest I prayed for any easy fix too.

Welcome back.

Things haven't changed I see. The most important thing is, you love him and have accepted him as he is, as nerve wracking as all his screaming is, you work with it, and bless you and the Mrs. for that.

I do agree, these lil imps have us all very well trained lol.
So nice to see you again :love:

Oh wow, you are not going to believe this! As I was driving with Beanie in her little bucket, she yet again bounced around and barked so much that the upper strap fell (I figured out how to use a bungie cord to secure the bucket so she doesn't fall out of it and hang upside down when it falls), and I swear, I thought about you and your doggie as I remember how crazy Charlie got in the car. And lo and behold, here is a post from you!!!

I am glad you sort of figured out how to deal with him in the car. I haven't been able to stop Beanie's Tasmanian Devil antics in the car as she now barks at EVERYTHING, including people who pull up next to us. They just look at her and laugh hysterically. I just shrug and say she is nuts, what can I do. LOL, LOL. I can stop her mouth in my apartment. I just point and glare and she stops, but it is an all day long battle. I now live in senior housing and I cannot have her barking non stop. But I have not been able to stop the car histrionics.

My own vet said to me: Ms. Nicoll, little Beanie is quite an eccentric little dog but she is very cute. AHAHAHA, that is what I say, good thing you are cute!!

Anyway, I am glad that you guys and Charlie are doing well. Beanie is now 9 years old and I am 64. YIIIIIKKKEEES. Where did the time go!

Thanks for the update. Sorry to hear things haven't changed with Charlie.
It is nice to hear from you, stay well and safe.