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07-05-2009, 08:08 PM | #31 |
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| Car Travel 11 mo. old Zoe now has had many car trips but the experience hasnt gotten much better. She gets very excited about car trips, seems to enjoy the idea in advance but once in the car, despite us being in plain view in the front seat, will only sit quietly for very short periods, intersperced with whining, panting (no its not too hot or cold), pacing, shaking. "SIT" & "Good Girl" will calm her maybe 2-15 minutes then it is back to more of the same agitated behaviour. And God help us if I stop and get out for gas, etc, she goes nuts crying a whining until I return, even if she can see me pump gas, etc. Hmmm, hoped it would get better over time but many many trips and more of the same. The first couple of trips we had her on the passenger's lap but it was worse behaviour and not safe to boot. |
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03-23-2013, 06:56 PM | #32 | |
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03-23-2013, 07:13 PM | #33 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | I have the Snoozer lookout II Snoozer Lookout II Pet Car Seat- Lookout II Dog Car Seat - Snoozer Pet Car Seats - Dog Car Seats I love it. Galen is 19 weeks and he does great in it. It even has a nice sized draw at the bottom for a bunch of little things toys water etc.
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03-27-2013, 12:51 PM | #34 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hartford
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| First off – your dog should neverride in the front seat of your car. Justlike you would never put an infant or a young child in the front seat. If an airbag deploys, your dog can be killedby it. The safest way to transport a dog is in the back of your car in acrate (I actually found this forum looking for options for transporting mydogs!). Regardless of what kind of crateor restraint you use, it also needs to be strapped securely in or it can becomea projectile in your vehicle. Second, some dogs do get car sick and that can make their experiencein any vehicle experience very hard for them. You should speak to your vet torule out car sickness (even if she is not actually showing physical signs ofit). Third, think about what your dog’s experiences have been gettinginto your car. How often have trips beento the vet or dog groomer vs. more fun activities – like trips to the park?What were your dogs first trips in your car about? It could be that your dog has begun toassociate scary experiences with car travel and you need to up the number of positiveexperiences so your dog doesn’t feel that every time she gets into a car withyou, something scary is going to happen. Next, it also sounds like your dog may have separation anxiety. Does she show this kind of behavior when youare in the house? What happens when youleave her to go to work? My husband and I rescued and fostered a Scottie about six or sevenyears ago who couldn’t deal with car travel. We delt with the problem by driving together, one of us in the front,driving the car, and the other in the back with the dog. We don’t know what Tigger’s story was but itwas obvious he couldn’t handle car travel. SO my husband sat in the back of thecar next to Tiger with a clicker and marked with C&T for calm behavior. Westarted with very short car trips – five minutes around the block and workedour way up to half hour trips to fun destinations like the pet shop. He made so much progress he ultimately got adoptedand his new owners don’t seem to even know that he had a problem with cars. |
03-27-2013, 01:13 PM | #35 | |
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The safest way to transport a dog is in the back of your car in a crate (I actually found this forum looking for options for transporting my dogs!). Regardless of what kind of crate or restraint you use, it also needs to be strapped securely in or it can become a projectile in your vehicle. Second, some dogs do get car sick and that can make their experience in any vehicle experience very hard for them. You should speak to your vet to rule out car sickness (even if she is not actually showing physical signs of it). Third, think about what your dog’s experiences have been getting into your car. How often have trips been to the vet or dog groomer vs. more fun activities – like trips to the park? What were your dogs first trips in your car about? It could be that your dog has begun to associate scary experiences with car travel and you need to up the number of positive experiences so your dog doesn’t feel that every time she gets into a car with you, something scary is going to happen. Next, it also sounds like your dog may have separation anxiety. Does she show this kind of behavior when you are in the house? What happens when you leave her to go to work? My husband and I rescued and fostered a Scottie about six or seven years ago who couldn’t deal with car travel. We delt with the problem by driving together, one of us in the front, driving the car, and the other in the back with the dog. We don’t know what Tigger’s story was but it was obvious he couldn’t handle car travel. SO my husband sat in the back of the car next to Tiger with a clicker and marked with C&T for calm behavior. We started with very short car trips – five minutes around the block and worked our way up to half hour trips to fun destinations like the pet shop. He made so much progress he ultimately got adopted and his new owners don’t seem to even know that he had a problem with cars. | |
03-30-2013, 03:39 AM | #36 | |
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03-30-2013, 04:18 AM | #37 |
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| Snoozer seats work well for us! I have a small SUV and have 2 snoozers in the back seat (taking up the entire backseat.. ) and the dogs can see out, are safely harnessed in, and have enough room to lay down if they want to. We have the microsuede ones with drawers.... & yes, the drawers really do come in handy. We also have made trips using a large crate buckled with a seatbelt. The dogs like being all together when we are in the RV and it doesn't take up as much room as 2 snoozers and it keeps them safe.
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04-01-2013, 01:46 PM | #38 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hartford
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| You're taking a huge risk by allowing your dog to drive in the front seat, especially given the faliure rate of seatbelts. This is a great video on safety tips: |
04-02-2013, 09:11 AM | #39 |
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| My continued searching led me (or actually a friend who knows I'm searching) to this blog today: Puppies chew shoes, don't they?: Car safety harnesses for dogs |
05-24-2013, 01:25 PM | #40 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hartford
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| This is a cross post from the general discussions section but it's so important -I'll post it to this thread too: ConsumerWatch: Tests On Dog Harnesses Show 100 Percent Failure Rate CBS San Francisco PLEASE think about using a crate instead of a harness and car seat. Harnesses are just not safe. |
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