Car travel with Brody the vizsla
Discussion
So I've had Brody for about a week now and we decided to take him to the grandparents today. He went ballistic crying, barking and generally getting extremely stressed, this went on for the whole journey (20mins).
I've read various books about dogs and training but nothing is working.
I've tried to ignore him as well as comfort him (comfort on the way there, ignore on way back).
But now I don't know what to do.
I don't think it's the actual car journey that's upsetting him, it's more the being separated from me. When we picked him up he went mental for 10mins then was quiet/asleep for the next 2hours.
Other than getting a car harness and having him in the passenger cabin, is there any other ideas?
I've read various books about dogs and training but nothing is working.
I've tried to ignore him as well as comfort him (comfort on the way there, ignore on way back).
But now I don't know what to do.
I don't think it's the actual car journey that's upsetting him, it's more the being separated from me. When we picked him up he went mental for 10mins then was quiet/asleep for the next 2hours.
Other than getting a car harness and having him in the passenger cabin, is there any other ideas?
Lots of short journeys on a regular basis , twice per day if possible , to exciting ( for the dog that is ) places . Sooner or later he will look forward to the short journey to the woods / lake what ever and then slowly make longer journeys to other places dogs find entertaining.
This is exactly what I had to do with my Springer and now he loves going out in the car or van . He can do the 350 mile trip down to Cornwall with just the odd rest stop and he's no trouble at all now , sleeps most of the way
This is exactly what I had to do with my Springer and now he loves going out in the car or van . He can do the 350 mile trip down to Cornwall with just the odd rest stop and he's no trouble at all now , sleeps most of the way
Update.
I've given up for the moment of getting him used to the boot, so I've brought him a car harness and so far so good, although he doesn't like 70 with the roof down.
He nearly ok in the back seat when he his by himself, he just whimpers every so often.
My latest idea is to get him used to travel with his harness and then when he's a bit older and understands that the car means a walk, start again with the boot.
Just incase I have two cars, one estates and a rag top. (I'm not putting him in the boot of the rag top!)
I've given up for the moment of getting him used to the boot, so I've brought him a car harness and so far so good, although he doesn't like 70 with the roof down.
He nearly ok in the back seat when he his by himself, he just whimpers every so often.
My latest idea is to get him used to travel with his harness and then when he's a bit older and understands that the car means a walk, start again with the boot.
Just incase I have two cars, one estates and a rag top. (I'm not putting him in the boot of the rag top!)
Our dog travels in on the back seat with a harness. The other day we had a full car so he had to go in the boot of a hatchback, I was concerned about how he was going to take it. No problem just settled down good as gold.
When he was a couple of months old he used to hate the car but got used to it, so persevere. (a week is nothing btw)
Like you we have a convertible, I can't say he actually enjoys it, but settles down out of the slipstream and seems to tolerate it.
When he was a couple of months old he used to hate the car but got used to it, so persevere. (a week is nothing btw)
Like you we have a convertible, I can't say he actually enjoys it, but settles down out of the slipstream and seems to tolerate it.
Edited by HumbleJim on Friday 25th April 17:42
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