Barking mad dog

[tubbley]

I have a spaniel who barks incessantly in the car. I've tried everything, training, medication, treats, bones, chews and nothing works. I have a corsa at the moment and noisy dog travels in the boot. I also have a 3 year old daughter so it's impossible for me to take them anywhere on my own.

My ex and I take separate cars for day trips, which is an absolute nightmare.

I'm looking for a solution. I've thought about either a van with three seats in the front and a bulk head (would obviously make sure the back of the van was ventilated) or something like a navara or Ford ranger so she would be completely separate. I am still sure I'd be able to hear the barking, but it would be muffled enough to travel with daughter in the car.

Any ideas or solutions or ideas? We recently travelled almost 5 hours to anglesey in my car with the dog and dd, after I tried to sound proof the boot but failed. Dd had to wear ear

[mike9009]

tubbley said:

I have a spaniel who barks incessantly in the car. I've tried everything, training, medication, treats, bones, chews and nothing works. I have a corsa at the moment and noisy dog travels in the boot. I also have a 3 year old daughter so it's impossible for me to take them anywhere on my own.

My ex and I take separate cars for day trips, which is an absolute nightmare.

I'm looking for a solution. I've thought about either a van with three seats in the front and a bulk head (would obviously make sure the back of the van was ventilated) or something like a navara or Ford ranger so she would be completely separate. I am still sure I'd be able to hear the barking, but it would be muffled enough to travel with daughter in the car.

Any ideas or solutions or ideas? We recently travelled almost 5 hours to anglesey in my car with the dog and dd, after I tried to sound proof the boot but failed. Dd had to wear ear

Longest lurker award??

It might be worth trying a thread in All creatures Great and Small forum on here.

Does the dog bark in your car only or all cars? Sounds like you need to break a pattern of behaviour. Our dog can be a bit barky sometimes but in the car he is now fine. Still dribbles though and he is not completely settled.

We have him on the backseat, clipped in with a seat belt leash thingy. Our kids generally keep him calm and he now settles very quickly or does not need the kids. His barking means he is unhappy or wants attention, so extenuating the uncomfortable position your dog is in probably does not help. So you need to mix it up a bit.

Could your ex sit in the back with the dog to keep him calm?? Then, after a few journeys move or not travel with you? Would the dog settle in the front foot well?

I think confining the dog in something more sound proof is simply avoiding the real problem.....

Good luck....I still need to stop our mutt barking at the neighbours fence.... Not found the key to unlocking that one yet......

[tubbley]

Haha, thank you. I did sign up quite a while ago. It's more excitement I think than anything else. We have tried the footwell and sitting with her in the back but that doesn't work either unfortunately.

[Watchthis]

Shock collar?

[anonymous-user]

tubbley said:

I have a spaniel who barks incessantly in the car. I've tried everything, training, medication, treats, bones, chews and nothing works. I have a corsa at the moment and noisy dog travels in the boot. I also have a 3 year old daughter so it's impossible for me to take them anywhere on my own.

My ex and I take separate cars for day trips, which is an absolute nightmare.

I'm looking for a solution. I've thought about either a van with three seats in the front and a bulk head (would obviously make sure the back of the van was ventilated) or something like a navara or Ford ranger so she would be completely separate. I am still sure I'd be able to hear the barking, but it would be muffled enough to travel with daughter in the car.

Any ideas or solutions or ideas? We recently travelled almost 5 hours to anglesey in my car with the dog and dd, after I tried to sound proof the boot but failed. Dd had to wear ear

Why not stick it in a boarding kennel and enjoy the holiday without having to endure the yapping bd as well as not having to pick up dogst whilst there. Also dog smell in cars is a real sales killer come resale time.

[Challo]

tubbley said:

I have a spaniel who barks incessantly in the car. I've tried everything, training, medication, treats, bones, chews and nothing works. I have a corsa at the moment and noisy dog travels in the boot. I also have a 3 year old daughter so it's impossible for me to take them anywhere on my own.

My ex and I take separate cars for day trips, which is an absolute nightmare.

I'm looking for a solution. I've thought about either a van with three seats in the front and a bulk head (would obviously make sure the back of the van was ventilated) or something like a navara or Ford ranger so she would be completely separate. I am still sure I'd be able to hear the barking, but it would be muffled enough to travel with daughter in the car.

Any ideas or solutions or ideas? We recently travelled almost 5 hours to anglesey in my car with the dog and dd, after I tried to sound proof the boot but failed. Dd had to wear ear

Have you spoken to a dog trainer or behavioural expert? Get the dog sorted and then look to get another car.

Does the dog bark like that any other time?

[talksthetorque]

Our dachshund was like that as a pup in the crate in the back seat - barking to the point of having to stop and see what the issue was or putting him on the passenger's lap for the rest of the journey.
Solution? We bought some earplugs and drove round until he shut up. He was fine after that.

Good luck!

[mike9009]

Buy a trailer.

[Drive Blind]

wtf, so whenever you go anywhere you need to take 2 cars ? due to a yappy mutt ?

that's mental.

[CarCrazyDad]

Don't use a shock collar.

May I suggest a proper dog behaviourist?

Will probably work wonders.

[tubbley]

I wouldn't use a shock collar or anything like that.

She's 8 now so the behaviour is pretty ingrained. I have a dog trainer once a week and have tried to stop the barking in the car. The other issue is pulling on the lead which is still ongoing.

I'm more of a dog person that a kid person so putting her in a kennel isn't an option unless I go abroad.

Is there a van that has a decent number of seats plus a bulkhead I could get? I don't mind chucking her in the back. Double cab pick ups seem good but its hard to find a decent one for under 10k.

[hobnobbler]

What helped our dog with barking in the car was putting a blanket or towel over the cage so he couldnt see outside.

[mickyh7]

Sounds like a Dog is running your lives!
It's not meant to be like that.
Get rid of the Dog.
Normal life will be resumed.

[tubbley]

There isn't many dog people on here is there? 🙂

[geeks]

tubbley said:

I wouldn't use a shock collar or anything like that.

She's 8 now so the behaviour is pretty ingrained. I have a dog trainer once a week and have tried to stop the barking in the car. The other issue is pulling on the lead which is still ongoing.

I'm more of a dog person that a kid person so putting her in a kennel isn't an option unless I go abroad.

Is there a van that has a decent number of seats plus a bulkhead I could get? I don't mind chucking her in the back. Double cab pick ups seem good but its hard to find a decent one for under 10k.

We had an issue with our Poodle cross that she wont settle when we leave her in the house, she would bark and howl from the second we left to the second we returned. This was resolved with the use of a bark collar (petsafe is the brand of the one we use), it doesn't shock her but gives her a quick squirt of citronella, completely harmless but works without fail, after a a couple of weeks of this we no longer have to switch the collar on and just put it on her when we leave the house, she still doesn't settle that well but sits on the sofa with the other hound and waits for us to return without the barking. Might be worth looking into.

[SteBrown91]

geeks said:

We had an issue with our Poodle cross that she wont settle when we leave her in the house, she would bark and howl from the second we left to the second we returned. This was resolved with the use of a bark collar (petsafe is the brand of the one we use), it doesn't shock her but gives her a quick squirt of citronella, completely harmless but works without fail, after a a couple of weeks of this we no longer have to switch the collar on and just put it on her when we leave the house, she still doesn't settle that well but sits on the sofa with the other hound and waits for us to return without the barking. Might be worth looking into.

Any kind of spray/shock collar is bad. You are making the dog associate the spray/shock with bad experiences which is not good. You need to be converting the negative experience to a positive one. IE treat when leaving, access to distraction toys etc.

punishing them for their "bad" behaviour (which is likely anxiety or seperation issues) is supressing that behaviour which can rear its ugly head later on

[RDMcG]

I have my third Great Dane and do lots of travel with her. She barks at other dogs and it is a BIG bark.
Used a shock collar to snake train her (winter in the desert means lots of rattlers and exposing the dog to a perfectly mesh cage full of live snakes meant she associated their unique smell of these snakes to bad consequences).
Side benefit was that she never barks with the collar on and it is never used at all- eight years later. It is a vibrating rather than shock. The trainer let me try it on my arm and it was quite mild .

[RazerSauber]

Proper dog behavioural therapist is the way to go. Watch Dogs Behaving Very Badly. It might not be just the dog with the issue, it might be you too. It's all for TV but he seems to get owners and dogs sorted out in pretty short order. Your mileage will vary but getting it sorted is less stress on you and the pooch. Well worth it in the long run. Your current dog trainer doesn't seem to be effective, or at least not yet anyway.

[geeks]

SteBrown91 said:

geeks said:

We had an issue with our Poodle cross that she wont settle when we leave her in the house, she would bark and howl from the second we left to the second we returned. This was resolved with the use of a bark collar (petsafe is the brand of the one we use), it doesn't shock her but gives her a quick squirt of citronella, completely harmless but works without fail, after a a couple of weeks of this we no longer have to switch the collar on and just put it on her when we leave the house, she still doesn't settle that well but sits on the sofa with the other hound and waits for us to return without the barking. Might be worth looking into.

Any kind of spray/shock collar is bad. You are making the dog associate the spray/shock with bad experiences which is not good. You need to be converting the negative experience to a positive one. IE treat when leaving, access to distraction toys etc.

punishing them for their "bad" behaviour (which is likely anxiety or seperation issues) is supressing that behaviour which can rear its ugly head later on

We tried everything prior to this, it is deffo separation anxiety and it's easy to say you need to try toys, treats etc etc we tried all of this and then some, she would just drop whatever we gave her the second we shut the door and start barking and howling and ultimately while its less than desirable we have neighbours etc to think about as well. Like I said we don't actually switch it on anymore and she knows when we put the collar on we are going out and she goes straight to her spot on the sofa before we even leave the house. The battery in the collar is dead, has been for about 3 years. She is very bright and is very trainable but this was one nut we were unable to crack with her without the collar. We can now leave her for between 2 and 4 hours with no barking. We walk her or wear her out before we leave and beyond the "OMG YOU ARE HOME I THOUGHT YOU WERE NEVER COMMING BACK!" type excitement when we return she is completely fine. The other hound who we got after her has always been fine when left and just curls up on the sofa and goes to sleep.

[CarCrazyDad]

tubbley said:

I wouldn't use a shock collar or anything like that.

She's 8 now so the behaviour is pretty ingrained. I have a dog trainer once a week and have tried to stop the barking in the car. The other issue is pulling on the lead which is still ongoing.

I'm more of a dog person that a kid person so putting her in a kennel isn't an option unless I go abroad.

Is there a van that has a decent number of seats plus a bulkhead I could get? I don't mind chucking her in the back. Double cab pick ups seem good but its hard to find a decent one for under 10k.

You can always teach the dog out of a negative behaviour. Maybe find a new dog trainer if yours has been unsuccessful. Sounds like you need a pretty advanced one in this case