Anxious car riders - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T15:39:32Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/anxious-car-riders?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI agree with the pet bed. Wor…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-02:1150197:Comment:3054742009-02-02T17:32:56.184ZDeannahttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Deanna
I agree with the pet bed. Worked like a charm for my Ladygirl -- after she stole it from my mom's Corgi who was in the car at the same time!! LOL!! Also, if you have leather seats -- ruh-roh!!!! This was a big point of contention for Ladygirl. She hated the "squeaking" and "sliding" all over the place, so I put her favorite blankey in the back seat to help keep the noise level down to a minimum, her bed on top, and everything's fine. She really wanted to be up front with me, in my lap, head out…
I agree with the pet bed. Worked like a charm for my Ladygirl -- after she stole it from my mom's Corgi who was in the car at the same time!! LOL!! Also, if you have leather seats -- ruh-roh!!!! This was a big point of contention for Ladygirl. She hated the "squeaking" and "sliding" all over the place, so I put her favorite blankey in the back seat to help keep the noise level down to a minimum, her bed on top, and everything's fine. She really wanted to be up front with me, in my lap, head out the window before I discovered what it would take to calm her down. When we had our older Corgi h…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-02:1150197:Comment:3048432009-02-02T00:11:40.447ZDenise Hawkinshttp://mycorgi.com/profile/DeniseHawkins
When we had our older Corgi he hated the car, and would dribble as soon as he was put in there, so we never persevered with it, have made a concious decision not to do that with our 2 new babies and will take them out in the car daily.<br />
I would try making very short trips and reward for getting in, and getting out of the car, Take them to fun places instead of just the vet, as it maybe the destination as opposed to the journey that makes them anxious.
When we had our older Corgi he hated the car, and would dribble as soon as he was put in there, so we never persevered with it, have made a concious decision not to do that with our 2 new babies and will take them out in the car daily.<br />
I would try making very short trips and reward for getting in, and getting out of the car, Take them to fun places instead of just the vet, as it maybe the destination as opposed to the journey that makes them anxious. Range used to just go crazy,…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-01-24:1150197:Comment:2957532009-01-24T03:15:41.693ZKeith, Joanne, and Rangehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/KeithJoanneRange
Range used to just go crazy, jumping from back seat to front seat and on me. I thought it was just because he was a puppy, but as he got older he just became unbearable to drive around, so... solution, a crate. At first he hated the crate and would have anxiety in there, because he was never crate trained to begin with. But then I started to train him that it was okay to hang out in the crate, by giving him a treat every time he just stepped in the Crate. Then I started shutting the door and…
Range used to just go crazy, jumping from back seat to front seat and on me. I thought it was just because he was a puppy, but as he got older he just became unbearable to drive around, so... solution, a crate. At first he hated the crate and would have anxiety in there, because he was never crate trained to begin with. But then I started to train him that it was okay to hang out in the crate, by giving him a treat every time he just stepped in the Crate. Then I started shutting the door and would feed him treats. So then having him go in crate in my car was a lot easier too. Now he just sleeps in there and can go as long as 3 hour drives sleeping the whole time in the crate. He only whines when he knows we've stopped. just want to say "I LOVE BEAR…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-01-22:1150197:Comment:2939582009-01-22T17:50:18.042ZHilary C.http://mycorgi.com/profile/HilaryCisneros
just want to say "I LOVE BEAR!"
just want to say "I LOVE BEAR!" On long trip, we crate our pu…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-01-22:1150197:Comment:2939502009-01-22T17:49:48.313ZHilary C.http://mycorgi.com/profile/HilaryCisneros
On long trip, we crate our pups...for safety reasons. But on short car rides, they own the back seat. Boscoe (5yo Cardi) get super excited. He loves the rides too much! He knows we're going somewhere fun...dog park, hiking trails, even the vet's office! But whenever the car stops at a red light or stop sign, he barks like nothing else and calms down once we start moving again. Oh and the radio has to be on and slightly loud too.<br />
I know this doesn't help...but just thought I'd contribute.
On long trip, we crate our pups...for safety reasons. But on short car rides, they own the back seat. Boscoe (5yo Cardi) get super excited. He loves the rides too much! He knows we're going somewhere fun...dog park, hiking trails, even the vet's office! But whenever the car stops at a red light or stop sign, he barks like nothing else and calms down once we start moving again. Oh and the radio has to be on and slightly loud too.<br />
I know this doesn't help...but just thought I'd contribute. I crate my corgi when I trave…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-01-22:1150197:Comment:2932792009-01-22T02:32:21.283ZCooper, Nora, Grady, Izzy & Jaxhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/lw_rider86
I crate my corgi when I travel. No problems, no vomiting and no squirming!
I crate my corgi when I travel. No problems, no vomiting and no squirming! Sounds like we all need a lit…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-01-21:1150197:Comment:2928112009-01-21T21:12:31.164ZBonnyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Bonny
Sounds like we all need a little Cesar and Victoria!<br />
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What about having short introductions to the car? You ask them to get in, treat, get out, treat. Start small, practice obedience in the car, create a new, positive association with it. Maybe even work up to feeding in the car? It will take a bit of deliberate work, since we don't usually take our dogs in cars. I'm sure it can be done, though. We just need to think of ways to make it fun :)<br />
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Mine has been bad, but the intensity of her anxiety…
Sounds like we all need a little Cesar and Victoria!<br />
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What about having short introductions to the car? You ask them to get in, treat, get out, treat. Start small, practice obedience in the car, create a new, positive association with it. Maybe even work up to feeding in the car? It will take a bit of deliberate work, since we don't usually take our dogs in cars. I'm sure it can be done, though. We just need to think of ways to make it fun :)<br />
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Mine has been bad, but the intensity of her anxiety has decreased a lot lately. She was never noisy or vomiting, just shaky the whole ride. Now she doesn't shake, but doesn't look especially comfortable either. Oodeveer loves to go for ride…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-01-21:1150197:Comment:2925852009-01-21T18:19:29.244ZClifhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Clif
Oodeveer loves to go for rides but his little sister, Adeline isn't too excited about going anywhere in the car.<br />
She does a lot better in the car at night so you might want to try short trips when it's dark. I guess there's less distractions and she has slowly gotten used to being in the car. My vet also suggested Dramamine for long trips and it does work, just be sure to follow the directions.
Oodeveer loves to go for rides but his little sister, Adeline isn't too excited about going anywhere in the car.<br />
She does a lot better in the car at night so you might want to try short trips when it's dark. I guess there's less distractions and she has slowly gotten used to being in the car. My vet also suggested Dramamine for long trips and it does work, just be sure to follow the directions. We go to the mountains every…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-01-21:1150197:Comment:2918822009-01-21T00:44:39.741ZCarolyn Allenhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Crash182
We go to the mountains every weekend but they still aren't used to this...<br />
We used to put them in the back of the car where there WAS a gate but they broke it and got trough to the front seat. (Keep in mind that we have a corgi and a yellow lab that is 95 pounds of CRAZYNESS) Whenever we stop at Starbucks or something they go NUTS! They need constant attention but I can't have my hand on them petting them both.
We go to the mountains every weekend but they still aren't used to this...<br />
We used to put them in the back of the car where there WAS a gate but they broke it and got trough to the front seat. (Keep in mind that we have a corgi and a yellow lab that is 95 pounds of CRAZYNESS) Whenever we stop at Starbucks or something they go NUTS! They need constant attention but I can't have my hand on them petting them both. Hey Crash, I think the trick…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-01-20:1150197:Comment:2917042009-01-20T22:52:51.926ZTammey & Cavenhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/TammeyCaven
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Hey Crash, I think the trick is to go for lots of rides. Bear is just heart broken if we leave him at home but then he rides about 100K milles per year.
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Hey Crash, I think the trick is to go for lots of rides. Bear is just heart broken if we leave him at home but then he rides about 100K milles per year.