My dog Vlad has been getting worse and worse in the car. He's always been kindof touchy about it. The windows have to be open, and he barks and whines on longer trips, or whenever we slow down and he thinks he can get out. Sometimes he'll calm down, sometimes he wont.
For a while there he would get int he car, start fussing and then if we got out, let him walk around for a minute or so and got back in he would be fine. He also seems to do fine alone in the car for a few minutes. But if my boyfriend and I are driving in the car with him he barks and whines and barks and shoves his head between our arms on the console and cries like the world is ending.
I try to only acknowledge him when he's calm, and quiet, sometimes he'll get treats or chewies or pets when he's being calm, but then he'll go right back to barking in my ear a few seconds later. (And a husky bark in your ear is NOT PLEASANT) Sometimes the stuff going on outside of the car is interesting enough that he'll stop for a bit, but the intervals of calm are short and seem to be getting shorter.
I also have been trying to make him calm down before he can get out of the car, he is often so excited to get out that he'll crawl all over me (probably because we're usually going somewhere fun, grandma's house, the dog park, etc.). He is getting better, but there is still a lot of me pushing on him to hold him back, and not a lot of him actually listening to me.
I have no idea what to do about this.
For a while there he would get int he car, start fussing and then if we got out, let him walk around for a minute or so and got back in he would be fine. He also seems to do fine alone in the car for a few minutes. But if my boyfriend and I are driving in the car with him he barks and whines and barks and shoves his head between our arms on the console and cries like the world is ending.
I try to only acknowledge him when he's calm, and quiet, sometimes he'll get treats or chewies or pets when he's being calm, but then he'll go right back to barking in my ear a few seconds later. (And a husky bark in your ear is NOT PLEASANT) Sometimes the stuff going on outside of the car is interesting enough that he'll stop for a bit, but the intervals of calm are short and seem to be getting shorter.
I also have been trying to make him calm down before he can get out of the car, he is often so excited to get out that he'll crawl all over me (probably because we're usually going somewhere fun, grandma's house, the dog park, etc.). He is getting better, but there is still a lot of me pushing on him to hold him back, and not a lot of him actually listening to me.
I have no idea what to do about this.