Help, my English Bull Terrier doesn't stop barking/crying when i take him out in the car!!!?

Question

I have an EBT who's nearly two, he is a nutter in the car, i also have an Akita who is nearly nine years old and he's no problem, we've taken the Akita to Cornwall in the car and he was brilliant, i can't even get to take them both down the river without the little fella going mental. I've tried a special spray from the vets, that made him worse, i've tried calming pills (I actually overdosed him by accident) that didn't work, any ideas please. Even when i get them both to the river the little one cries constantly, does that mean he doesn't like it there??

Answer 1

i have at the moment 2 dogs ive had 8 in my lifetime and my one dog who is a weiniepoo (weiner dog + poodle mix) sometimes if a dog has been scared by a object the will want to be with it all the time or just cry when it comes around my son who has a remote control car sometimes uses it the dog hates it runs to her cage or crys so i normally put her into her cage so she isn't scared but she also has a toy she totally LOVES but she does get scared or constantly want to be around it if she wants it and cant find it she'll cry the reason shes so scared of the toy is one time when she was playing with it she got hurt and she related that to the toy thus figuring the toy hurt her so she is sometimes scared you might want to talk to your vet or just think if the dog ever got pretty hurt in the car this doesn't mean bleeding or anything it means if they were scared in the car cause of something like that or almost getting hit by a car or something just ask a vet or someone thats all i can think of or its just your dog plainly doesn't like cars :) hope i could help

Thanks
Brad


PS: I have no problem with disciplining a dog but make sure its not just the dog being fearful of the car and thats why hes barking another thing if they dog is barking around the house or something he could also need more exercise, barking is a habit of not enough exercise, figure out the problem before you go to disipline if he barks maybe try using a priticular souund like ought! or something of that sort and lightly with a claw like formed hand push on him this is what the Dog whisperer has said and use the same sound and same approach i do this with my dog when she used to hump things (yes a girl) or bark and it works very well she hardly does any of either now, and yes like i said about the car same rules can apply for any instance or area the dog might have been into the water once and got scared if he ran one time the dogs take fear very easy

Answer 2

Well clearly he is very distressed with car travel. You will need to work hard to make it fun for him.

The best way to do this is very short trips with food as an incentive. Take a little bag of something really tasty (that he only ever gets in the car) like beef mince for example. Start the car and every time he cries tell him to be quiet. As soon as he quietens down stop the car go to him and present the mince.

Start again and repeat. Eventually he should start feeling rewarded for going in the car and will realise he gets tasty mince everytime he goes in. Once he is broken of the habit you can start reducing the food until it is gone.

If this doesn't work you will need to think of a spray collar- don't go for the electric one suggested that will just make him worse. A spray collar like the 'Aboistop' will distract him and can often make a dog calm just by putting it on.

That certainly helped calm my bull terrier down and they can be very strange dogs with split personalities so i would just try working with it.

Thankfully i have never had this issue with her in the car but they are all different and all a bit crazy !

Good luck.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I've got a ebt too she's OK in the car but i would try just sitting in the car on the drive with him and every time he goes mad take him back out,when he's quite pull forward till he barks then stop the car get him out and keep doing it till he stops,i had to do similar with my late dog a German Shepard he hated the drive not the car so he soon realised that if he was barking he wouldn't get to go out.hope it helps it worked for me.

Answer 5

Rather then drugging him, and shocking him with an electric collar, I would suggest teaching the command "quiet".

Postive reinforcement always works better then negative, and will strengthen the relationship between you and your dog.

When the dog is barking, give a "shhhhhh". Use a hand signal with your hand over your mouth. Dogs respond better to hand signals then spoken words.

Distract him if you have to with a squeaky or something interesting (not food). When he stops barking, reward with a really good and smelly treat.

It may take him awhile to catch on, be patient. Make sure the treat only comes when he's been quiet for a few seconds, gradually increasing the time.

If you are dilligent, and consistent enough, this will work.

Good luck!

Answer 6

He probably has a bit of motion sickness so try Bonine or Dramamine. I have a golden that had the same problem, these pills worked until she grew out of it. Also try shorter trips with a treat at the end. Good luck!

Answer 7

your dog is probably afraid that when you drive over the bridge something is going to happen he does that for you to pull over the car try it once and the dog will probably calm down and learn its ok dont use calming pills and electric collars because it is actually quite painful and very inhumane to the dog how would you like it if this guy strapped a collar on you so that whenever you said somthing of importance to somone you got zapped?? not nice when you are afraid do you take a bunch of pills
? dont think so ... so please just try pulling oer the car or walk him over the bridge that way your dog will maybe feel safe!

Answer 8

I know of a person with a dog who has the same problem, the reason why he crys is because he thinks that once you get him in the car that he won't be coming back, maybe that is what he is thinking

Answer 9

Walk to the river and see if its the same if your dog doesn't like the car now it probably never will so think of alternatives it may cause distress to your dogs.

Answer 10

I had a female Retriever she hated the car, she would cry and bark all the time,her grandson he was a lovely boy well he loved the car from him being 8weeks old,I wish I could solve it for you,lets hope he gets used to it,you never know bye.