She whines and cries, jumps up and down and tries to take her Halter off when she sees other dogs. While in the car, if we pass people, dogs or anything else, she starts walking around and whining. She tries to jump out the car windows if they are open. She is an attention hound and will calm a little if I pet her while we are driving. It is impossible to drive with her in the car, and walking her is horrible because all she does is scratch at her halti and try to run after cars and other dogs. Help!!
2006-12-04 15:35:53 · 7 answers · asked by Smookie 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
She is spayed and almost two years old.
2006-12-04 15:41:22 · update #1
One. Stop petting her when you get home. Tis encourages the behavoir. Tells her that it was so horrible for you to be away from her. Ignore her when you come home. Tell every one that enters you home to ignore her for atleast 30 minnutes or untill she is completely relaxed. She has alot of pent up energy aswell it seems. You have to walk her. regardless of her behavoir. Or even put her on a tread mill at a slow pace to release the pent up energy. I suggest professional training aswell.
2006-12-04 17:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by Chikia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dog has a serious anxiety problem.
Could be genetic, or simply the breed she is.
Dogs that tend to be anxious are, Dobermans, spaniels,
poodles, and most of the terrier breeds.
My suggestion is getting some mild sedatives from your vet.
This will help her settle down, and I suggest you spend time with her just petting and loving on her, she needs to feel secure with
you. Don't yell at her when she does these things, in a sense,
she's sick. Anxiety brings with it fear, insecurity, and a need to
vent that some way. She whines in the car because she's anxious 'afraid', so don't take her in the car too much until you get her more relaxed..
2006-12-04 17:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried a promise collar? It goes on the head like a horse halter, and keeps your pet from pulling. When my dog gets too excited I make him sit down while on walks until he is calm. He does a lot better after he has had a good long walk. There is a book called Cesar's way that helped me a great deal with my crazy dog. Good luck!
2006-12-04 15:47:41 · answer #3 · answered by eva diane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some dogs are irresistably drawn to moving objects, it's not an easy habit to break. Take her to a dog obedience class, you can find them at any PetsMart, and teach her Heel. It's very effective. If you cannot, there's easy training methods to learn Heel, and be sure to reward her for obeying the Heel command, so she'll be more willing to get the toy/food/affection from obeying then she is the fun of chasing cars.
Also: there's a collar called a "Choke Chain" that you can get relativly cheap, that if the dog pulls to hard, tightens and becomes uncomfortable. It's safe as long as you don't leave it on and supervise.
2006-12-04 15:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by blue_llusky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enroll her in obedience class. She needs to know what is expected of her. Dogs like having 'jobs' to do.
When you leave the house, leave the television or radio on, get her some 'enhanced' toys (the kind that have treats inside, but she has to work to get the treats out). If you haven't get her a crate or other 'safe' place that she can sleep or sit in.
2006-12-04 15:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by eilishaa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi its me, i couldnt sign in with my other screen name. i wish that i could put her in an obedience class, but there are none avaliable here. i live 300 km from anywhere resembling civilization. thanks for the input though.
2006-12-04 18:25:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
shes on heat
2006-12-04 15:39:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋