When ever I go for a drive she shakes relly bad she is not cold I feel relly bad for her How do I make her not so scared
2007-01-27 08:41:57 · 25 answers · asked by ♪♥ ♥♪ 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
She needs to be held and stroked while you're driving. You shouldn't just put her in the car without someone holding her, she is scared of the car's motion w/good reason. She feels like she is going to fall. Why all the car rides?
2007-01-27 08:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by flacocajuncujo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What starts as "just being scared" will turn into a hatred, and then you'll have a big problem. Have a friend/relative drive the car while you're in the back with your dog. have the dog sit, then lay. bring treats to reward good behavior. don't make any sudden movements and go in a quiet neighborhood. as long as you reward the dog, the dog will grow more used to it, then you won't have to reward the dog for being in the car.
or: if the dog has a crate, put the crate in the car. it will make the dog feel more at home, in her own space. start with a blanket over the crate so the dog can't see anything. then, over time, take the blanket off, then maybe have the crate door open, then one day get rid of the crate.
good luck!!
2007-01-27 08:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh this is an easy one. You need to condition her. First take her in the car and let her relax. Don't drive anywhere just sit there with her and give her a treat or 2 and some loving attention till she is calm. Repeat until she goes into the car and a within seconds and maybe a treat calms down. Then after a couple times of this try starting the care and letting it idle until she calms down. do not drive anywhere offer treats and loving attention in a calm voice and gentle hand. Now after all this take her on a small short trip to the nearest park treat and attention once she is in the car both leaving and coming home. do this several times and after she has calmed for the ride take her to a park a little further. increase distance as her temperment allows.
2007-01-27 08:50:53 · answer #3 · answered by Tim O 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
mah is right. Ignore the fear response, because when you cuddle and try to calm her, she is just learning that shaking gets her attention. I used to do that, and my dog always freaked out in the car. Once I started ignoring his behavior and treating him just like I would if we were at home, he got a lot better about being in the car. I firmly but calmly tell him to lay down, and he does and stays calm the whole way. It also helps to take her fun places sometimes, not always to the vet or the groomer. Take her to the park, and she will learn to associate getting in the car with having fun. If you have to go on a long trip, your vet can prescribe acepromazine to help sedate her, but use this only as a last resort. It will knock her out, but it can have side effects as well. Last time we used it our dog (who is really old), lost control of his bladder and couldn't stand on his own. Needless to say that was the end of that.
2007-01-27 09:22:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So does our dog because he usually associates it with the vet. However, we take him to the beach occasionally so that he's not afraid to get in the car; he just figures out after a while where we're going and starts to shake. This actually seems to help the most, breaking the association with the car to something bad.
When we head to the vet, we bring along a treat for him to chew on, that tends to calm him down a little bit. You could bring a toy, too, if only so she can chew on it and de-stress. If possible, have someone sit with her - our dog seems a bit more relaxed when someone sits in the back with him and pets and talks to him. Lastly, we put a blanket in there not only to keep him from shedding but also because it suggests a slightly cozier environment.
2007-01-27 08:49:17 · answer #5 · answered by ourxtrees 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
By remaining calm and cool, doing the "oh poor baby" just reinforces her to shake. Stay calm be in control, tell her to shhh, brush againest her, behave like a stronger calm in control dog, she is not human do not give human response, give an alpha dog response. Read Cesar Millan's books, at the library or book store. He's the dog whisperer National Geographic channel
2007-01-27 08:50:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
But her in the front seat, give her a toy or make funny noises say good girl or come here girl that is a good girl, Play with her have the window open just a little Or go to teh Vet and find out what is wrong with her probably the last owner was abusing her in the car!
2007-01-27 08:47:41 · answer #7 · answered by j13 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take some very short rides along with her and circulate without delay lower back residing house and enable her interior the residing house to cool down. try this a number of situations each and every week and he or she would be able to maximum possibly recover from her fears. definite, she is under pressure. I by no skill theory a pair of canines being in a wreck and then being frightened, inspite of the incontrovertible fact that it would be actual inclusive of your little Chi. Very short rides. no longer long ones to start. She could think of of the wreck each and every time she gets into the automobile. :-(
2016-09-28 01:52:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a greyhound who did the same thing. It seems that these guys are petrified to ride in a car. If you don't have to take her, don't. But if she has to go, call your vet and ask for tranquilizers for the trip. I knew someone who had to do that during a thunder and lightning storm. Good luck!
2007-01-27 08:52:37 · answer #9 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some dogs are just scared of cars. Try having someone else drive while you sit in the back with her.
2007-01-27 08:48:39 · answer #10 · answered by Monica H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋