“Long time listener. Wish it was socially acceptable to give your info to dog owners unsolicited 🤓
your recent episode on off-leash training got me to take our almost 4 yr old fixed 55 lb mixed breed - Bowie - with me to our place in the mountains so I could do some training. He loves it here but hates riding in the car. He doesn’t look forward to getting IN the car - but also doesn’t protest. Its a two hour drive and he pretty much stands the entire time panting and clearly anxious. Same deal when just driving around town. Same whether in a mostly solid kennel in the car or just sitting on the back seat or way back of SUV. Same if we went for two hour hike and then he got in car. Tried CBD treats; didn’t seem to do anything
Q1- Advice on how we can reduce his car anxiety?
Q2 - he knows place. “Problem” is that he likes his place bed and will just go to it to lay down and relax. He will basically put himself in place and then look to us to say “break” as if he is stuck there. Similarly, if we put him in place and after a bit we say “break” he sometimes seems to just want to stay….if we put him in place and say break do we have to make him physically leave “place”?”
sage.case via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/13/24