How can you take control of a dogs bad behavior in a car?

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Kel

My family has a maltese-poodle mix dog who is such a smart and for the most part well-mannered dog. However, he's can get very emotionally stressed and agressive while were in the car with him. He barks, whines, scratchs, bites and runs all over the place when the car comes to a stop and when he knows a person is about to get out of the car. This is the only BIG problem we have with our dog, and it happens to be the only time he will get really agressive and attack you when you try to get out of the car. Any suggestions??

Answer
- Ask your vet about travel pills. Of course, this would generally only be useful for longer rides, as it wouldnât be practical or healthy to drug him each and every time you took a short ride.
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- Get a crate and keep your dog confined while in the car. It is safer for the dog and the driver if he isnât able to jump all over. He may not like it at first, but he will learn to think of it as his safe place in the car.
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- Completely desensitize your dog to the car. Take him on rides everywhere until he realizes that itâs nothing to be worried about. You donât even need to actually go anywhere; just ride around. This will take time, but has worked for me in the past.
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-Enroll in obedience classes. Have someone teach you real working techniques to make your dog respond to commands even while under stress, and get tips on how to settle him down from a pro.

And pvtstash2000, it isnât just wannabe cool 20-somethingâs who take their dogs in the car. Construction workers, CEOs, soccer moms, college studentsâ¦all kinds of people from all walks of life do it, and they've been doing it long before Paris and Nicole were even born. Some dogs love to go on errands with their people, and the people appreciate the company. I'm not sure why you would think of that as a bad thing. Also, many people take their dogs places like camping, with them to visit relatives, etc. Heck, even if you do ONLY take your dog to the vet, is it ok if theyâre extremely distressed and creating a hazardous situation on the way? Not ever taking your dog in the car isnât solving the problem, itâs just avoiding it.

What do I do if someone is abusing their dog?

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Well, I know if I see someone I call the police but I'm not sure if this is abuse??

Okay, I went and spent a night with my friend at their camp. When I arrived, I put my stuff in my room, blah blah blah, etc. Then I went outside with my friend and saw they got a puppy!! I was SO excited!!

I couldn't really see what breed, since she looked like a golden but she had curls, too, so I asked and my friend told me this was a retriever newfoundland mix. She was a female, my guess about 5 months. I asked, and she was 6 months. Once we got inside for dinner they put the puppy (Named Lanie) in a crate because she hasn't been trained to not jump on a table.

There were two crates- a big one for XLarge Dogs, and a smaller one for Medium dogs. We were eating and suddenly Lanie broke out and hopping up onto the table (it was a low table) and grabbed my friend's dads chicken pieces. The dad got up (I'll just call him 'Dad) and yanked the chicken away from Lanie, and hit her muzzle roughly but not abuse, and then dragged Lanie in the MEDIUM crate, and slammed the door, and taped it close. She is large, and she was very much crammed in that crate.

We ate dinner for about 20 more minutes, then we went for a boat ride (friend and me tubed) for about an hour or so then we came back and the friend's dad let Lanie out to go to the bathroom then put her in the Medium crate again, and taped the door also.

Then we watched a movie and my friend fell asleep, and the mom did, too. I was awake, but still watching the movie, and the dad took Lanie out, and was like:

'Lanie, you BETTER not do that again? You hear me?' and then Lanie walked away and found a ladybug on the floor and started eating it then the dad dragged her away and hit her on the muzzle again and said NO really loudly my friend woke up but then fell back asleep and the dad put the dog back in the medium crate. Lanie laid down but she couldn't stretch out at all her muzzle was already through the bars.


Is this animal abuse? I asked my friend, and Lanie always sleeps in the medium dog crate if she's bad, and she's bad almost every day.
Thank you.

Answer
:-( Poor Lanie :'(

I am not sure if it is legally abuse. Best thing you can do is phone in an anonymous and vague claim of a puppy being kept in a very cramped crate and being struck repeatedly at their address. Perhaps if animal welfare shows up they will be able to better educate your friends' parents or at a minimum frighten them with legal action enough that the discontinue cramming the dog in a small crate.

Mostly these people are stupid. Their methods will not work and will only result in an unhappy dog (who may resort to aggressive behavior) and unhappy owners as nothing they are doing will actually produce results. Why oh why do people fail to see that if they do the same thing over and over again and it is having no results that it is futile to continue with that program? *sigh* Points for consistency but jeeze... no points for being unkind.

Aw... being cramped like that just sucks. :'( Sorry you had to see that. If you say anything negative to your friend, however, you really risk losing your friendship. You *could* buy a really good book on dog training that is easy to read (check out dog forums for the best current books available) and gift it to your friend. "Oh, I'm so excited you got a puppy! I wanted to give you a gift! Congratulations!" and that doesn't appear rude. You could throw in a toy or two for the dog and make it look very innocent and polite.
You can ask your mom to buy this stuff if you can't. I'm sure she'll want to help if you explain the terrible situation.

I believe your friends' parents are not intending to be cruel, they are just very uneducated about the proper and effective way to train a dog. I doubt they mean to do harm, however they are doing harm.

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