Two weeks after we got Cooper from the Humane Society, our son in military school had a Family Weekend in North Dakota. He reckoned it was a good idea to bring Cooper along so they can meet as he may not be able to come home for this summer. That was Cooper's first long trip. We thought it went OK. That was April. We got Cooper March 31st. Then in May we have to go to a fly-in convention. Since we haven't had the time to train Cooper to ride a plane we drove to Tennessee. We thought it went OK too as he was the toast of the old women there and we go back and forth each day for a week to the hotel, a good 10 minutes drive. No sweat. Then we came home (Missouri). The first trip to North Dakota was 14 hours with pee-stops every two hours. The second trip to Tennessee was 9 hours with pee-stops too. When we came home, every time I want to go somewhere and want to bring him with me, e.g., the stupidmarket down the road... ... Cooper will allow me to walk him from wherever he was but when we reach his crate, he would go inside and not want to move.
He can go out via the front door to get the newspapers in the morning, but to go to the garage via the kitchen door to the car, it is not OK. He went up to the kitchen door and when he sees the car door open, he freaks out and goes back to his crate. The only time we can take him with us now is when he has to go to training school, which will be tomorrow...Thursday. Last week's school trip was diverted to going to the airport before school because DH promised to bring back a toy he had given a little girl which he fixed. At the car he was salivating all the time then finally he vomitted as soon as we opened the door for him. I gave him a small dose of pepto-bismol.
I am wondering...can anyone teach me how to make my dog accept going with us again in the car. Maybe I can use the same tips/advice in getting him to go in the airplane with us? I want to be able to teach him how to fly with us as our next fly-in event will be this coming July 28-August 3...at the Oshkosh convention in Wisconsin. Driving there will be about 8 hours.
Help...anyone???? Thanks....
He can go out via the front door to get the newspapers in the morning, but to go to the garage via the kitchen door to the car, it is not OK. He went up to the kitchen door and when he sees the car door open, he freaks out and goes back to his crate. The only time we can take him with us now is when he has to go to training school, which will be tomorrow...Thursday. Last week's school trip was diverted to going to the airport before school because DH promised to bring back a toy he had given a little girl which he fixed. At the car he was salivating all the time then finally he vomitted as soon as we opened the door for him. I gave him a small dose of pepto-bismol.
I am wondering...can anyone teach me how to make my dog accept going with us again in the car. Maybe I can use the same tips/advice in getting him to go in the airplane with us? I want to be able to teach him how to fly with us as our next fly-in event will be this coming July 28-August 3...at the Oshkosh convention in Wisconsin. Driving there will be about 8 hours.
Help...anyone???? Thanks....