Guest ferreting king Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 (edited) when ever my spnaiel bitch in in the dog box and the car is not moving she is as happy as larry but as soon as the car starts moving she starts crying and after about 20 -30 mins she spews everywhere. ive heard that you can have tablets that help but they can cause the dog to feel drowsy which i dont want so have you got any suggestions to what may help her concour her fear of traveling Edited January 7, 2007 by ferreting king Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BLACKBOB 9 Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Is this a new thing or has it always happened ? Do you feed her before you take her ? Is she a pup ? Has she travelled much ? Mate theres a million things it could be and i know as ive just been through it, My dog didnt like travelling, wouldnt jump into the back of my warrior, i had a cage so i changed it for a K9 Transit box, first time out in it not much difference, took all my dogs one day, Spaniel one side, whippet and terrier other side, lurcher wedged outside the box, never had any trouble with the spaniel since, jumps up now on command, still a bit sheepish when he gets out and drools a little but hes much better. But looking back he came from a trainer who always had at least three dogs in transit and had a nice solid enclosed box, my cage probably jangled like a bunch of keys and slid around like on an ice rink. Only little things but the are easily affected by new environments. cheers bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ferreting king Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 it has always happend shes 2 years old she has traveled a lot i dont feed her the night before we go she has always been sick so i gave her time just to get used to travelling but she hasnt changed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hob&Jill 258 Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 (edited) Try taking her for a VERY small drive once a day, just for a minute. Edited January 10, 2007 by Hob&Jill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ferreting king Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Try taking her for a VERY small drive once a day, just for a minute. It worked with my old dog. cheers i will try shes not nerves in the dog box when she is sitting in the car but as soon as we move she starts crying Quote Link to post Share on other sites
v-max 2 Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Hello have you tryed [bANNED TEXT] else driving & dog at your feet even just engine running.My yellow dog hate's it but he just lie's down or rest's his head on [bANNED TEXT]. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ferreting king Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 cheers for the info lads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Try feeding her in the box with the engine running, get her to think traveeling is a pleasurable experience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottishlass 57 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Have you tryed covering the box and making it dark. some dogs settle better in darkness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the ferreter 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 ginger helps travel sickness ,my young whippet was just the same as your dog fk and we started giving him a couple of ginger nuts and these helped he is now fine in the car Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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