by call2arms » September 6th, 2008, 2:38 pm
Thanks for the constructive advice, all!
Wowww. Jessie had been better in the car (major stressor) for a while (since we got the new car, new setup for her in the car and whatnot) but this morning I got into an argument with BF (stress!) and she drove us nuts in the car. My hopes for a magic car that solved everything are gone...
Today she was horrible. She would stick her face over the rear seats, I would ask her to lay down and you'd just see her nose sticking over the seats, still whining... 2 hours straight. It's not just soft quiet whining, she really seems like she's distressed and can't help it... We tried playing at the park till she's almost dead, Acepromazine (does not work anymore - her body got used to it, the dose will not go up!), clicker (she doesn't even hear it in the car), food, her favorite toys, ignoring her, giving her the quiet command, even the marrow bone (ew) in the car. Nope.
BUT, she is quieter on the highway, for some reason as soon as there are stop lights and turns, she gets more anxious. And, she is always better on the way back, too.
Needless to say, with her like that, my bf (who's not a fan of dogs to start with) does not want to ''go around the block'' every day to desensitize her, and I don't drive.
So usually we just sit in the car like two stiff manequins wanting to strangle her, and we don't say a word for 2 hours.
edited to add: she never, ever puked in the car, no drooling or physical signs of nausea.
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