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    Quote Originally Posted by ls2erin View Post
    Thank you. Yeah, we have had a rough time lately and I hate to see her so upset every time we need to drive somewhere. I'm not sure where we went wrong with the Thundershirt. I had her wear it when nothing stressful was happening too, so not sure how the negative association started. I guess it works for some and not for others.
    I have talked to a few others that did not have success with it, you aren't alone there.

    I doubt you did anything wrong. They can get some very strange quirks. Emma loves to boss my cats around and herd them, the Border Collie half in her, lol! But, if they use their scratching post it sets her off. She whines and paces like they are coming to get her, it is the strangest thing. She has some very odd quirks that make no sense to me, at all. Would love to be able to communicate with them, life would be so much easier!

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    How was the behavior with the two trainers?

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    Quote Originally Posted by battmain View Post
    How was the behavior with the two trainers?
    She shocked the first trainer. She was screaming so loud in the car that we couldn't hear each other and he looked at me wide-eyed like, "holy crap". He thought I should put a citronella spraying bark collar on her, but that wouldn't solve the issue, just stop the screaming/barking. He wasn't much help. The second trainer didn't witness it, she just heard my description of it. She said to keep doing what I am doing, but since the recent steps backward, I am thinking that's not enough.
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    What I would like to see is if she sits with a car door open. Then eventually lays down on the ground. No food, no talking, just lead her to the open door and stop. Release the tension on the leash. She doesn't need to get in...yet. Just want to know what the behavior is at that point.

    I would also be curios about the behavior in another vehicle. Sometimes, it could be something we cannot sense, or hear, but they can.

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    Quote Originally Posted by battmain View Post
    What I would like to see is if she sits with a car door open. Then eventually lays down on the ground. No food, no talking, just lead her to the open door and stop. Release the tension on the leash. She doesn't need to get in...yet. Just want to know what the behavior is at that point.

    I would also be curios about the behavior in another vehicle. Sometimes, it could be something we cannot sense, or hear, but they can.
    I can test that out and let you know later today. As far as how she acts in another vehicle, I'm not sure if it's that she's just easier to manage in a larger car, or that she's actually better.... but it seems it's a little better in my mom's 4 door sedan than in my coupe. She still doesn't like it, but it just didn't seem quite as bad for some reason. I haven't had an opportunity to test her out in another 2 door car though. The only other car I could test with is the GTO, but she's not allowed in there until she can behave and not drool in it.
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    She seemed fine with the car door open. She sat just fine, but didn't want to lay down. After a while, she laid down, but only because I asked her to. She seemed like she wanted to get into the car (front seat). The problems start when the car moves.
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    Ok, once she gets in, start up the car, turn on the AC, music. Does she start acting up then, or only when you start moving? If no problem, put the car in gear, but don't move yet. Just sit for a bit, foot on the brake. Behavior? Park, get back out. Done for that session.

    As you can see, these are tiny steps to see the behavior.

    Edit: Forgot. If she doesn't lie down without you telling her, it tells me one of two things. Fear, or excitement. The latter can usually be tempered somewhat by simply waiting. Fear on the other hand takes some experimentation.

 



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