tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6517697125324333905.post956401827509789352..comments2023-08-28T03:16:12.352-07:00Comments on Just dogs with Sherri: Motion sicknessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6517697125324333905.post-56071900225868903952011-04-23T08:43:58.069-07:002011-04-23T08:43:58.069-07:00Thanks Sherri!! I have a Spoo with car sickness- I...Thanks Sherri!! I have a Spoo with car sickness- I hate to medicate him- plus having to medicate him means he does not get to go anywhere on the spur of the moment like the other dogs do- We are headed out to the car with treats in hand now!!Lynn Sandersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6517697125324333905.post-78812505378700247172011-04-22T09:30:51.281-07:002011-04-22T09:30:51.281-07:00Hey Sherri: This is exactly what I did with Mandi...Hey Sherri: This is exactly what I did with Mandi. She was 7 months when I got her from a breeder in North Carolina, her very first car ride. On the way back to my daughters house, 2 hours away,she was very sick and then on my ride hope to NY the following week she had to be medicated. I thought hard about this and decided she was so traumatized that first car ride, being 7 months old and ripped away from the only home and family she knew. Starting after my return trip from NC in November, we would go to the truck and I opened all four doors and actually had to lift her into the back seat. Gave her treats and lots of praise, after about 5 minutes of sitting there, I got her out, actually physically lifting her out, and then praised and gave treats, did this for about a week then put her in and closed doors but opened windows and sat and did same thing. Eventually, she was just jumping into the truck on one "IN" command. Eventually moved up to starting engine and sitting with windows open, for a week, all the while treating and praising, then moved to driving down the driveway, then to the post office, and last trip was 3 hours in the truck with me doing errands, and she is at this point great. I grab the leash and tell her "In truck" and she runs over and sits and waits for me to open the door, she hops in without being told and is great. When she gets in she gets a treat and praise, and when she gets out she is treated and praised.Nickie, NYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6517697125324333905.post-88022698976618403872011-04-22T06:36:39.845-07:002011-04-22T06:36:39.845-07:00I love that way of shaping them into feeling more ...I love that way of shaping them into feeling more confident and calm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com