Finally I've heard something that makes sense! Not just a short ride, not just a ride to a happy place... but a nowhere ride..it's fabulous. My dog gets in the car, buckled in his harness, soft fleece on the seat, I turn on the ignition and seriously he is NUTS. So I think my step 7 may turn out to be, ignition on ignition off... and then we'll go from there..

All this makes sense… The movement is the most difficult to keep him under control… doesn’t stop barking or whining only when moving.

The first car ride my yorkie took was when I picked him up from the breeder’s home. He cried the entire way home and he still has an anxiety attack in the car every time we try to get him to go with us to any place. This ladder theory explained things perfectly for me. Thanks so much!

This is incredibly helpful! It makes so much sense

the scream barking panic is so aweful😢

Fantastic thank you

All of the ladder steps is exactly what we do when we take our dogs to the park and one of them is just crazy in the car. It all makes sense. Going to implement these in our routine. Thank you so much.

My Dutch Shepherd was a Parvo puppy. She never had siblings, or a mother, to teach her any manners. Dutchies are pretty crazy even without this bad start. She's more than 3 y/o now and is getting better every year. But she still gets over-excited when she gets in the car. I'm going to follow your ladder, or my rendition of it, every day to get her to be easier to take places. Now she paces back and forth chasing whatever passes by and pants excessively. We put up barriers to keep her from soaking us with saliva. Thank you for your video, I will be watching it regularly to make sure I follow the steps.

This is a brilliant video! It's advice thats already out there but having it laid out like this in simple steps and explained so well is such a game changer. It makes it seem managable and not so intimidating to start doing. Thank you!!

My dog jumps into the car fine, but barks once I close or open the door with him in it. Also, he barks when the car slows down. He’s perfectly fine when the car is moving 40 mph or over though. Any thoughts on what it may be?

Going through this now with a super excitable lab. This info makes the most sense of anything I've read and heard so far!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!

Thank you!

Thank you ☺️☺️

Thanks for video . Going through this now

Thanks for the upload

This is awesome information. Thank you so much! PS - please buy a lav mic.

My dog is a drama queen when I leave him in the car. At most he has been alone 17 minutes. It's horrible when I come back and have to explaine to concerne people that he has not been alone for hours.

Thank you so much for making this video! I will be taking Bea out in the car for a sing song for sure! Had never thought about the pointless journey one technique but it makes so much sense as she definitely associates being in the car with the best walk ever! Will let you know how we get on. Thanks again! x

So glad I found this blog, I was beginning to fall out of love with my 4yrold German shepherd great thank you. A happy gsd owner again x

My dog gets worse in car when he sees a junction or roundabout he recognises as he knows he is nearer the destination.he screeches with excitement especially when we stop car to get out.

Will definitely try your suggestions. Thank you! One question though, my Yorkie is five pounds so she can’t climb in the car by herself. I have to pick her up and put her in her car seat. Any suggestions for desensitizing this event? She cries like someone is killing her every time I put her in her car seat. I’ve tried all types; front middle, backseat basket where she can look out window, crate, carrier. Nothing works she cries and cries the whole ride.

My puppy (4 months) is not excited to get to the car she’s excited to get out of the car. She barks constantly on a drive and can’t sit and relax… that’s all. It’s like anxiety. She has no interest in getting into the car at all - in fact she tries to get away from getting into the car. I will try just letting her sit in the car and not have the engine or anything running. She’s a Cockapoo.

What if it’s the car ride itself? He went from a puppy that wouldn’t come 30 ft next to a car to absolutely loving them to the point he car chases inside the car and barking. He just loves going on rides.

my dog seems to be barking at things out the window, any tips?

My daughter and I and of course Zoe (our 7.5lb toy poodle) are going on a Winter vacation for the first time in three years. We are already dreading the car ride which is about 5-6 hours because Zoe whines, barks, makes this sound that literally sounds like a duck quacking nearly the entire time. The only time she is quiet is when she is in my lap. So this can’t happen because I am going to be driving part way. I need to train her to stay in her car seat bed in the back seat. I am going to start training her to stay in her seat a little at a time for the next 7 months. If you have any other tips to help we would be forever grateful.

Hi. My problem is a little bit different. My dog is very restless in the car and simply cannot relax. It’s not excitement, more like distraction from everything outside the car and curiosity to watch everything outside from all car windows especially the DRIVER’s!!! He sits in front passenger seat. Orders to sit and stay simply work for just 2 seconds or so. What can I do pls?

My dog has become very protective of me just recently. She is 7 months old and will guard me from family members and my other dog when I am eating or when someone new comes to the house and now she is guarding me when I am driving. She only barks at people outside of the car whether they are walking, cycling or running. She will carry on barking until they are out of sight. She is trained to stop doing things with a sharp "no" followed by positive reinforcement for stopping, which works for everything else but not for this. I don't know why she feels the need to protect me all of a sudden or how to teach her not to do it. She is a Border Collie and has been well socialised in many situation with strangers. If I leave her in the car and go out of sight she settles down and doesn't bark at the people passing. How do I reduce her protective instincts.

My almost 4 months old husky gets super excited the moment we enter the car. She starts biting me endlessly and I now hate car rides with her. How do I manage this? Her first car ride was 2 hours long ride from her mom's when she was 7 weeks old. She was crying throughout. But the very next time her behaviour changed, started biting me aggressively.

I have a 3-year-old rottweiler who is very anxious on walks. She is constantly checking the horizon and behind her. She seems very alert and will refuse snacks because of her heightened state. Any advice?

Great video for one of my dogs will definitely try trouble is my other dog a min pin has suddenly started barking at every dog she sees, (shes 3) any suggestions would help ..

My little dog goes crazy in the car. There is no pay off in the end ie: we don’t take her to a park or anything. She has done this ever since we got her. Long drives short drives. She is a rescue so don’t know her past. I will try your suggestions as she does go crazy as soon as I pick up my keys. Will let you know how it goes!