Hayley Thompson
Well-Known Member
Hey guys,
Looking to get some insight into this, help help help!! When Riley was a wee pup she loved riding in the car, one day she got car sick and then after that she would become very talkative in the car and fixated on when a car passes us, she'll jump up and look out the back window. I've been working with her going on short drives, long drives and her talking is getting much better. I started off when she was quiet I would feed her as many treats as she would take (I also noted to take her on a half empty stomach and didnt go on long drives at first when I was feeding lots of treats so she wouldnt get car sick again, and she hasnt since that first and only time!) so that has gotten much better, she will still "talk" a bit on the beginning of a car drive and it will generally shortly disappear and usually is non existant on the way home.
Yesterday after a long day of swimming and playing at the cottage she was so tired on the way home, and I told my boyfriend I really wanted him to try to distract her from being fixated on the cars as they pass and give her treats at that time. She usually would time it perfectly so she would take the treats just in time to get to the back window to look out. He then started getting a handful of treats and quickly giving her one at a time while cars were passing, so she was watching the cars and getting treats. My thinking is when she sees a car passing she thinks its amazing and she will look to us to get treats! We also started asking her for a sit in the back seat and she is generally too excited and will not relax, she has started sitting for a quick moment on command in the back seat!
Basically what I'm wondering is do your dogs have this problem or had this problem and what exactly did you do to overcome it? She could care less about cars passing our house when she is outside and will not chase our cars when we leave the driveway. I'm thinking since she is a border collie when we are going in one direction in the car and an oncoming car is passing us she gets excited with her "herding mentality" thinking they should be going in the same direction as us and all the cars should be staying together? Does that even make sense?! lol
If there is any other ideas besides ingoring her talking and immediately treating on quiet, you guys can think of I would love to hear them. Or if you used this method and had success could you share it and give me confidence that there is a light at the end of the tunnel!! lol
With Riley positive association training has worked with her in the past so I'm hoping what I am doing will be working...
Looking to get some insight into this, help help help!! When Riley was a wee pup she loved riding in the car, one day she got car sick and then after that she would become very talkative in the car and fixated on when a car passes us, she'll jump up and look out the back window. I've been working with her going on short drives, long drives and her talking is getting much better. I started off when she was quiet I would feed her as many treats as she would take (I also noted to take her on a half empty stomach and didnt go on long drives at first when I was feeding lots of treats so she wouldnt get car sick again, and she hasnt since that first and only time!) so that has gotten much better, she will still "talk" a bit on the beginning of a car drive and it will generally shortly disappear and usually is non existant on the way home.
Yesterday after a long day of swimming and playing at the cottage she was so tired on the way home, and I told my boyfriend I really wanted him to try to distract her from being fixated on the cars as they pass and give her treats at that time. She usually would time it perfectly so she would take the treats just in time to get to the back window to look out. He then started getting a handful of treats and quickly giving her one at a time while cars were passing, so she was watching the cars and getting treats. My thinking is when she sees a car passing she thinks its amazing and she will look to us to get treats! We also started asking her for a sit in the back seat and she is generally too excited and will not relax, she has started sitting for a quick moment on command in the back seat!
Basically what I'm wondering is do your dogs have this problem or had this problem and what exactly did you do to overcome it? She could care less about cars passing our house when she is outside and will not chase our cars when we leave the driveway. I'm thinking since she is a border collie when we are going in one direction in the car and an oncoming car is passing us she gets excited with her "herding mentality" thinking they should be going in the same direction as us and all the cars should be staying together? Does that even make sense?! lol
If there is any other ideas besides ingoring her talking and immediately treating on quiet, you guys can think of I would love to hear them. Or if you used this method and had success could you share it and give me confidence that there is a light at the end of the tunnel!! lol
With Riley positive association training has worked with her in the past so I'm hoping what I am doing will be working...