Enid B asked: My 18 month
German Shepherd barks incessantly in the car when we take him for a walk but is fine on the way back. Our other dog is fine and we have no problems.
They sit in the hatchback, with a dog guard to stop them climbing onto the back seat. At the moment, the only time he doesn’t bark is if my husband sits in the back seat and glares at him when he starts.
He does get excited when going for a walk and we have no problem getting him into the car.
We used to transport him on the back seat with a harness for safety and was fine, no barking, until we moved him into the boot.We did this for safety (grew out of his harness) and for space (only two people could travel in the car when you have two big dogs as well!)
I think the barking indicates he is worried during transit and have tried reassuring him etc but am running out of ideas! How can I get this behaviour to stop?
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