We have an 8 mo old GSD that is doing very well in her training. However, we have to pick her up to put her in the car. Until recently she wouldn't jump out on her own. We are running out of time for training as we are embarking on a 3200 mile trip in our motor home in 2 weeks. She enjoys being in the coach but we can't keep lugging her up and down 6 steps with all 4 feet spread-eagle. For all other training she has responded well to food and toys. Help.
It could be that vehicles are simply too overwhelming/scary for her to cope with, without greatly increasing the value of the reward for dealing with them.
Increase the value of the treats/rewards, and also try breaking the RV training into smaller steps.
First reward her for even being near the RV when it is off. Keep her focused on you, and make it a fun game for her so she begins to associate the RV with positive things. Once she is comfortable with that, reward her for putting a paw on the first step, and so on until she's in the RV herself. Then, go back to square one with the RV running, and gradually move through each step until she's in the vehicle.
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don't feed her for a day or two then feed her in the vehicle. put all the fun stuff in the vehcles. don't always go somewhere just feed treat and play then release her back to the house/yard.
My Drago was a little tramatized by his trip Oklahoma to Virginia, took a little while to put him in the van without a fight
I was paranoid about letting the puppy jump until she was around the same age. Because of it, she didn't develop the confidence to get in the car on her own. I have a hatchback and the jump up into it is pretty high for a pup.
I worked on it as Aaron suggests. I threaded a long line through the car and had really good treats and a lot of patience.
Now she loves to jump, but it was a little bit of a struggle at first.
It may be the steps. I have a Shih Tzu that will NOT step foot on the RV steps but has to JUMP the entire way or I carry her in. She jumps down too. It *may* be the fact that the stairs are 'see through' instead of solid, you know?
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