We have a sheltie, Sophie, who is now almost 4 years old. We have had her for 3 years. There are no behavioral issues whatsoever. She's trained to voice and hand/arm signals and there has never, ever been the slightest problem with disobedience.

But she gets carsick. The effect is immediate and quite gross. She hates/is terrified of the car. She has only been in one about 3 times. The people we got her from didn't drive, and we didn't want to make her do something so unpleasant for her. The vet is a long walk, too, but we've been doing it.

We have a new car now, a Toyota Matrix, so we tried her in the back of that yesterday. It went rather well. Being somewhat short, she couldn't see out of the windows in the old car, and she's not one to push boundaries, jump up and look. It was nice to see her able to look out the windows in the Matrix, very interested in what was passing by, but she was still doing enough shaking and drooling that I knew her tummy wasn't all that settled. It still beat the old car, where one block of motion caused puking.

When we went to put her in for the trip home, she took one look and started trotting down the street and not looking back. She didn't come when called, which has never, ever happened. She won't even chase a rabbit without express permission and command, and then she can be called off an active chase on command. My husband walked after her and once they were far enough from the car, she came to him, at which point she got picked up and placed in the car. Note to self: use a leash next time.

Is there some way that we can make being in the car a pleasant experience for her? We live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with all kinds of parks and scenic walkways. We'd love to take her all kinds of places. She's beautiful, perfectly behaved and obedient - well, as long as it doesn't involve a vehicle.

Here ya go,
http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/showf...rue#Post4144564
old thread, my puppy gets car sick but its alot better now. good crate, take the corners slower, gingersnaps and don't feed her before traveling <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

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