This has been building for a while, but now it may mean we will skip the next obedience class.
Doc does not want to get in my car, or any vehical I am trying to get him in. I really don't know what was the trigger, but maybe it was when I got out once and he jumped out before I grabbed the leash and it caught on the seat and the leash went really tight for a minute until I stoped it. Maybe it was when I brought him home from getting stitches and he was groggy. Or maybe it was one time when the wind blew the door shut when he was tring to jump in the door. These events have occured over the past year, not all at once.
He used to be fine most of the time, only balked once in a while, and then a walk around the car to the other door and he would jump in. But recently it has been more and more of a hassle. To the point where I can hardly get him in the car and I have to basically PUT him in the car. Not easy with a 90 pound Rott who has planted his butt at the end of the leash... I am sure this has made the problem worse...
I've tried having him get in and out with lots of treats, no luck. I have tried opening both doors so he will run through. I have tried to get other people to load him (and he will jump right in
) so that is not a solution. My new idea was feed him dinner in my car. He won't go to the car to eat even if I show him I set the food dish on my seat. He will stay as far away as he can, ears down, not looking at me.
Next class starts next week. I think we will skip this 8 weeks, so I can get this settled. There have been a couple times I was almost ready to call my DF to come get us!
Any ideas on how to get him to jump in my car. When we are moving he seems fine, he will look out the window, lay his head on my lap, ect...
Ideas PLEASE...