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Hi , I'm new here and am just starting to work on behaviour training.... One behaviour that I'd like to work with and that I cant find anywhere here so far is car whining and barking. My dog loves the car but does have some issues around it. He's a rescue dog and I dont know his past history but he tends to get very very stressed when people leave in cars (jumping around and yelping and trying to follow) He loves to ride in the car and jumps right in but during the ride tends to get very very excited, especially when we get close to the park/river/beach - any place he knows and loves. The whining is distressing and the barking/yelping really uncomfortable. He tends to leap about in the back of the truck even though he's attached, and the noise level is pretty near the pain thresshold. He is starting to get a tiny bit better as he feels more reasured with his living space (it's been a year now) but if you have any tips to calm the barking I would be so grateful!! I try to have treats and give him treats whenever he's quiet and calm, to ignore him when he's noisy. I think I just have to anticipate when he's going to go over the top and figure out how to reroute his attention, but it's pretty hard to do when I'm driving ! thanks for any suggestions ! kamala
