We have a two year old GS. If we leave him at home, we have no issues with him whining, barking, etc. He doesn’t tear anything up. Seems perfect! (Well, he’s pretty close) Our issue arises when we are in public or riding in the car. Here are a few scenarios.
Scenario 1 : Very excited to go for a ride and gladly gets in the car. Enjoys the drive with the windows down. Once we pull into a parking lot or start to stop somewhere other than home, he starts whining and shaking. We’ll leave him in the car (not hot and with windows down) and he’ll whine like crazy. He’ll even go up to the front seat to get a better view of us.
Scenario 2 : We will be walking him and if my husband has him on his leash and I get to far ahead/behind, he will start whining/jumping to try to get to me. Works the other way around also.
Scenario 3 : We were at Lowes and my husband went to get the car and I stayed with the pups. He went CRAZY once my husband got more than five feet away and whined/jumped until he came back.
Scenario 2 and 3 are the main issues we have. He lives a great life so we can’t figure out why he is like this. We’ve had him since he was three months old. Side note, he’s not a jumper in any situations other than these. Any ideas on what we could do? We have tried anxiety treats, but he’s the only dog in the world that doesn’t like treats. I just want him to be a little less stressed. It breaks our hearts to hear him whining. Thank you for the help!
Scenario 1 : Very excited to go for a ride and gladly gets in the car. Enjoys the drive with the windows down. Once we pull into a parking lot or start to stop somewhere other than home, he starts whining and shaking. We’ll leave him in the car (not hot and with windows down) and he’ll whine like crazy. He’ll even go up to the front seat to get a better view of us.
Scenario 2 : We will be walking him and if my husband has him on his leash and I get to far ahead/behind, he will start whining/jumping to try to get to me. Works the other way around also.
Scenario 3 : We were at Lowes and my husband went to get the car and I stayed with the pups. He went CRAZY once my husband got more than five feet away and whined/jumped until he came back.
Scenario 2 and 3 are the main issues we have. He lives a great life so we can’t figure out why he is like this. We’ve had him since he was three months old. Side note, he’s not a jumper in any situations other than these. Any ideas on what we could do? We have tried anxiety treats, but he’s the only dog in the world that doesn’t like treats. I just want him to be a little less stressed. It breaks our hearts to hear him whining. Thank you for the help!