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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: My dog refuses to get out of my Car!
« on: December 20, 2007, 12:08:11 am »
I would definitely rule out any health issue as Julie suggests.
If it turns out that she is healthy and just stubborn...wel l, at 100 pounds you may have to get creative.
We had this trouble with Daisy not wanting to get out at the vet. One look at the building and she would freeze....and sometimes poop in my car. Regardless she wasn't about to get out and there was no way to move her. 142 lbs of stubborn mastiff. Once the vet had to come out to the car and that's where Daisy had her appt. It was to have her anal glands expressed. In my new car. Ugh! Now I park in such a way that she can't see the building until she is out of the car.
But it sounds like maybe your dog wants to stay in the car in hopes of going somewhere.
Sometimes a blanket underneath them can help because it gives you some leverage to move them toward the door.
If you have a gate/fence between where the dog rides and the driver you could loosen it and move it toward the opening so the dog has to get out.
I'd only try these more forceful options if I was sure she didn't have an injury or health issue.
Best of luck!
If it turns out that she is healthy and just stubborn...wel l, at 100 pounds you may have to get creative.
We had this trouble with Daisy not wanting to get out at the vet. One look at the building and she would freeze....and sometimes poop in my car. Regardless she wasn't about to get out and there was no way to move her. 142 lbs of stubborn mastiff. Once the vet had to come out to the car and that's where Daisy had her appt. It was to have her anal glands expressed. In my new car. Ugh! Now I park in such a way that she can't see the building until she is out of the car.
But it sounds like maybe your dog wants to stay in the car in hopes of going somewhere.
Sometimes a blanket underneath them can help because it gives you some leverage to move them toward the door.
If you have a gate/fence between where the dog rides and the driver you could loosen it and move it toward the opening so the dog has to get out.
I'd only try these more forceful options if I was sure she didn't have an injury or health issue.
Best of luck!