[nagdu] Jumping out of Car

[Julie J.]

Kristen,

A couple of thoughts...

First, do you have any idea why he won't get out voluntarily?  Is perhaps 
his harness catching on something, or did it in the past and he is 
remembering?  Or did he get bumped with the door and is shy about it?  If 
you know what's causing the issue, it is easier to work through.

Ideas...this one is highly dependent on how available you have someone to 
drive and how patient they are.  If he gets out in the driveway, I'd 
continue to practice there.  then move the car back a few feet in the 
driveway and get in and out a few times.  Park the car on the street in 
front of your house, if this is possible and repeat getting and out.  then 
Go to your neighbors house, in sight of your house and repeat getting in and 
out.  I'd use treats, or a toy or some other high value reward saved just 
for getting out of the car reward.

If that isn't doable or you don't like that approach, here's another idea. 
What would happen if you got out of the car and left him behind?  I don't 
mean that you should go to work or shopping, but just if you stepped out of 
the car and shut the door and then positioned yourself so he couldn't see 
you?   If you think this would cause panic or trauma, don't do it, but if 
you think the idea of being left would inspire him to want to go with you 
next time, then it might be a doable option.

One more idea...have you ever tried a different vehicle or sitting in the 
backseat?  It It is possible that just switching things up a bit could 
disassociate the not getting out behavior with that specific circumstance. 
Sometimes dogs will associate a traumatic event with a seemingly unrelated 
trigger.   If he's had something unpleasant happen and associates it with 
getting out of the car,  moving to a different place in the car could be 
different enough that he doesn't make the connection.  It's not likely, but 
it is an easy thing to try.

I hope you find something that works.
Julie




-----Original Message----- 
From: Kristen via nagdu
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 5:57 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Jumping out of Car

I think I may have posted about this before, but it is still
occurring. Corvette and I went to a grad retreat earlier this
week; the trainer was able to get him to jump out of the car
there a few times, but now, he is back to not budging. He becomes
one with the car floor and won't move unless I literally pick him
up and move him out. (75 lbs is a lot for me to pick up and
manually move when it's dead weight.)

He will only jump out on his own at home and at my school, but
everywhere else he resists. When he does jump out, I click, then
praise him like crazy. (He won't take treats on lead, which I
don't want to break.) I try to generalize him getting out of the
car by using the command "let's go" every time, but this hasn't
seemed to help at other places than my house and school. He is
better about getting up from under tables and leaving places with
the same cue, so he does know what it means.

Any suggestions on how I can get him to jump out willingly, no
matter where we are? I've also tried having him jump out several
times during obedience routines from our car in the driveway, and
of course, he will then, but not when we drive somewhere.

Thanks for any help!
--
Kristen

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