Dog housebreaking in truck

one way, is to stop every 2-3 hours, get out, take dog out, and MAKE IT do something.

another way, hang it from it's leash, out the door, as you drive, that'll scare the you know what out of it....

 

depending on the dog and it's size, as it grows, it may be litter box trained as well...!!

like a small yorkie, chihuahua...etc,etc...

 

Why is it that the concern animal caregiver in me thinks that maybe you need to focus on your JOB of safely driving a truck and not bring an animal on board that will be more distracting than texting on a phone.

 

You need to have your dog house trained prior to taking it on the road. Have an established schedule and signals with the dog as well that indicate potty time.

My husband has a 9 month old Greater Swiss Mountain Dog puppy in his truck with zero problems, but she spent 6 weeks at home with me first learning the rules of civilized behavior. (he rescued her from a rest area in Arkansas where some moron had dumped her)

She gives him a signal that she needs to potty by putting a paw on the passenger window and barking at him if she needs to go between regular stops - this is unusual though. She eats twice a day at the same time every day without fail and has set potty times every day with long walks on those breaks as well. She has her own bed, lots of toys and bones and a pop up soft crate in case they need to get a hotel room on the road.

In five months, she's never had an accident or done any damage to the truck. The key is routine, schedule and prior training.

 

You don’t. You’re at work, not at the park with a frisbee and picnic basket. Don’t get me wrong, I’m an animal lover, but I drive by people all the time who have multiple dogs in the passenger seat looking out the window and jumping up and down from the seat. To me it’s an unnecessary distraction/hazard and besides that, it’s a ####ty life for the animal.

If someone needs a dog that bad, maybe it’s time to find a local gig.

 

sometimes, our pets have more toys, than our kids ever did...lol

i never stopped picking up after them.....i still from time to time, find a toy under a sofa, that i missed...lol

what gets me, is they take them out of thier toy box, but never put them back. i tried training them to do that...they just stare at me.....kids...uh...pets.....sometimes BOTH.....

 

The leaping up and down is a distraction. A well behaved, polite, trained dog in the truck is all together a different thing.

 

Well I've seen this happen and it pisses me off that people are that selfish. Not a reflection on you, I don't know you but others will do it if there is positive feedback from the members and the dog will suffer, most likely be dumped in a T/S.