Driving a car, on the go
On foot or by car
Take care of your puppy for the first few weeks. He shouldn't take long walks just now, because running at full speed still puts too much strain on his bones and the musculoskeletal system. As a rule of thumb: one minute of actual walking per week of life. (See movement)
It is much more important to play extensively in a meadow or in the garden, where he has the opportunity to sit down again and again in between.
If you run with him on a leash, adjust to his pace at the beginning. Do not pull on it, speak to it (the leash is not a tow rope, but a barrier to prevent you from losing it). If he sits down initially, let him: he has to get to know the world first.
If you take your puppy into town with you, it will not be to go shopping with him, but at most to show him different impressions.
Stay on the sidelines with your puppy so that it is not overwhelmed by too many legs (in a department store, on a shopping street), impressions and smells. If you sit apart on a bench with him and watch the street scene together. Give yourself and your puppy time. As long as your dog doesn't grow up isolated and away from normal noises and other people, you can stop all shopping mall, public transportation, and playground visits at any time within the first seven months.
Drive
Young dogs have to get used to driving a car. Many puppies don't find this funny at all, are restless, tremble or vomit.
Don't worry too much:
Most dogs outgrow car sickness when they are around three quarters of a year / one year old. There are various reasons for the "car sickness": Some dogs cannot take many turns or constant starting and braking.
Do not drive the puppy after you have fed him and, when possible, put him in a crate where he cannot hop around and where he cannot see trees, houses, etc. speeding by.
If you have a crush child, put him in the parked car, give him a few cookies, or play with a toy in the back of the car so he can associate the car with happy things, and then leave him again get out.
Make many small, short trips - only once around the block - so that the puppy does not get sick in the first place, that he does not generally save car journeys as unpleasant and then makes him sick at the mere smell of a car.
Make sure that there is something great at the end of your car trips - a forest walk, a mud walk, another dog to play with so he can still be happy. If you have to take your puppy for a long drive, then, in consultation with your veterinarian, give motion sickness medication, otherwise the drive will be unforgettable for everyone involved.
(Source. Happy Dog)
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