Comments on: Back to Work http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/ Adventures of a Husband and Wife Trucking Team Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:04:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Penny http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-205 Penny Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:04:41 +0000 http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-205 Hi Sis-Have you tryed putting something with scents in the truck? If that don't work you need to make him a blow up Cindy doll haha. Hi Sis-Have you tryed putting something with scents in the truck? If that don’t work you need to make him a blow up Cindy doll haha.

]]> By: Tim http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-197 Tim Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:24:45 +0000 http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-197 I don't think he has separation anxiety,my step daughter has one of those dogs and from what she has dealt with it sounds like willie is bull headed about being in charge of everything in his life. those little guys can be a pain like that. she had to take hers to obedience school to calm his over bearing butt down. she went to "petsmart" and it seems to have helped a good bit. He still flies off the handle every once in a while but some sharp words and he is calmed back down again. with petsmart being a national store you might be able to get him in for some regular class work wherever you wind up on the road. hope that helps. I don’t think he has separation anxiety,my step daughter has one of those dogs and from what she has dealt with it sounds like willie is bull headed about being in charge of everything in his life. those little guys can be a pain like that. she had to take hers to obedience school to calm his over bearing butt down. she went to “petsmart” and it seems to have helped a good bit. He still flies off the handle every once in a while but some sharp words and he is calmed back down again. with petsmart being a national store you might be able to get him in for some regular class work wherever you wind up on the road. hope that helps.

]]> By: Cindy http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-192 Cindy Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:44:38 +0000 http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-192 I tried playing peek-a-boo which I thought was a great suggestion and he pounced at my face. No harm but I yelled "no". Thanks for the idea though. Wayne sometimes has a little more patience than I do but Willie will need several lessons on this problem he has. Don't know if Wayne mentioned this but we got him at 7 months old from a trucker at a truck stop giving him away. Don't know what his issues were before. He is great other than the fits he throws when we try to leave the truck. Makes no difference if both leave or just one leaves. He just has a fit. Growling, barking, howling, scratching at the window. People/fellow truckers watch on the fuel island and laugh. Their dogs are sitting quietly on the passenger side starring too. HELP!!!! I tried playing peek-a-boo which I thought was a great suggestion and he pounced at my face. No harm but I yelled “no”. Thanks for the idea though. Wayne sometimes has a little more patience than I do but Willie will need several lessons on this problem he has. Don’t know if Wayne mentioned this but we got him at 7 months old from a trucker at a truck stop giving him away. Don’t know what his issues were before. He is great other than the fits he throws when we try to leave the truck. Makes no difference if both leave or just one leaves. He just has a fit. Growling, barking, howling, scratching at the window. People/fellow truckers watch on the fuel island and laugh. Their dogs are sitting quietly on the passenger side starring too. HELP!!!!

]]> By: Wayne http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-191 Wayne Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:32:07 +0000 http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-191 Not sure if we'll have time tomorrow after unloading, but we need to sit and work with him somehow. I think it's more of a dominance thing and not a scared to be alone thing. He'll go nuts even when only one of us leaves. The other will be sitting right next to him and he goes out of control if someone leaves the house or truck. Not sure if we’ll have time tomorrow after unloading, but we need to sit and work with him somehow. I think it’s more of a dominance thing and not a scared to be alone thing.

He’ll go nuts even when only one of us leaves. The other will be sitting right next to him and he goes out of control if someone leaves the house or truck.

]]> By: tburg http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-190 tburg Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:58:28 +0000 http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-190 I'd try the same technique you do with babies; play peek-a-boo with him. First try it from behind a book or piece of paper, then increase it to behind a tree, around the corner of a building, etc. It can be useful in teaching him that even though he can't see you that you will return. It wouldn't cost anything to try and may help! Read about your site in the Wall St Journal-looking forward to reading more. I’d try the same technique you do with babies; play peek-a-boo with him. First try it from behind a book or piece of paper, then increase it to behind a tree, around the corner of a building, etc. It can be useful in teaching him that even though he can’t see you that you will return.
It wouldn’t cost anything to try and may help!
Read about your site in the Wall St Journal-looking forward to reading more.

]]> By: sue http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-187 sue Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:28:03 +0000 http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-187 Got your blog from the WSJ; sounded interesting and it is! We like to travel, and I have always admired truck drivers; a couple makes it even more fun. First blog I've read by the way. Re Willie: try the Dog Whisperer; he seems fabulous at training dogs. Got your blog from the WSJ; sounded interesting and it is! We like to travel, and I have always admired truck drivers; a couple makes it even more fun.
First blog I’ve read by the way. Re Willie: try the Dog Whisperer; he seems fabulous at training dogs.

]]> By: Wayne http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-186 Wayne Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:44:42 +0000 http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-186 Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. When we asked the vet about meds for anxiety he kind of blew us off and said, they're just like that. We've been looking on the internet and finding a lot, so we'll see. Thanks, I’ll keep that in mind. When we asked the vet about meds for anxiety he kind of blew us off and said, they’re just like that. We’ve been looking on the internet and finding a lot, so we’ll see.

]]> By: Jo http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-185 Jo Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:54:46 +0000 http://adventuresintrucking.com/back-to-work-2/#comment-185 My cat was on <a href="http://www.ah.novartis.com/products/en/cab/clomicalm.shtml" rel="nofollow">Clomicalm</a> -- a drug usually prescribed to treat anxiety and separation issues in dogs. It worked well for him. Took the edge right off. Ask your vet, maybe. I know there are other drugs, too, that you can rub on their ears if pilling him is a problem. And just so as you know, my Stanley was only on it for about a week. It kind of stopped him from licking his belly bald and got him on the road to reasonable behaviour. For some people, I think their dogs are on it long term, but I was lucky, I guess. Stanley is still what I like to call "special needs" (ha) but he's A LOT better. My cat was on Clomicalm — a drug usually prescribed to treat anxiety and separation issues in dogs. It worked well for him. Took the edge right off. Ask your vet, maybe. I know there are other drugs, too, that you can rub on their ears if pilling him is a problem. And just so as you know, my Stanley was only on it for about a week. It kind of stopped him from licking his belly bald and got him on the road to reasonable behaviour. For some people, I think their dogs are on it long term, but I was lucky, I guess. Stanley is still what I like to call “special needs” (ha) but he’s A LOT better.

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