Here are a few things to work on so hopefully your dog will not be such a pain in the _ _ _ (car).
Commands are necessary for your dog in the car for their safety. They also come in handy if you have passengers on board and would like to be courteous to them. Below is a listing of commands that will make your car ride much more enjoyable for you, your dog and your passengers.
In a perfect world the dog would be confined to a kennel, or something similar in the vehicle for his safety, but I do realize that many people have their dogs loose so I thought I would make this list.
1. “Quiet”. For a car ride to be enjoyable, it is essential that the dog knows the command ‘quiet’, or a similar command that twould have the dog stop barking. Dogs will bark for many reasons some good, and some not so good.
It can be annoying for a dog bark at everything he sees, but it can come in handy for him to bark at a stranger approaching the car.
In a perfect world, it is ideal if you could both turn it on and turn it off. If you have to pick, make sure that you can at least turn it off.
You should observe what the dog is barking at, and then have the ability to make an educated decision on whether you want to turn it off or not. If your dog has good ‘attention to command’, you should be able to accomplish this.
2. ‘In The Back’ ( or something similar). What this simply means is if your dog rides in the back while you drive, for safety reasons you do not want him climbing over the front seat.
You can initially teach this by going for rides with him with someone else driving and you in the passenger seat. Your job would be to constantly put up a barrier with your arm in any instance that the dog attempted to put his paws on the front seat or climb over it. At the same time that your arm would go up you would also acompany that with a command like ‘in the back’ or something similar. It is your job to follow through any time the dog would attempt this.
3. ‘In Your Seat’ (or something similar). If your dog rides next to you in the front seat it is essential that they do not bother you while you are driving. This can be taught by making sure that it’s always your job that the dog never breaks the barrier of the drivers front seat. Yes, I have seen people drive with their dog cozy on their lap with their head sticking out the window, but that is obviously not acceptable unless the dog is really cute, you have an airbag, and you also have Onstar. Just kidding of course. 
4. ‘Attentive around open car doors’. I had to give this one a little thought. It is important for the dog’s behavior to be attentive around open car doors for a few reasons.
a. You don’t want them just taking off after every open car door because they love to go for a ride.
b. You also do not want them just taking off every time you stop and the door is open. Being able to control them once they fly off the seat and onto the ground is also important for their safety.
I also do not personally like to see the dog running loose in the open bed of a pickup truck.
Despite all this I totally understand that the dog may not have any obedience and still just love to ride in the car just the same. Dogs will be dogs and that’s why we love them.
Feels free to add to this list, and leave your comments below.
Necessary commands for your dog in the car.
Commands are necessary for your dog in the car for their safety. They also come in handy if you have passengers on board and would like to be courteous to them. Below is a listing of commands that will make your car ride much more enjoyable for you, your dog and your passengers.
In a perfect world the dog would be confined to a kennel, or something similar in the vehicle for his safety, but I do realize that many people have their dogs loose so I thought I would make this list.
1. “Quiet”. For a car ride to be enjoyable, it is essential that the dog knows the command ‘quiet’, or a similar command that twould have the dog stop barking. Dogs will bark for many reasons some good, and some not so good.
It can be annoying for a dog bark at everything he sees, but it can come in handy for him to bark at a stranger approaching the car.
In a perfect world, it is ideal if you could both turn it on and turn it off. If you have to pick, make sure that you can at least turn it off.
You should observe what the dog is barking at, and then have the ability to make an educated decision on whether you want to turn it off or not. If your dog has good ‘attention to command’, you should be able to accomplish this.
2. ‘In The Back’ ( or something similar). What this simply means is if your dog rides in the back while you drive, for safety reasons you do not want him climbing over the front seat.
You can initially teach this by going for rides with him with someone else driving and you in the passenger seat. Your job would be to constantly put up a barrier with your arm in any instance that the dog attempted to put his paws on the front seat or climb over it. At the same time that your arm would go up you would also acompany that with a command like ‘in the back’ or something similar. It is your job to follow through any time the dog would attempt this.
3. ‘In Your Seat’ (or something similar). If your dog rides next to you in the front seat it is essential that they do not bother you while you are driving. This can be taught by making sure that it’s always your job that the dog never breaks the barrier of the drivers front seat. Yes, I have seen people drive with their dog cozy on their lap with their head sticking out the window, but that is obviously not acceptable unless the dog is really cute, you have an airbag, and you also have Onstar. Just kidding of course.
4. ‘Attentive around open car doors’. I had to give this one a little thought. It is important for the dog’s behavior to be attentive around open car doors for a few reasons.
a. You don’t want them just taking off after every open car door because they love to go for a ride.
b. You also do not want them just taking off every time you stop and the door is open. Being able to control them once they fly off the seat and onto the ground is also important for their safety.
I also do not personally like to see the dog running loose in the open bed of a pickup truck.
Despite all this I totally understand that the dog may not have any obedience and still just love to ride in the car just the same. Dogs will be dogs and that’s why we love them.
Feels free to add to this list, and leave your comments below.
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