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You should give your dog enough time to get used to the box. The
ideal situation for the dog to get used to the box is in your house.
(When the dog has become comfortable with the box in the
house, you can use the same training procedure to get the dog
used to being in the box in the car.)
All TAMI boxes are fine for your dog to use for sleeping and resting
at home. Lay your dog‘s favorite pad in the box. Familiar smells
will give your dog a sense of greater security and familiarity when
you travel.
You can use your dog‘s favorite treat or toy to help the dog feel
comfortable in the box. First, put the treat near the TAMI Dogbox
– so that a somewhat nervous dog feels more and more confident
to get closer to the box. If the first tries are sucessful, put the treat
in the box.
Continue to praise your dog for coming closer to the box. Once
the dog is comfortable staying in the box, think of a command
you could use to order the dog to enter the box.
Practice with your dog. Use the command and point in the box
as soon as the dog enters the box. Praise and reward your dog
whenever it is in the box.
At first, close the box with the dog in it for a short time – just a few
minutes. Make sure the dog perceives this as a positive thing by
placing a favorite treat or toy in the box beside it.
Each dog is different when it comes to the time and techniques
needed to get used to the box. As soon as your dog feels
comfortable in the box and shows no signs of stress, you can
lengthen the time that the dog stays in the closed box.
It‘s important that these training sessions don‘t last too long and
your four-legged friend can keep exiting the box. When your dog
can use the dogbox to sleep and rest in your home, he‘ll perceive
the box as a safe spot.
The last step is the first car trip with the TAMI Dogbox. Place the
dogbox in your car and give the command for your dog to jump
into the box, or lift it into the box. Have a dog treat ready in the
box. Repeat this a few times to reinforce the dog‘s good behavior.
Stand for a few minutes next to the open box and praise the dog
if it remains sitting or lying down. Close the box with the zipper
and observe whether your dog remains calm and feels OK. The
first car trips in the box may be a new experience for the dog,
so plan to take a few short rides until the dog accepts the new
experience and remains calm.
Little by little increase the length of the trips in which the dog is in
the TAMI Dogbox. Be patient with your dog if things are bumpy at
first. Even after your dog is used to traveling in the dogbox, new
sounds, passing landscapes, curves, or braking can overtax your dog.
With the right preparation and time, your dog will certainly
become accustomed to car travel in the TAMI Dogbox.
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