Turning car rides into dog-training opportunities


By Julia Szabo

If you're planning a long-distance drive with your large dog, and Spot has a habit of forcing his way up to the front of your car while you're driving it - not to be encouraged, as it can be extremely hazardous - it's time to brush up on some good manners training so your upcoming car trip with your dog goes without a hitch.  

To encourage good motor manners, FetchDog friend Andrew Yori requires that his dog traveling companions sit before jumping up to his Pontiac Aztek - and repeats the request before letting the dogs jump out.  

Yori's handsome white pit bull, a talented athlete named Wallace, is the winner of the 2007 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge, as reported here. Recently, Wallace welcomed a new dog friend to his pack: Hector, one of the pits rescued from Michael Vick's dogfighting operation. Like his packmate Wallace, Hector "loves to go for rides in the car," Yori reports.  

If you find yourself too pressed for time to do much training with your dog, it's easy to turn car rides with your dog into fun, easy dog-training sessions. "Even a short drive can be a dog-training opportunity," Yori explains. "I like to take advantage of every training opportunity, because it helps us bond more. This way, my dogs are connected with me, rather than just doing their own thing in the car."

And there's no need to pack extra treats for these training sessions; as Yori explains, "the car is the treat!"
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