We have always been amazingly lucky in that our dogs have always loved car journeys and always travelled well, no matter what the distance.
One rescue Ridgeback was amazingly territorial in regard to 'HIS' car - no person not on his 'approved' list was allowed near it! Once when there had been an accident and the police were in the process of closing the road and turning the traffic back he turned the police officer back! He barked viciously when he approached the car, yet a softer and more friendly dog you could never wish to meet outside the car!
Other dogs in the vicinity were a 'no-no' too, we had a very embarassing trip through Bath in a traffic jam when someone with either a yellow lab or a retriever walked in the same direction as we were attempting to go - they kept catching up, and he kept barking and rocking the car in the process! I also well remember a trip with him plus my daughter and a Christmas Tree in a little blue mini. Another dog walking near the car, my daughter shouting at him to shut up, and him barking - quite a contest for volume.
Our current rescue loves to get in the car too, and now likes to just sit in it whilst it is being washed - the car that is - but when we hadn't had him too long if he managed to get into the car he refused to get out until he'd been for a ride, even if it was to the next street and back!
If you have your pet from a pup in many cases you will bring them 'home' in the car and they will adapt very easily to a natural enjoyment of the outings a car journey will give them.
If you have problems... well, this post was supposed to be about that, but I have gone on so long, I think it is best if I start on how to address those problems in my next post!
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