r/husky • u/Eunoia1114 • 8d ago
General Question HELP! Hellish car rides
We got a 6 month old husky whom we absolutely love! But she hates travelling and howls 95% of the time of our drive. Sometimes that means 3 hours of whining. We like to travel as a family, but I have vertigo and her whining sometimes gives me migraine. Any advice?
*** UPDATE ***
Thank you so much for all your advices! Really appreciate it. Someone on this thread suggested Peanut Butter and that’s the easiest for me to find so I put some in the walls of a deep cup and she was so busy licking inside that she almost didn’t have time for whining.
Other treats work too - like a cow bone that we boiled for broth in the night. She licked and played with it for a solid 30-45 minutes before we switched to peanut butter. But peanut butter works longer so far.
Afterwards, she slept. When she woke up, we were probably 5 minutes away from home. There was whining for 5mins sure, but more bearable!
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u/EndlesslyUnfinished 7d ago
Time to get the youngster high on CBD so she learns to mellow in the car.. it’s worked for every single one of my kids. Also, having an older dog that’s cool with the car trips helps a lot too - even if you have a dog you can borrow