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Puppies and Car Sickness

Filed under: Llewellin Setter Health, Training the Llewellin Setter, Llewellin Setter Puppies — Keith Smith at 1:25 pm on Sunday, September 25, 2005

We can anticipate that when you go to collect your pup and take him home, riding for the very first time in a car, he will be sick. This event will be worse if he had a square meal just a short time before the ride.With most pups this reaction will go away in a short time and he will get to look forward to and enjoy riding. After all he is to be our constant hunting companion so car riding is a must part of his education.

There are however some dogs where the problem continues for an extended period. Worse than that, such dogs develop almost a phobia to riding because the experience is so unpleasant for them. These dogs will often salivate and foam at the mouth to the extent that they will be dehydrated and they are quite clearly distressed. (Read on …)