Loading in truck

[Rakoprtr]

How do u guys teach ur dogs to loa into a truck my hound won't even put his front paws up onto the tailgate I have to lift him them lift his back half it's really a pain sometimes my gsp jumps right up what can I do to get my hound to follow him

[Sharon]

My 7 month old jumps up like an athlete . I lift up my 12 year old as it is too much for her. Throw a treat in the back and see what happens. (Hounds do have much shorter legs than your GSP.)

[rinker]

I have never tried to 'teach' loading in the truck. Some of my dogs will jump in with no problem, some have to be lifted in every time. I had a big long legged pointer years ago that liked to load in the truck for some reason. If i happened to be in front of the truck when I told him to load, he would go over the top of the cab to get in.

[DonF]

Yea got a smaller vehicle with a back that opens? Grab him by the collar, tell hinn load up and throw him in. If the height is still a bit much, start on the ground and work your way up. Doesn't take to long with bird dogs.

[Rakoprtr]

We do have a stock height jeep grand Cherokee he won't get in that either I figured my truck was cuz it was so big but once I noticed he wouldn't jump n the jeep either I was starting to wonder

[Vonzeppelinkennels]

For all that want their dogs to jump in & out of their vehicles just keep in mid that accidents happen & can be pretty costly to repair & sometimes leave lifelong injuries that never heal 100%.
IS that chance worth it? Just something to think about!

[Sharon]

That's absolutely true.

[Toster]

I had a hard time with one dog, but made some sturdy boxes. I had her up in the truck and taught her "down" using the boxes, then "load up" going up the boxes. If memory serves me I had three boxes. Got rid of the tallest, and then the middle one. Then when I took away the box closet to the ground she froze up again. I put just a 1/2 piece of wood on the ground for the "target", after a few days of that, she was good. She also froze up when my truck was running in the cold weather she did not like the exhaust "fog".

Make sure they don't try to jump up and fail. That's what happened to this dog, and so I had to "step" her though getting up again. Now she will clear a truck with the tail gate up!

[ranmcc]

I use pieces of hotdogs as a treat. A couple of those and usually no problem. Just repetition over and over with treats they like until they get it.

[greg jacobs]

Had a standard dachshund. If I walked towards my farm truck that thing would come running.
He would jump and hit the back bumper shoot straight up. Hook the top of the tailgate with
his front legs then shimmy up and over. He never missed.

[Cicada]

My rescue GSP was one that needed to be taught to load.

I used food/toys and the side doors of the SUV then when he was able to do that I worked on the back door I slowly reduced the height of series of log blogs that he used as stairs eventually he decided he could get to the food faster by jumping directly in than climbing up the log blocks. It helps to have the other dog in the vehicle eating the treats.

It only took about 4 weeks.

Grant

[polmaise]

Once they figure out the Taxi takes them to the game.It's hard not to get them in the truck
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[CDN_Cocker]

I would just start taking him out in it more. Once he figures out that it means fun things you won't be able to keep him out. My dog loves the car, its the only place he'll actually lay down and not be bouncing off the walls. He'd live in there if you let him lol. He's not picky either, you open the door to any vehicle and say "car!" and he's in like a bullet. Just gotta create a positive association with it - obviously your GSP gets it. Maybe take the hound out on his own a few times and take him places he can run or play, or get him a treat/bone while you're out for a drive. Get him thinking that the truck = good things to come!

[Rakoprtr]

Once they figure out the Taxi takes them to the game.It's not to get them in the truck
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Ha that's the thing he loves car rides and going places once I start my truck to let it warm up there both sitting at the door givin me the can we go plz look but one runs out and jumps the other runs out and stands at the tailgate and looks at me I'm gonna get some hotdogs and sturdy steps and start there thx for the advice guys

[DonF]

For all that want their dogs to jump in & out of their vehicles just keep in mid that accidents happen & can be pretty costly to repair & sometimes leave lifelong injuries that never heal 100%.
IS that chance worth it? Just something to think about!

I used to let a dog ride in back of the truck. Had a chain stretched tight across the bed right behind the cab. In the center of it a dropper chain short enough the dog could not get to either side. Dog's riding loose back there are on a crash course to disaster.

[Rakoprtr]

Same here I have a tie down with a special tie down that is designed to stretch on impact to reduce back injuries I have it from tying onto helos when I was in the army

[ACooper]

I always teach my dogs to load, but I do my best to make sure they never jump out, I always attempt to grab them and set them down. I do not worry about jumping up nearly as much as down. However I have seen dogs get feet caught in the gap between the the tailgate and truck bed while jumping into the bed of a truck, so there are concerns there as well.

[Sharon]

Once they figure out the Taxi takes them to the game.It's hard not to get them in the truck
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That's a great picture and so true.

[sdsujacks]

It took my lab over a year before he would jump in the back of the truck, he'd just put his front paws on and then I'd lift him. I tried putting his food in the bed of the truck, throwing a bumper up there during a retrieving session, coaxing him anyway I could, and none of it worked. Then one day I was randomly backed up to a slope and he jumped right in, it gave him enough confidence that he will jump in every single time now for the past year. It's almost annoying- he knows I leave with the truck, so if the tailgate is down and I'm doing yard work, packing something up, etc., he makes sure to jump in the bed so I don't leave him. He will spend hours sitting in the bed staring at me in the yard and I have to drag him out of the back. I don't drop the tailgate unless he is going with now!

[bobman]

I lift them both ways I don't want them jumping in or out....its a sure fire way to an injury sooner or later

[Vonzeppelinkennels]

Same here Bobman,not worth it.

[campgsp]

If the dog is crate trained to kennel on command.
Take the crate out of the truck put it on the ground and kennel him up a few times with a lead on.
Then put the crate back in the truck while he is watching. Put your hand on the crate and tell him kennel. If he avoids it. Walk him away on lead a couple feet and back towards the crate giving him a little running start command kennel.
He should kennel this time. Praise. And repeat two more times.

If he avoids the second attempt go back to the ground and start over. Most get it on the first go around.

Just my .02

Ps. I agree about letting them jump down. Good way to break a leg.

[rollick]

Actually, that's pretty typical for a hound. Some of them tend to be a tad peculiar when it comes to "footing" and where their feet are going to land, which includes jumping up into cars/trucks. Hounds are whimsical creatures.