Gradual introduction of new things combined with rewards is best for high strung pets. Leave the pack open and put something familiar to him in it -- towel, chew toy, etc. And then reward him with a treat when he approaches the pack, gets in it, etc. Once he's comfortable getting in the pack on his own, try picking him up in it and rewarding him for that.
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 10:34 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not quite so off topic since one reason for buying the Timbuktu pet > carrier backpack that someone recommended is to let me carry my dog on > my Rivendells. Anyway, I got one and Nico is absolutely panicked by > it. I managed to stuff him in and slam the lid with help from my > brother, and he stayed still, if tense, but trying to get him in by > myself is like trying to thread a needle with a thistle. Nico is also > very reluctant to get into a car. > > Does anyone have any *experience* about humanely habituating a dog to > be carried in this way? Or is it a lost cause and ought I to return > the thing before the month's deadline is out? (Or I could just keep it > to carry other things in ...) > > Thanks. > > -- > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
