What about putting her into a large rubermaid tote/bin thing?  You could even cut some holes/slashes in the back and keep it buckled into the seat.  You could line it with blankets and pad the walks with comfy things, so when she teeters, she hits poof rather than plastic.  You could fill it high, so her head sticks out and doesn't feel like she's buried in a box?

I like your idea for attaching the leash to her collar and harness.  Sounds like a great solution!

With your whine, I recommend some wine.  You're facing many uphill battles and I think everyone still has some routines and personalities to learn and iron out.  Don't worry about complaining here - you're entitled!  You're doing a lot and we applaud you.  CHEERS!!!!  Get your emotions out, complain, and breathe.  Then, reassess.  You ARE doing a great job and your WHOLE pack has come a long, long way.

Chris, my cousin had nothing. She only suggested getting a larger crate than you need and putting a lot of padding in it that you can remove as Cora grows. I imagine you can get some help getting a crate for Cora if you need one. You could send me a message about that.

I understand that she may balk at the crate (and that's putting it nicely), but it will be to her advantage if she can be crated. A blind tripawd needing medical care will be kenneled, and that would be an incredibly traumatic experience for her if she weren't used to the confines of a crate.

Start small, go slowly. In the crate for 3 seconds, treat, praise, pets. Do it a dozen times a day. Build up. I had to re-do this with Evelyn recently. She ate an awful lot of treats, but within 3 days she showed she's pretty smart when she began going into the crate on her own and staring at me. "Where's my cookie?" I think I started closing the door briefly on day 2. She did not freak out because she knew dessert was coming.

I know you don't want to upset Cora any more than she's already upset, but think ahead a bit. Not just to being kenneled at the vet, but anytime there may be an emergency and you need to confine her really quickly. The last thing you want is to have a wild Tasmanian devil on your hands, biting and lashing out and destroying things and hurting herself. You want her to be calm and content, thinking "this is ok; I've done this before and I get good stuff later."

Shari

I was going to suggest a crate, but clearly that's not a great solution for you.  I would try it again with the extra padding though, to see if she will tolerate that.

This is a longer-term suggestion, but we require Sid to be laying down when we start the car and he has learned that he must lay down for travel. Of course, he's an older, wiser dog at almost nine years old.  I think you have a still-growing pup?

How about getting one of the car hammocks?  That way if she does lose her balance, she won't come to too much harm, but she will be able to learn balance by the fact that there is a 'soft' place in it where she can't stand.

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