Whenever in front of cars
or whenever riding in the car, pets that change abruptly
Are you driving safe with your pet..?
Doong came out with the fambam on a rainy day
The car begins to drive
and until now, it’s pretty quiet in the car
but, at that moment!
Doong barks suddenly looking out the window
and stopped Doong’s guardian: Ugh, really…!
Thought Doong quieted down like that
but, again barsk out of the blue loudly
Producer: What’s with Doong?
Doong’s guardian: Oh, it’s because of the wipers
because of the wipers’ movements
Doong barks intensely towards the window whenever the car wipers are on
As the wipers are turned off, Doong stops barking as well
Doong becomes dead quiet
Doong’s guardian: (Whenever it rains) it takes double the normal time. A 5-minute drive becomes a 10-minute drive
As we drive slowly, we can’t drive fast but drive carefully
it takes a long time and it gets tiring
As Doong barks intensely whenever the wipers are on
Guardian: One would think I’m abusing the dog hahaha
Producer: Haha it does sound like it
On rainy days, going out with Doong is nothing but worrisome
Why does Doong panic upon seeing wipers?
Doong’s guardian/ The window was dirty so turned on the washer liquid and got the wipers working
(Doong) was looking out the window and turned the head towards this way
The wipers on the front windows moved sideways
I think Doong was startled then
Ever since, whenever the wipers are on, Doong gets worked up and show barking behaviors
Doong’s guardian/ We need to keep on riding (on the car)
I bring Doong along when I clock in and out of work and when I drop my kid at school…
But, Doong’s behaviors worry me and it tires me out
I don’t know what’s the cause
First, we need to find out why Doong reacts sensitively towards the wipers
So, the production crew decided to observed Doong’s behavior with an expert
After turning on the wipers once Doong gets on the car
Doong gets worked up and barks aggressively
Animal Behaviorist: Alright ma’am, the wipers
Have the wipers stop right here
The guardian stops the wipers in the middle of the car window
But, Doong barks nevertheless
Animal Behaviorist: When it’s moving, since it’s moving
you can say the dog’s barking due to its instinct, reacting to something moving
but, he’s barking at the wipers right now though it’s stopped
Then, that means Doong knows exactly of this target
that, it’s an intruder!
It’s not simply because of the wipers’ movements
but, Doong’s expressing hostility, recognizing the wipers as an enemy
Animal Behaviorist: Then, that means Doong will think that whenever Doong’s on the car
there’s some sort of being that’s following Doong, threatening Doong
Doong was always with the being that threatened Doong
Animal Behaviorist: Regarding the wipers
I think Doong needs to be trained repeatedly that wipers aren’t threatening beings.
Really, when shown wipers, Doong shows aggressive reactions
Animal Behaviorist: Alright, now ma’am, leave a snack at a time~
Leaving snacks where the wipers are
let Dong recognize wipers as something that’s not threatening
Animal Behaviorist: Doong~
Animal Behaviorist: When the wipers move and when Doong comes, leave a snack in front
When wipers move in front of Doong
Doong’s guardian: Sit~ Doong, sit!
Doong’s guardian: Wait!
If Doong stays calm to the guardian’s voice
Animal Behaviorist: Give Doong the snack, alrighty~ Doong’s guardian: Righto~
The important point is to feed Doong snacks with complements!
Repeated training continues
Animal Behaviorist: It’s okay, it’s okay
Through this, Doong reduces adverse reaction towards the wipers
Animal Behaviorist: We’ll create a similar atmosphere as that of a car
and will have the wipers move on the car
Made a mock car using the furnitures at the hair salon
Splash water just as if it rains
Animal Behaviorist: It’s raining~
He moves the wipers, yet Doong doesn’t show any reaction..!
Animal Behaviorist: Ugh, this is tiring
Producer: Will this have an effect?
Doong’s guardian: Yes~ I’m so relieved
Alright now, it’s the real game!
Will Doong be able to get rid of the hostility towards the wipers?
Animal Behaviorist: Alright, turn them on
The most nerve wracking moment, the guardian turns on the wipers..!
Doong: Bork!
Thought the fella reacts sensitively as expected, but soon Doong quiets down
Regardless of the wipers moving, Doong only looks at them without barking
Moreover, Doong who takes a seat is so calm rather than getting worked up looking at the wipers
At this rate, it won’t be a problem on a rainy day either
Doong’s amazing change!
Doong’s guardian: I’m so happy
I think we’ll be able to take Doong on a drive on rainy days and I’m just so happy
Doong, we hope you’ll be able to smile big even on rainy days from now on..★
Production crew visited another dog tiring the guardian out with a more strange behavior
This is the dog with problematic behaviors, Mongsil
For the guardian’s safe driving, Mongsil won’t budge from his seat
But, soon after, as the guardian gets near the parking lot after the curve
Mongsil gets up and looks outside
As if Mongsil’s been startled by something, he eventually even throws himself into the driver’s seat!
He was so calm a moment ago, but what’s it that he saw that made him so restless?
Mongsil’s guardian: Whenever I get into a parking lot,
whenever I try to park, he barks as if someone’s beating him up…
The production crew got in the car to check Mongsil’s change whenever the guardian parks
This time, decided to move around with the lady’s husband in the car
Mongsil’s calm so far
but, as if restless, Mongsil starts to yelp
Actually, this is a parking lot of a store
Mongsil’s guardian: It’s okay~
As the guardian parks the car, Mongsil is extremely restless and throws himself to the driver’s seat
Even the husband who got in the car with them seems startled..!
Mongsil’s guardian: Since I have a disability
I can’t get around without a car
If he (Mongsil) can ride with me
I really hope to take him with me to everywhere I go
How come Mongsil changes abruptly whenever the guardian tries to park?
Vet: The way I see it, Mongsil knows exactly when the guardian parks
I think something bad must have happened to him when a car was being parked
Seeing that he only reacts sensitively whenever parking
there must have been a bad memory related to a car being parked…
Mongsil’s guardian: Actually, Mongsil was an abandoned dog that we adopted
I think he might not have a good memory regarding cars…
First, in order to identify the cause of his abnormal behavior, the expert got in the car with them
Animal Behaviorist: If you look now, the fact that he’s panting
he’s in an anxious state
It’s not a good sign
Him panting is also a sign of him being restless and nervous..!
The moment his anxiety peaks is when the guardian changes the gear and parks
As expected, Mongsil doesn’t know what to do
Animal Behaviorist: Mongsil shows most insecure state when you get off the car
It’s because he’s either left alone or because the car’s stopped
He thinks he’ll be ‘abandoned’. It’s due to his memory
Getting off the car repeatedly
will let him think that you’re not leaving him by himself nor abandon him
Perhaps due to his trauma from the past being abandoned he probably showed such behaviors
thinking he’ll be abandoned again, whenever the car stops
Mongsil’s guardian: Wait~
What Mongsil needs right now is a belief that the guardian will come back even when he’s left alone in the car
Mongsil’s guardian: Wait~
After telling Mongsil to wait, the guardian disappears
and appears again. The important part is to repeat this
And, Mongsil finds peace soon after despite the lady disappears
Soon, he waits for the lady in a comfy posture
Mongsil’s guardian: Aww, good job! Mongsil waited for mommy
Snackie reward is a must for Mongsil who waited patiently
While at it, Mongsil’s guardian takes him out for a drive
Will his anxiety disorder be improved when she parks?
The lady arrives at the parking lot, slows down and starts to reverse
Normally, he’d already be yelping and show signs of anxiety, but he’s so calm
Mongsil’s guardian: Wait~
After telling him to wait, Mongsil’s guardian disappears
He seemed to be anxious looking around to look for his guardian
but, he gets down on his seat and waits for the lady comfortably
Going onward, it seems he won’t have a problem going for a drive with his guardian
Mongsil’s guardian: Good job
Mongsil’s guardian: Mongsil, great job~
Producer: Wow, he really did improve lots!
Mongsil’s guardian: On one hand I feel apologetic and pitiful
but, I’ll keep on training Mongsil slowly but surely with the help from today
and show a completely changed Mongsil
I love you Mongsil
With understanding, patience, and yielding
driving with your pet will become more joyful and happy