Brought my puppy home today

Mama held Dickens in her lap for his ride home; we stopped at the pet store to pick up a crate and he politely threw up there. He didn't get carsick on a routine basis until he was almost eight months old; after that he got sick a few times but eventually adjusted to riding in the car.
 
Mine rides in the car with me every day. She goes to work with me. I've always had her riding in her crate in the back seat and never had problems with her getting car sick. Give the crate a try if you continue to have problems. It might help.
 
Welcome! She will be a special companion! As for barfing like other posters said most outgrow it and short drives that lengthen will help. You Can also talk to your vet as they can be given dramamine i believe if they dont outgrow. But vet can confirm that and tell you dosage
 
Thank you all for the wonderful advice, we took her in the car (yes in her crate) before her supper tonight for a 5 minute car ride and although she didn't like it (she whined) at least she didn't throw up. So although baby steps we are making progress:wink2:
 
Congratulations on your puppy and welcome!

My puppy got car sick as well the first few months we had him. Positive exposure to the car, along with short trips, are great. Take your pup out and just sit them in the car while it's parked and turned off. Reward, reward, reward. Do the same with the car running but still parked. Like Ashley, I do a lot of travel with my dogs. I gave my pup ginger snap cookies about 15 minutes before a car trip. Ginger is a natural cure for upset tummies.

Another thing I found that made a difference was the type of crate my pup traveled in. We started him out in a airline style crate (think VariKennel) and he was always getting sick. After about two months we switched him to a small wire crate and the car sickness abated. (He was also about 7 months old at the time.) For some dogs, the opposite works - the less they see the less sick they get. I mention this as something for you to stick in the back of your mind to try if nothing else is working.
 
Thank you all, she has an airline style crate so I will keep the crate style in mind and if she doesn't improve I will switch crates, see if that works.
 
Welcome to SN! Looks like you have received a ton of advice. Hopefully this gets resolved in due time. :yes:
 
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