How to stop my dog from being terriffied of our log burner in the living room and also the car

Stephanie W. good suggestions. I was doing the same with my dog, and now there is no problem with that.

I don't know about log burners, but my dog Thanos was and still is afraid of car rides. He has pretty bad anxiety most of the time but it's a lot worse in cars. Here are some tricks that I used to get him used to it:

- Try sitting in the car with them without actually driving anywhere

- Have someone they know sit in the car with them and keep petting them if you are driving

- Bring treats, lots of them

- Cover them in a blanket

- Go on extremely short rides at first and gradually increase the duration

Keep in mind that this might take a while. Thanos is much better now but he still cannot be in a car for too long before he starts whinning and screaming again

Here's a good article about how to help a scared dog: hope it helps!

https://www.yummypets.com/mag/2013/07/18/fearful-dog-what-are-the-solutions-11582