Does your dog cry with anxiety or excitement ? Our German shepherd got so excited when she got in the car because she knew that usually meant she was going for a good run somewhere and would whine non stop, until we stopped. After 2 trips of her whining for 2 or 3 hours until she had been let out, we discovered that if we packed all our stuff, put her in the car and drove round the corner to the local park and let her run for 15 minutes, she was then quiet and settled for hours on end. Funny thing is, it only worked if we put her in the car and drove her to the park and not if we walked her there first.