Constant whining in car. Normal or distressed?
I have got a male intact 17 months old Sammy, generally a good boy but too much in the way of attention seeking and being loud at home and during walks. During car rides he used to be just calm and quiet but tends to get whiney when he is in familiar roads such as the street outside our house and the street near my son's school. Lately this has escalated to full blown barking and very incessant whining, almost to the point of seeming to be distressed. I have attached a video of this.
I got him last year when he was 4 months old and I have always taken him out in car rides, often 2-3 times a day so it is not new to him. Has anyone faced this behavior before? Any recommendations on how to handle this? It gets pretty loud and intense in the car when he gets going like this. Does this warrant a vet visit for any type of check up?
Thanks for all the support from this community.