bangs
Scared of bangs. His world erupted
Until last year, where he was alert to bangs when out on walks, he could cope. Then, late November, they were out in the garden for his final toilet trip at about 10pm, and his world erupted.
Until last year, where he was alert to bangs when out on walks, he could cope. Then, late November, they were out in the garden for his final toilet trip at about 10pm, and his world erupted.
I could see immediately that Poppy was a very worried dog. After an initial uncertainty she was friendly, if reserved, but throughout the evening it was like she kept hearing sounds that no human could hear. She is constantly ill at ease, looking to hide or escape upstairs. Five-year-old Chocolate Read more…
It started with her hearing a bang shortly after she arrived – a gunshot. She dropped to the ground shaking, and refused to move.
Over time she has refused to go to places associated with bangs. Then she refused to go to places not knowingly associated with bangs.
A person like Dudley would be on the go non-stop. They would nev
er stop talking, chewing their nails, demanding attention all the time. They would be unable to listen properly because they were so preoccupied, jumping into the air and screeching at sudden sounds and being inappropriately demonstrative to strangers.