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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.
Behaviour and Training
She now won’t leave the house. Military gunshots on Salisbury Plain.
Too scared to leave the house. Abbie’s case is so severe. Even small incidental bangs or heavy rain send her ears back and tail between her legs. She tries to dig through the floor, pants and trembles violently. In order to help her, we looked at four main areas. The Read more…
Fear
Noise sensitive Labrador reacts to any sudden sound. Fireworks and bangs are the worst.
They have had Jake since he was a puppy. He’s now four years old. The couple have theories about why he’s quite so noise sensitive. As a puppy a closed crate crashed down beside him and sent him running and hiding. It’s very possible this happened during a fear Read more…
Fear
PTSD caused by one loud bang in mid-afternoon has ruined walks
Laddie has always been a sensitive dog but he loved going out, he loved his walks and he also was happy to meet people and most other dogs. That has now all changed. It took just one careless firework set off behind their fence in an afternoon to terrify the Read more…
Fear
Unexpected Fireworks. Panic. Destruction. Injured his Mouth
I have brought this story forward as it is very relevant at the moment with the approach of November 5th.
Unexpected fireworks have blighted the lives of so many dogs.
Poor Kenzo. (more…)
Fear
Bang of Exploding Firework. Now Scared of Going Out.
.A big bang started it all. Millie is no longer the carefree and happy dog that she was. Already sensitised last November, an unexpected and close firework explosion at New Year when out on a walk did the rest. Now the six-year-old Collie Corgi mix spends most of her time Read more…
Fear
Poo Indoors. Emotions-Bowels Connection?
To poo indoors once seemed the natural thing for the twelve-year-old Tibetan Terrier. Tipsy was a breeding bitch who had lived in kennels for the first five years of her life. It took them a year to house-train her, but that was now six years ago. Why poo indoors now? Read more…
Fear
Spooked by Bangs. On High Alert.
I had a lovely greeting from Staffie Rio. Too lovely, really, considering he had never met me before. Exaggerated welcomes, particularly with people the dog doesn’t know, may not be pure pleasure but involve some anxiety. Rio went back and forth, wagging his tail and sitting between my legs. He Read more…
Fear
Great progress with dog scared of bangs
Nearly two months ago I visited Poppy, a five-year-old Labrador who seemed constantly haunted by every sound she heard from loud bangs to things we couldn’t even hear ourselves. It probably started with a firework a couple of years ago. Click here for her story. Refuse to go out Often Read more…
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Scared of bangs and sounds
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…