Beeping. I have been to something similar before. The cause had been previous use of an electric shock collar. Panics at beeping sounds. Golden Labrador Indy panics at beeping sounds and sounds of a certain similar frequency. A notification on a mobile phone at home sends him rushing upstairs to Read more…
He’s never been happy being left, but now something has caused young Huxley to flip when the lady gets ready to leave him. PANIC! Why now? Probably this has something to do with him being an adolescent, and could also have something to do with a second fear period They Read more…
It took them a while to discover the connection between his extreme fearfulness and bangs. He can rally during hours of darkness when bird-scarers are banned and during those few months that are quiet, but it’s only a temporary reprieve – false security.
In addition to being left alone, Jasper panics in busy places. Lots of things including the ironing board, the steam hissing from the iron and the vacuum cleaner terrify him. New people scare him.
The lady then fetches Millie’s bed and takes it into her bedroom, followed by Millie. She gets ready for bed then gives the dog a treat for getting into her own bed. She goes to bed herself.
Immediately everything changes. Millie jumps onto the lady’s bed.
She trembles. She whimpers, jumps on and off. Obviously very distressed, she drools.
The Beagle can’t be left all alone. When they adopted Libby a couple of weeks ago, they had no clue they wouldn’t be able to go out to work and happily leave her. She had previously been fostered out by the rescue – to a home with several dogs. Her Read more…
Every day she is having to face ordeals that continually top up her stress levels. Things like traffic, particularly large or noisy vehicles, post coming through the door and even the smallest of bangs.
Hand-feeding doesn’t mean pandering to a dog and treating her like a princess. In the case of a dog that needs a lot of desensitising and counter conditioning around things that make her fearful, the food can be used as a sort of tool. It can also be scattered on the floor. Foraging and searching is incompatible with spooking or barking.
The British Bulldog is only seven months old and is scared of everything. He’s also very brave. Facing fears takes a lot of courage. Fired up When I came to the door his flying all over me and humping was fuelled not only by friendliness but also by anxiety, I’m Read more…
Suddenly a large fly was buzzing around the room and Jasper lost it! He barked, flew all over the place and jumped at us all.
When the lady goes to open the window to let a fly out he has a panic attack – after barking and leaping about, he jumps up onto the sofa, eyes darting, drooling.