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Post by bluejeans on May 21, 2015 23:21:46 GMT
Does anyone have knowledge...or even a theory...? Why are some dogs anxious--terrified of firecrackers, during thunderstorms...and other loud sounds; while others raised right with them, even littermates...just take it in stride...?
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Post by Otter on May 23, 2015 19:38:28 GMT
Individual variation, simple as that. Different temperaments, sensitivity levels, ranges of hearing. Like, I can hear bats, my sister can't. Any or a combination of factors and there you go.
All dogs can adjust to normal household noises, just be aware that to some, very loud noises like clanging, gunfire, fireworks, are loud enough to be painful to them. No amount of training will decrease the pain, so that needs to be taken into consideration.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2015 19:08:47 GMT
It really depends on the dog. My Drathaar didn't like fireworks but gunfire never bothered her even when she was a puppy, she loved it.
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Post by aoconnor on Jun 5, 2015 12:13:50 GMT
Three of mine are terrified of gunshots, two of those are the same with thunder. Why the other one is not afraid of thunder I don't know! My other two dogs are clueless about any of it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2015 0:00:48 GMT
Our border collie is afraid of storms and loud noises like fire crackers. The strangest thing is that she's afraid of the dark!!!, As soon as the sun starts to set, she's waiting by the door ready to go inside.
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Post by vickilynn on Jun 23, 2015 20:12:47 GMT
Jenny gets anxious riding in the truck but only when we are in town. She is fine being in the truck out in the country and isn't afraid of noise or anything else, just riding in the truck in town. After she gets out of the truck in town she is fine. Can't figure this out.
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Post by here to stay on Jun 24, 2015 1:40:57 GMT
Ok- my holier than thou finding based on my grand experience of the four dogs I owned from puppyhood to old age. Most dogs are bother by loud noises, especially sudden ones. With my first dog, she would sit with me shaking like a leaf while I tried to comfort her. Didn't work. She just shook the harder. The next dog- she would come to me at the first crack of thunder. Whereupon I looked towards the noise, obviously listening, then I told her it was ok and ignored her. If it was really bad, I might actuallly go to the door, open it and check before telling her it was ok. I had told her by my actions that yes I heard and I, the master of the food bowl and everything else good in her life, judged it to be no problem. And did not pet her for coming to me with false alarms. Surprisingly, she and the dogs that followed took my word for it. They might come to me on occasion for reconfirmation but it was never a big deal. I am sure it will not work with some dogs but I swear that an overreaction is sometimes actually created by people confirming in the dog's mind there really is something to worry about by paying too much attention. And I say this acknowledging my lack of numbers to support my ideas. But it did work for me and my girls.
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