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[Sirblessed 2,511]

any tips or suggestions on how to get a dog to overcome there fear or loud bangs.neighbour let some fireworks off not 10 yds away from us when she saw the sparks,she bolted.lost her for 2 hours.that was new year.yesterday someone was firing a shot gun fairly near and she wanted to bolt back across a busy road.lucky she never but she was scared and not herself.she just wanted to get home.any tips anyone.?

Take her to the gun club with food and plenty of praise, another dog thats not scared to be with her wont hurt either. atb Doug

[Phil Lloyd 10,739]

any tips or suggestions on how to get a dog to overcome there fear or loud bangs.neighbour let some fireworks off not 10 yds away from us when she saw the sparks,she bolted.lost her for 2 hours.that was new year.yesterday someone was firing a shot gun fairly near and she wanted to bolt back across a busy road.lucky she never but she was scared and not herself.she just wanted to get home.any tips anyone.?

 

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Edited July 6, 2016 by Phil Lloyd

[ginger beard 4,653]

she'll be 4 in april,was never a problem untill bonfire night upset her, but we got over that. when she saw the fire work on n y d with all the shower of sparks next door she bolted.i'll try introducing her to bangs over a distance but i won't hold my breath.every other noise don't worry her just fire works first then it turned into shots being fired.cheers for replys.

[Casso 1,261]

Dogs can deal with most things in a driven mindset , it's the state of mind where everything's in the dogs world feels good,

It's how gun and protection dogs assimilate the negetive of loud noise into a positive , it's not a situation of dogs just getting use to it

Create the right state of mind and introduce the negetive , the negetive can become part of the feeling of flow

[jiggy 3,209]

The record playing increasing bangs wouldnt work on a dog that is terrified when he even sees someone with a gun in their hands and runs for cover id imagine something like bringing an empty gun into kennel at feeding time or leaving it in kennel for awhile until the dog trusts its presence along with the record playing might work but the visuals of fireworks without the noise how do you get him used to that? Keep flicking the light switch in kennel for a few hours every night while the record is playing ha ha you might end up with more mental issues than the dog.

[jiggy 3,209]

Dogs can deal with most things in a driven mindset , it's the state of mind where everything's in the dogs world feels good,

It's how gun and protection dogs assimilate the negetive of loud noise into a positive , it's not a situation of dogs just getting use to it

Create the right state of mind and introduce the negetive , the negetive can become part of the feeling of flow

i seen a bushing terrier that was got as an adult and was gun shy but after a few weeks of hunting and been so far back from the line of guns while hunting it eventually came back from it to the point that you could dispatch an animal in front of her and she was so wound up she didnt even notice the shot. It wasnt any careful planning just an accident and a bit of luck that circumstances brought her round.

[ginger beard 4,653]

Dogs can deal with most things in a driven mindset , it's the state of mind where everything's in the dogs world feels good,

It's how gun and protection dogs assimilate the negetive of loud noise into a positive , it's not a situation of dogs just getting use to it

Create the right state of mind and introduce the negetive , the negetive can become part of the feeling of flow

i get that,that why she never battered an eyelid when keeper fired at her.she was working at the time.might just have to live with how she is.don't think she'll ever get used to fireworks,might try playing and show her the katy perry video.

[mattyg 1,862]

Go and let some fireworks off in your neighbours livingroom....see how they like it!

Matt

[ginger beard 4,653]

Go and let some fireworks off in your neighbours livingroom....see how they like it!

Matt

tell me about it. i remember going out purpously after 12:30 on n y d because i thought after bonfire night she might a bit dodgy with them,then one was fired from 10 yds away.

[hounddog3 760]

Some dogs just nervous do sent matter what u do only cure the dog whisper. I had 1 like that walked on busy roads got her used to car ,lorries,s then she was scared shitless of other people six mth,s later no cure had to part her.