CurtesyFlush
Bababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy.
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join:2002-08-23
Fontana, CA
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Re: (too old to update) Doggie afraid of thunder.....
There's nothing you can do for him as long as the noise continues. His anxiety will just feed off any babying, coddling or distraction you try to give him. Just let him be miserable until it stops. He'll get over it.
Are they setting off illegal fireworks? If so, bug your local cops to do something about it.
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Maccawolf
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join:2001-02-20
Hillsdale, NJ
1 edit | said by CurtesyFlush  :Are they setting off illegal fireworks? If so, bug your local cops to do something about it. We already have neighbors from hell (like calling the cops on our dogs at 4PM....) I don't want to cause more problems.
RFC CurtesyFlush , he's not MISERABLE, I am. he just follows me around like a lost puppydog. (wait, he IS a puppy dog...  )
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
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join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| Do you have a cage for him? Get him used to sleeping in the cage and then when he gets anxious put him in the cage. That's what I did with one of my dogs. She got to the point where when she heard fireworks she would go lay down in her cage instead of running around.
Short of that the best thing you can do is ignore him, if you act differently during loud noises you're just going to validate his fear. It's a living being and this is just one of the things you have to put up with having a dog.
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