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| Posted: 02 Jul 2008 8:48 PM | ||
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My little Maltese gets nuts when he hears Thunder or Fireworks. Panting and shaking and fidgety.
Is there anything I can do to settle him down? __________________ >>>>----> NJH Pro Staffer.
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| Posted: 02 Jul 2008 8:59 PM | ||
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Quote: Sounds like my friend Oges, right before he is about to shoot something.
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| Posted: 02 Jul 2008 9:08 PM | ||
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Red Bull energy drink __________________ ProStaffer Just because i said so....Stupid....I use to many items to list them all..Just ask me about them i am an Expert.. Honest i am
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| Posted: 02 Jul 2008 9:08 PM | ||
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Jr try to distract them. I dog gets that way to. I got a bark collar, but she seems to shake more in fear of getting shaked. I try to distract her. I do it when hunting too. If she is on the bird she is fine. If not she startles. __________________ It isn't the catch or the kill that makes for a great outdoor experience but enjoying all that God has created for us.
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| Posted: 02 Jul 2008 9:46 PM | ||
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JR. My dogs do the same thing when we get cracking thunder and fireworks.
The people that live behind on me, they set fireworks off all of the time. My dogs and chickens dont like it. Next time they do it...I might have to go talk to them. They fire off some serious sh*t too !! Those things go like 200' in the air..No BS __________________ When a gun-hunter sees the animal he wants- the hunts over. When a bow-hunter sees the animal he wants, the hunt is just begining !
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| Posted: 02 Jul 2008 10:19 PM | ||
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My Abby is steady as a rock and just looks around as to like where the sound is like from a gun.
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 5:42 AM | ||
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Quote: Jr try to distract them.  __________________ "How can you be so hypocritical to look down on a man who is honest enough to kill his own?" (Thanks MTH)
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 6:20 AM | ||
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My friends dog takes cover in the bathroom and jumps in the bathtup shakes like hell until it's all over. Not sure how to remedy this one. __________________ EAT SLEEP HUNT Make your dreams a reality. Take a kid hunting. Film your next hunt. www.nloutdoors.com
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 6:52 AM | ||
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Why do you think they get scared so much? I never had any animals flinch or get scared so I have been blessed I suppose.
I herd storys where other have had to traqualize there animals. |
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 8:03 AM | ||
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| Under vet's advice, I gave my dog 1 dose of children's benedryl. | ||
| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 8:21 AM | ||
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| I bring my yellow lab to the fireworks and he couln't give a hoot! | ||
| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 8:21 AM | ||
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every living thing can be conditioned to love anything
just feed your dog tasty treats and shoot off your gun at the same time __________________ Please don't shoot my avatar.
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 8:28 AM | ||
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I herd storys where other have had to traqualize there animals. My brother in- laws vet prescribed valium for the dog. __________________ The 4 seasons - Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Hunting Season
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 8:31 AM | ||
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Sounds like my friend Oges, right before he is about to shoot something. LOL... __________________ |
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 9:32 AM | ||
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| When I was growing up, our family Lab shaked like crazy during t-storms and 100 times as bad during fireworks. What worked well for us was to bring her down into the basement right before dark, turn on some loud music like you were having a party, work on a few chores down there, etc. Most often, she thought this was normal business and didn't realize there were fireworks blasting off 1/2 mile away. | ||
| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 10:08 AM | ||
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My 14yr old St Bernard/Collie mix still freaks during storms and firworks. He is an outside dog who usally has the run of the yard. During storms or fireworks I lock him in his pen so he can feel secure in his dog house. Then I go in the house and let him deal with it..
If I dont lock him up he runs all over trying to break in the house and under the porch. So my advice is to put the dog in it crate or a place that they feel secure and let them sort it out. |
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 11:13 AM | ||
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Trigger is not gun shy. But fireworks and storms he is a mess unless he is in the house playing. But if he is in his kennel he panics. __________________ |
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 11:47 AM | ||
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| He most likely feels helpless then! He cant contol the situation . | ||
| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 2:10 PM | ||
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I have one that wants outside bad to go find the bird she thinks must be out there somewhere--never mind if it's pitch black out--and another that likes to bark at them and I have two well seasoned gun dogs that freak out, shake, drool, hide. Go figure. Don't comfort nervous behavior of any type, it only reinforces the behavior. Give them a quiet place like a crate and ignore.
The biggest cause of gun shy dogs are fireworks and trap ranges. |
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 2:57 PM | ||
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Two words, "Doggy Codine!!!!" __________________ Hunt with a Vizsla, Cause life's to short to hunt with an ugly dog!
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 6:06 PM | ||
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| My dog has the same problems, a couple of years ago someone told us about pet relaxant its all natural and it works great. It take about 30 minutes to work, it will mellow her out and takes that edge off, sometimes if its bad we will give her two. To order it go to oxyfresh.com and look for pet relaxant. Even the vet has started to recommend this to others. | ||
| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 9:09 PM | ||
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| i would be very careful of using drug type doggie downers. those type medications even prescribed from a vet can have reactions that vary widely from dog to dog. my dog layed on the floor for quite a while with extremely shallow breathing.my buddy at work had similar problems with his huge pit bull. with pet medications there are sometimes problems and risks even with small doses. my dog comes to the range with me once in a while with no problems but when it comes to fireworks and lightning and thunder she is a mess.i also tried the nature audio cd-s with the thunder and rain saounds. it didnt condition anything but i guess it may work for some dogs. the only thing that works is turning up the tv and lots of treats. | ||
| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 10:45 PM | ||
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New pup wasn't bothered by the fireworks one bit tonight. Laid on the floor chewing on his toy.
Haven't had any thunder yet. __________________ Cub Scout 1973
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2008 11:24 PM | ||
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I don't know why but none of my dogs have really cared about the fireworks. Thier ears perk up and they are on alert but they don't seem to care much.
Big thunderstorms make them a little uneasy though. No freaking out or anything. The dog is glued to my side like he is protecting me (or am I protecting him). I can't call it. I start them from day one with conditioning to loud noises. Maybe that helped them. I'm not sure how I would deal with a adult dog with those issues. __________________ You sleep safe in your beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do you harm.
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