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Solutions for sound sensitivities
Firework phobia? Thunder or gunshot fears? Help your sound sensitive dog to settle with scary sounds!
Is your dog sound sensitive? Do they have a firework phobia?
There are a range of signs that your dog might be anxious and need additional support:
Sound sensitivities can show themselves at any age. Some dogs might recover quite quickly.
Others will stop wanting to go for walks, become scared of the dark, become scared of being left alone. The longer the issue is left untreated, the more likely it becomes that your dog’s fears will increase.
If your dog doesn’t learn to cope then they can start to become increasingly suspicious. Dogs are good at making associations.
The gunshot happened on this walk so this whole walk is now unsafe.
The firework happened in the dark and so anxiety starts when it becomes dark.
Thunder happened when they were left on their own so being alone is now a predictor of thunder.
Any noise that sounds similar, car doors shutting, things being dropped at home, cupboard doors shutting. All these and more have been things pet parents have described to me as being problems by the time we work together.
This webinar will help you to prevent being in this situation with your dog.
How can you help your sound sensitive dog?
The Fear Free Fireworks webinar contains a wealth of practical advice for both short and long term situations.
So whether you are in the middle of fireworks season, shooting season, the sounds are happening at any time, or you want to work with your dog ready for the next season of sounds, this webinar is a great option.
My own dog Max became fearful of firework sounds when our other dog passed away. He’d never seemed bothered before so it came as a total shock.
He used to pace around, pant heavily, climb all over me and the backs of the sofa trying to escape the noises. But he just couldn’t find relief.
Thankfully we were able to swiftly put management strategies in place to help him cope through the firework season. We then began work on training him to feel differently about the sounds.
He started to look to me happily when he heard loud noises out on a walk, and thankfully the next fireworks season went much more smoothly, and year on year things got better and better until he paid little attention to them.
It can be done!
