it shows that your dog is intelligent, sensitive and have feelings. being afraid of noise and other stimulants does not mean your dog is weak. generally dogs which are aware of changes around its environment are much smarter than those which are not. there is nothing much you could do about it, except to try ease its fears...My dog is afraid of thunder,lighting and fireworks.So when he hears any of them he jumps in the bath. HELP!!!!?
You can't do anything to help him until you identify the exact trigger. I would love to work with this dog and help him overcome the issues.
Comforting at the wrong time will only encourage the behaviour and make it worse.
To overcome an issue like this, it's about timing the rewards and corrections, and not pushing the dog too much. The dog needs to be taught how to behave when there are loud noises.
Things to try:
1) Dance and rock music to loud volumes (does your dog mind it?)
2) With dry food (no water) shake and bang the metal dog bowl (makes a hell of a noise, but is a positive thing)
3) When you know thunder or fireworks are coming, shut the bathroom door, lay the dog down, and throw bits of carrot (or some other treat ... carrot cos it's zero fat and most dogs love it) on the dog. It acts as a distraction. If the dog won't eat the food, then it's a severe fear, if it takes the food, then it will help to bring positive feelings out.
The poor dog is living in fear, and you are quite right to want to do something about this.
Sorry, the last part of your question is a bit confusing. You say you have to lift your dog out of the bathtub to give him a bath?
I'm assuming you don't want him in the bathtub when it's thundering out, and if so, why? Let him stay in it until he feels safe (to me, it's sort of like dragging a dog out of its crate).
If you know your dog freaks out over thunder, lightening and fireworks, it's a lot easier to call your vet and get an on-going prescription for tranquilizers.It beats trying to pet and comfort the dog (which usually doesn't work anyway) or have him try to hide, not to mention the continuous panting and pacing. The reason I suggest getting an on-going prescription is because every so often there are storms that give you no warning and I like having preventative medicine on hand for emergency situations.
A lot of times we have to do things to our pets they may not like, such as taking them to the vet. Dogs don't hate, but even if mine did, I still would give him the tranquilizer because I'd rather have him hate me than to shiver and cower in a corner instead of sleeping.
Besides, Buck literally loves taking pills - in fact, all of our dogs do. That's one of the few times they get peanut butter!
Hi
My dog is also scared of noises and especially fireworks. Vet recommended Dog Appeasing Pheromone (D.A.P.) which you plug in to an electrical socket and is supposed to calm the dog down. Have to say that with some fireworks sounding louder than Beirut in an attack doesn't do a lot of good %26gt; the only real solution is to ban the damn things %26gt;%26gt; unless you have a pet you don't realise the distress you are causing %26gt;%26gt; but then nobody is allowed to let off fireworks anywhere near Big Gordie are they ?? %26gt;%26gt; so he's not interested in this prob
Cheers
Scotty
lol that's funny because my dog does the same thing. not scared of thunder, but if fireworks are close by (we had some in our backyard past 4th of July) she jumps straight in the bathtub. some dogs are just scared of loud noises. you can just comfort her and make her feel as comfortable as possible..but i never make my dog feel as though she's done anything wrong for being scared. if she's comfortable in the bathtub i let her stay there. i never found a way to fix it other than easing it a little bit by sitting with her and petting her. but it doesn't happen that much (the loud noises)
Nothing, don't comfort him, or else he'll think it's OK. When you comfort, you comply. Do not comply. He must know that he's safe, but without comforting. Turn the TV up, turn the radio on. Play a game, keep his mind off it. Lock the bathroom door so he can't surrender to the bath tub. Right now in England, there are stromed and heavy downpour, currently, Abbie;s fast asleep...so it works for us.
We're all afraid of something. For instance, I'm afraid of spiders and I suppose if I saw one. I would probably jump in the bath too.
Just comfort your dog and put on loud music to block out the sounds. %26amp; Don't give him pills, Your dog will start to hate you.
Many dogs are afraid of loud noises ! When I know a thunderstorm is approaching, a Melatonin pill will definitely take the edge off. I've also tried turning the radio to a louder volume, or the TV.
My aunt's pitbull has this problem too, she went to the vet and they gave my aunt these pills so that they get tired and not get over exited.
My dog does that when she hears loud noises too. If i were you, then i would just leave him until he is ready to come out.
It's ok it won't do any harm just get in the bathtub with your dog and comfort him!!!
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