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CoCo has been at the vet for several months.

Sun, Nov 8th 2009, 11:20 GMT

CoCo has been at the vet for several months because I have been looking for us a place to live but I have gone to see him and even taken him out a few times for a ride with momma & he always gives me 'CoCo Kisses' I've brought him some pillows that he use to lay on when we had our old place and one day we went to Pet Smart and I bought him a 'tug-a-rope'. Everytime I go see him and one of the attendants brings him out he just about pulls their arms out getting to me. It makes me feel really good. He's 4 1/2 and will be 5 on Christmas Day so I think he's at an age now where he won't forget me & when we do go home we'll just sorta fall right back into our routine that we had before everything went to mudville.

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COCO
IN Fears & Phobias ON Nov 8th
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My dog CoCo is a boarder at the local Vet Office.

Sun, Nov 8th 2009, 08:06 GMT

My question is will he still love me and be loyal to me once we go home or will he resent me for leaving him in there for such a long time. I worry all the time that he will not remember me or even love me anymore. Should I be? PLEASE HELP!!!!

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COCO
IN Fears & Phobias ON Nov 8th
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Fear aggression as they get older

Tue, Oct 27th 2009, 22:10 GMT

I have a 15 month Saint Bernard and as he is getting older he is becoming more afraid of strangers. I take him for a walk 5 days a week and he is trained to walk beside me. He is also trained to sit, stay, down, stay, come. Quinn will do anything for me. But when we go for a walk he becomes very fearful. The older he is getting the worse it is. I want to help but don't know how. I also have a 5 yr old saint female that goes for walks with us too. She is fearful also but in the opposite way. She walks calmly but other dogs will attack her because she always has her head lowered in a fearful position. How do I change them? I walk everyday...I don't understand the fear. It is in every place we go. Not just our neighborhood, but parks, etc. Not one place over another either. I am a calm assertive walker. I don't look for trouble. I react when it gets there. Please Help! Thanks for all your help ahead of time.

ASKED BY Guest 317019 IN Fears & Phobias ON Oct 28th
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how can i help a traumatized dog back to his original self?

Mon, Oct 26th 2009, 15:58 GMT

i have a 1 1/2 yr old long haired mini chihuahua who was startled by a mouse the other day. he was not bitten but i think it squeaked at him and ran towards him or over his paw somewhere around my living room area. he is usually a playful, sociable dog but is now terrified of my other dogs or people(except for my roommate and myself), he doesnt want to play, or walk around on the floor. he puts his ears back as if he is scared and he huddles in a corner and wont come when called and starts to shake violently until i go pick him up and hold him in my lap...which he will not move out of unless i pick him up and place him somewhere else. as long as he is in my lap or sitting by me he seems fine. i love my dog as if he were my child and i dont know what i can do to help bring him out of his traumatized state. can anyone please help me im desperate to have my lil dog back

ASKED BY Guest 843019 TAGGED traumatization, scared, unsociable IN Fears & Phobias ON Oct 26th
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I have a 2 year old husky who when being outside alone for 30sec to 1 hour at a time. i have had people call the police

Mon, Oct 19th 2009, 05:15 GMT

dog makes loud screems like as if he was a child or girl!i have had police at my house 4 times

ASKED BY Guest 527709 TAGGED barking IN Fears & Phobias ON Oct 19th
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How do I keep my pup from hating rain and maximally clean in bad weather?

Tue, Oct 13th 2009, 07:12 GMT

This is the first (full) rain in san francisco/bay area and I (Sammy) HATE going outside and even worse with my raincoat on. My mom has tried positive reinforcement with treats and gentle nudging but she would love some advice on other people's rainy day dog successes. Thanks woof!

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Sammy Lucky
TAGGED rainwetpuppytrainingscared IN Fears & Phobias ON Oct 13th
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My dog was attacked

Thu, Oct 8th 2009, 13:31 GMT

I have a little 20lb dog and their was a family with their child holding the leash of this at least 100lb dog, their dog went crazy and ran for my dog and his teeth snarling at him so I knew he wanted to attack Ein, so I let go of Eins leash and he ran home which is on a busy street. Now I'm afraid of this happening again because it not the first time its ever happened.but it was another persons dog last time. I am really wound up because I was so afraid of Ein getting bitten or ran over by a car. The dog is now afraid to even move from his bed, what should i do ?

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Einstein
IN Fears & Phobias ON Oct 8th
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my dog is afraid of thunder and lightening. what can i do for him

Thu, Oct 8th 2009, 08:20 GMT

ASKED BY Guest 064309 TAGGED thunderandlightening IN Fears & Phobias ON Oct 8th
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How can I train my dog not to be afraid of big things or loud noises?

Wed, Sep 30th 2009, 06:51 GMT

She is a blackmouth cur/mountain cur (I'm not quite sure about the mountain cur part) and she is six. My whole family hunts and when we went camping, she was treeing squirrels like there was no tomorrow. Now I kind of want her to hunt :>.Anyways, when there is even just a thunderstorm, she shakes and drools and whimpers. Also, when she sees a big thing (gun, bow, deer head, guitar) coming toward her she cries and whimpers. What should I do?

ASKED BY Guest 704009 TAGGED hunting IN Fears & Phobias ON Sep 30th
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got a two yr. old Lhasa two weeks ago. she has been abused, traumatized. jumps and shakes at any move or sound.

Sat, Sep 26th 2009, 14:53 GMT

What can I do to help her? She hides, will not come, is barely eating, I thought yesterday that we were making progress, but today she is hiding under the table and refuses to come. I sit on the floor and eventually she will come, but she cowers and cringes everytime I try to pet her. I can tell she wants to be friendly, but she is terrified. I feel I'm in over my head. What can I do? How long will it take? Will we be able to overcome this or are some dogs so traumatized they never get comfortable again? It is like she has PTSD. She looks at me with those big Lhasa eyes, but hers are either vacant or so very sad. My last Lhasa's eyes were sparkly and teasing. This dog will not even bark and Lhasas usually bark. Is this doable?

ASKED BY Guest 551998 TAGGED abused IN Fears & Phobias ON Sep 26th
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how do i help my newly adopted 8 mo old chi like my husband and other men better?

Fri, Sep 11th 2009, 22:38 GMT

ASKED BY Guest 415908 IN Fears & Phobias ON Sep 12th
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I have a 10 year old poodle (libbi) and a year ago she got diabetes and is now blind. She just got scared of me? Help?

Thu, Sep 10th 2009, 12:31 GMT

ASKED BY Guest 393088 IN Fears & Phobias ON Sep 10th
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Air Show for the next 5 days. My dog has a really rough time. Any ideas?

Thu, Sep 3rd 2009, 02:10 GMT

An Air Show started today and will be going on daily until Monday, with a variety of very loud jets flying over the house for a good portion of the day. Charlie has a rough time with the noise. She just wants to stay next to me. Shaking terribly. I have made a number of hiding spots for her around the apartment. I am timing her trips outside between jets because she gets very anxious if she is outside when a jet flies over, no matter how calm I stay. I don't want to feed in to her fears, but I don't want to undermine her need to go to a safe place. Any tips? She is a well behaved dog... usually good with thunderstorms etc. PS. This is giving me tremendous compassion for the plight of animals in war zones!

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Charlie
IN Fears & Phobias ON Sep 3rd
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Another issue with my rescue dog..... When I try to take him for a ride in the car he is full of anxiety.

Sun, Aug 30th 2009, 01:05 GMT

I believe he thinks when he is put in a car he is being taken to another foster home. I have had him for over a year and a half and no matter what I try he drools and pants and is so anxious. Far cry from my sweet yellow lab (passed away last year) who went everywhere and did everything with me. Will this behavior ever change? I miss going places with my dog. He is already on Prozac.

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Dusty
IN Fears & Phobias ON Aug 30th
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how to get my puppy to not be afraid of everything.

Sat, Aug 29th 2009, 01:02 GMT

my puppy is a jack russell- daschund. she is scared of alot of noises. dogs barking, cars, drop something on floor, people, air conditioner going off and on. i got her when she was 5 months old. it is hard to walk her cause she runs right back for the door as soon as she hears a noise. i have tried treats but she doesnt even acknowledge me because of the noises

ASKED BY Guest 250778 TAGGED jackrusselldaschund, noises, puppy IN Fears & Phobias ON Aug 29th
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