Lil Miss LeiLani Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Zorro is scared of the noise opening a can makes !!! Anyone elses pooch have the same phobia ??? He always gets scared when he hears us spraying the kitchen bench, for example, the noise from the spray bottle - he tends to cower a bit and tries to hind behind the couch. Last night, i showed him the unopened can and let him smell it, so he knows it wouldn't hurt him - and then I opened the tab, and his tail went between his legs and he tried to hide. Whenever he is in another room sleeping and hears either of these noises, he runs in straight away to where we are. What else can I do to break this fear ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_stampy Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Im not sure how to help, but it reminded me of something that happened last night. We got a new muffin tray thing, and my bf took the cardboard bits off the tray. He was then holding it up and reading something on there, but my dog started growlying and her fur stood up...... im guessing she thought it was 12 eyes or something. We put the cardboard on the ground, and she was happy to sniff it, but as soon as my bf held it up to his face again, she growled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) Apart from ignoring any 'nonsense' and perhaps trying some clicker training if it becomes a real problem you could always try my trick - when Zig was younger he nosed an umbrella leaning against the corner of the room....of course it subsequently fell down, made a big noise and scared the daylights out of him ;) He would not go back into that corner or near the umbrella for anything so I ignored his antics, got down on all fours and "play bowed" at the 'scary monster'. The little lad could not resist it and eventually joined in the fun No more scary monster Edited October 26, 2007 by The Spotted Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wynnlake Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 My oldest bitch goes mad when i scoop cat food out of the can. The metal on metal sound makes her go nutts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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