Fireworks and dogs

[peatff]

Plus 1 for rescue remedy. But use it sparingly because the effect lessens with multiple applications. Two drops on your dogs tongue should do it.

 

It sounds like Ritalin for dogs. I have heard of people chopping Kalms tablets and giving them to their dogs to help get them through bonfire night.

[bolla]

We have a small jack russell

we put a duvet over its bed or on the sofa so it can stay under cover it really makes a big difference if they can cover up.

[Burgess]

Got two border terriers one doesn't give a toss and the over is okay in the house but out for a work she barks at each bang.

[18 stoner]

Neighbours at it again tonight.

 

I think this is the 9th night on the run my youngest collie has been panic stricken, spewing up yet hardly eaten a thing.

 

Not nice to watch night after night. Sure changed my attitude to the festivities.

[teepeeat]

Neighbours at it again tonight.

 

I think this is the 9th night on the run my youngest collie has been panic stricken, spewing up yet hardly eaten a thing.

 

Not nice to watch night after night. Sure changed my attitude to the festivities.

 

the neighbours are taking the piss a bit - 9 days on the trot??

What about videoing the dog and showing them? They might just be a happy lot who like a party, but if shown the consequences they might well relent and you can come to some sort of amicable arrangement.

Failing that see if they like you ringing up logs every evening for a few weeks!

[teepeeat]

What is it that is a problem for the dogs - is it a physical pain for the ears or is it just a psychological thing because it is unnatural and loud. Since gun dogs dont seem to object to the noise and some dogs seem fine, would it be an idea to expose the dogs, particularly when young to a fireworks display so they see everybody enjoying it and put it down to something.... I was going to say good, but perhaps just not bad or something to fear.

 

That said, people setting off fireworks outside of a couple of days a year is completely unnecessary.

[Stubby]

What is it that is a problem for the dogs - is it a physical pain for the ears or is it just a psychological thing because it is unnatural and loud. Since gun dogs dont seem to object to the noise and some dogs seem fine, would it be an idea to expose the dogs, particularly when young to a fireworks display so they see everybody enjoying it and put it down to something.... I was going to say good, but perhaps just not bad or something to fear.

 

That said, people setting off fireworks outside of a couple of days a year is completely unnecessary.

 

Dosnt work . They are either frightened or they arent . I once had 2 spaniels from a litter of pups that were working dogs . Both parents were good workers . One pup could not get enough the other was totally gun shy . Even shooting in the distance when t home would worry her . It stopped when she lost her hearing as she got to about 15 years old .

[ArthurBottlesworth]

There is quite a lot in gundog training books about getting pups used to gunfire - as throwing them in the deep end can ruin a pup

 

Long time since I read it, but I think they started with starting pistol 200 yards away and slowly got closer.......

 

My first spaniel came from a so called professional trainer, she was absolutely against shooting and would disappear if she even saw a gun... Found out later he had reputation for beating obedience into his spaniels

 

Found out years later he had ' put a few shotgun pellets ' in sally when out "training" - I'd like to have put a few pellets in him

 

Sally was beautiful dog, and would produce milk to order if you brought a lamb into the house ( or any other young livestock ) but was not a shooter

 

She also arrived pregnant as he'd kenneled her with his trails dog the day we picked her up..

 

One of her pups went off to be a trials dog in ireland, and we are now on sixth generation of her pups, all good workers And much loved dogs

[Stubby]

There is quite a lot in gundog training books about getting pups used to gunfire - as throwing them in the deep end can ruin a pup

 

Long time since I read it, but I think they started with starting pistol 200 yards away and slowly got closer.......

 

My first spaniel came from a so called professional trainer, she was absolutely against shooting and would disappear if she even saw a gun... Found out later he had reputation for beating obedience into his spaniels

 

Found out years later he had ' put a few shotgun pellets ' in sally when out "training" - I'd like to have put a few pellets in him

 

Sally was beautiful dog, and would produce milk to order if you brought a lamb into the house ( or any other young livestock ) but was not a shooter

 

She also arrived pregnant as he'd kenneled her with his trails dog the day we picked her up..

 

One of her pups went off to be a trials dog in ireland, and we are now on sixth generation of her pups, all good workers And much loved dogs

 

First step is put an open gun on the floor near where she eats her food to get her used to the look of it . Did this for 2 weeks . Then walk about out side with gun and dog with gun open . a week of that . Then walk about closing gun occasionally and pointing it up and down again . Rewarding dog and reasuring her all the time . A week or so of that . Always putting open gun on the floor at feed time . Then something quiet like air rifle and so on etc etc and so on . Did all of that and more . No use . She did not like bangs end of . Her sister on the other hand would run to the door if you so much as looked at the gun . She was bonkers . In reality I needed something in between !

[ArthurBottlesworth]

Hard to think of anything more to do....

I gave up with Sally, but there was never a problem with her pups

 

Is she enthusiastic about hunting and or retrieving?

Perhaps build on that?

If she likes hunting, throw out a dead pheasant and get her to retrieve it , then when she gets enthusiastic about retrieving try to get her to realise that a bang is linked to having fun......just bang two sticks or similar to start with?