Rubone
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Several of ours disappear upon seeing a firearm, both long guns and handguns. They have never been around the guns firing.
Message to dog: I get pets and hugs when I charge the door.
We lost our beloved Ruger (cocker/springer cross) a couple of months back, but he too hated the 4th of July and New Years Eve, as well as thunderstorms. About 10 years ago, my wife bought something called a "Thundershirt" for him. It was like a real thick and stretchy vest she could wrap around him.They hated the 4th of July and New Years Eve. The three spent the evening on my lap wrapped in towels, shivering.
Rescue dogs may relate long guns to a stick, if its been beaten with one, perhaps that's where the fear of them comes from.
I really don't understand how this is happening, whenever I pull my guns out of the box she tucks her tail and feels the room. If the door is closed she sees herself to the corner nearest the door, and she moves her head away my hands until I force her to see they're empty at which point she relaxes slightly. Now she has a general phobia of sounds, comes to cower underneath my bed whenever my dad's air compressor goes off and she is practically vibrating constantly on July 3rd and 4th, so it wouldn't be too shocking to me if she didn't want to be around me shooting them, but i've never taken her to the range or anything. Any ideas what could be spooking her? I'm not trying to turn her into a hunting dog given she's clearly uncomfortable with the noise but no clue why she'd be afraid of the actual gun itself like she knows what it does despite having never seen it do anything.
I had a dog "Rudy" that was afraid of guns. I would take one out and he would shake and hide. Had that dog for over 16 years. Best friend ever.
I really don't understand how this is happening, whenever I pull my guns out of the box she tucks her tail and feels the room. If the door is closed she sees herself to the corner nearest the door, and she moves her head away my hands until I force her to see they're empty at which point she relaxes slightly. Now she has a general phobia of sounds, comes to cower underneath my bed whenever my dad's air compressor goes off and she is practically vibrating constantly on July 3rd and 4th, so it wouldn't be too shocking to me if she didn't want to be around me shooting them, but i've never taken her to the range or anything. Any ideas what could be spooking her? I'm not trying to turn her into a hunting dog given she's clearly uncomfortable with the noise but no clue why she'd be afraid of the actual gun itself like she knows what it does despite having never seen it do anything.