Hold My Own
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Sorry, but I didn't know where to put this at ALL.
I used to have two poodles and a Yorkie, two of which are gone now. But I'm planning on investing in a new pal. A female Bullmastiff. My grandparents had 4, and now I want my own.
But on to the real problem. All of my old dogs used to go APE SH*T whenever I would bring out a gun. I would grab an AK to clean, and they're either barking like they're being abused, or hiding under the bed and whining. I want to take the poodle out to hunt without her being all shook up, and I don't want the Bullmastiff to turn into a coward when I bring out a weapon in my home.
Dogs aren't stupid at all but I would figure if a dog has never been exposed to a gun before there's no reason to be afraid of one, right?
Any of you guys with dogs.. How on Earth do you go about getting your dogs desensitized to guns?
I used to have two poodles and a Yorkie, two of which are gone now. But I'm planning on investing in a new pal. A female Bullmastiff. My grandparents had 4, and now I want my own.
But on to the real problem. All of my old dogs used to go APE SH*T whenever I would bring out a gun. I would grab an AK to clean, and they're either barking like they're being abused, or hiding under the bed and whining. I want to take the poodle out to hunt without her being all shook up, and I don't want the Bullmastiff to turn into a coward when I bring out a weapon in my home.
Dogs aren't stupid at all but I would figure if a dog has never been exposed to a gun before there's no reason to be afraid of one, right?
Any of you guys with dogs.. How on Earth do you go about getting your dogs desensitized to guns?
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