tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post1231977715969769546..comments2024-03-28T03:09:22.986-04:00Comments on Dawg Business: It's Your Dog's Health!: Book Review: A Guide to Living with & Training a Fearful DogDawgBloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-63462714852819389422011-10-28T00:24:20.589-04:002011-10-28T00:24:20.589-04:00I'm glad if he isn't! :-) But sometimes wh...I'm glad if he isn't! :-) But sometimes what might appear as aggression or bravery can be hidden fear with the attitude that offense is the best defense.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-47977056517392650812011-10-28T00:11:52.257-04:002011-10-28T00:11:52.257-04:00Ohhhh if only our Jack Russells were scared of any...Ohhhh if only our Jack Russells were scared of anything. They think they own the world :)PetMOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743298556676435777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-41134703519853162422011-10-27T19:06:50.985-04:002011-10-27T19:06:50.985-04:00Yes, being afraid of smoke is a good thing. One of...Yes, being afraid of smoke is a good thing. One of those survival fears.<br /><br />Seems that a lot of dogs are scared of children, I don't really blame them. I see how the kids around our place behave. Running up to the dogs, screaming, waving arms ... fortunately our guys are cool with that as long as there are some pets at the end of the display.<br /><br />Quite natural they'd be DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-85777128377557232322011-10-27T18:41:24.781-04:002011-10-27T18:41:24.781-04:00Foster dog Cosmo has a fear of children and he get...Foster dog Cosmo has a fear of children and he gets defensive and growls. My dog Ace really isn't scared of much except smoke, and that's probably an OK thing to be scared of. He also gets scared if I am angry and raise my voice, so I try not to do that. Poor Ace.Lindsayhttp://www.thatmutt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-37721590595059090962011-10-27T07:00:12.148-04:002011-10-27T07:00:12.148-04:00Desensitization works for dogs the same as it does...Desensitization works for dogs the same as it does for humans. Offer brief tolerable exposures to thing they fear and give them a treat. Gradually increase the exposure until they associate the thing they fear more with treats than with the feelings they used to have.Amy a.k.a. Missy's Momhttp://www.facebook.comnoreply@blogger.com