[Buster Bailey]

Buster & Bailey don't startle that easily - but they used to. They used to run whenever I'd get a pan out of the cupboard or run the vaccuum, but now they actually peek their heads around the corner to see what's going on. They have a couple of qwerks though - they are petrified of any ball that is bigger than a tennis ball. I took my big blue exercise ball out a while ago, and they jumped into daddy's lap & shook/shivered the entire time until I was done with it. Same thing with a nerf ball that was about as big as a fist. I've tried it a few other times, and it's the same reaction. Nothing bad has ever happened to them with it, they are just scared of it. They also used to be very afraid of plastic trash/grocery bags if they were ever floating around outside on the road/grass, but are getting better at understanding that the bags won't attack them. We've had Buster & Bailey since they were 11 weeks old, so I don't know where those fears came from, but I think all puppies & dogs have their qwerks!