[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Britster

Jackson would likely be that way too. He's veryyy weird about certain sounds.

He hides and shakes when my stepdad pops/cracks his gum in his mouth (he is really loud, in Jackson's defense).

He HATES the beep from the smoke alarm if it's batteries are low. He also hates the smoke alarm in general. Our oven gets really smoky no matter what we make so whenever he hears the oven door open, he will go and hide, just assuming the smoke alarm will go off.

There's a commercial on TV where the alarm goes off and it's like a shrill loud pitched beep (I guess similar to smoke alarm beep) and he will get off the bed and hide under it if it comes on.

It's a very specific pitch that he doesn't like. Lower pitched beeps he doesn't care about. And go figure, he can be sitting right next to a leaf blower, the air pump that blows up rafts, vacuum cleaners, motorcycles, four wheelers, ambulances and not even bat an eye! But god forbid he hears a little beep.

I haven't been able to train him to accept them because once he's in the frightened state of mind, he usually doesn't want to take food anyway. So I just let him take cover and hide for a few minutes until he realizes it's over.

Funny you mentioned the smoke alarm mine keeps malfunctioning and it went off last night and she was out of my bedroom (doggy door on it) and in the farthest part of the house that she could be to get away from the sound. I'm not sure if she would take any treats or not I could try it when they are doing the oxygen tank and see if it works and make sure to shut the doggy door. Joey wasn't scared of it but I think he thinks he is supposed to be because she is. Maybe I will try also sitting on the floor too. At 11 she is probably set in her ways but maybe I can convince Joey it's not big deal we will see.