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EbonysMom · 04-05-2011, 10:42 AM

We have four yorkies in our home. Dixie is almost 3 and Daisy is 1. They are my dogs. Teddy is also almost 3 and belongs to my daughter and Max is 3 and a half and belongs to my other daughter. Amongst the four of them Dixie is the most high strung. We live close to Quantico marine base in VA and many days can hear loudly the booms and noises from the training they do there. Also there are days we get our share of loud thunder storms. Even noise from wind. Dixie gets so scared. I keep her in the house, turn on the televisions to drown out the noise, hold her, talk to her but she just is in such a state. She cannot relax and calm down. She wants to be with me but is not content to be held. She just shakes and shakes and is so upset. I cannot get her to go outside even if I take her. It takes a long time after the storms or booming stops before she will start to calm down. I hate seeing her like this. Does anyone else notice this in their little one?

boopster · 04-05-2011, 11:29 AM

My experience has been that trying to comfort them when they are fearful (even though it's the natural response) only feeds the fear. Turning up the volume on the TV may do the same thing by adding to the noise. As the pack leader, if you don't respond to the noises, you may find the dogs following suit. There are also pheremones and a special shirt that are reputed to help. I can attest that pheremones helped with Tallulah's separation anxiety, but we haven't had an issue with noises...

04-05-2011, 10:42 AM	#1
EbonysMom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 108	Loud Noises! We have four yorkies in our home. Dixie is almost 3 and Daisy is 1. They are my dogs. Teddy is also almost 3 and belongs to my daughter and Max is 3 and a half and belongs to my other daughter. Amongst the four of them Dixie is the most high strung. We live close to Quantico marine base in VA and many days can hear loudly the booms and noises from the training they do there. Also there are days we get our share of loud thunder storms. Even noise from wind. Dixie gets so scared. I keep her in the house, turn on the televisions to drown out the noise, hold her, talk to her but she just is in such a state. She cannot relax and calm down. She wants to be with me but is not content to be held. She just shakes and shakes and is so upset. I cannot get her to go outside even if I take her. It takes a long time after the storms or booming stops before she will start to calm down. I hate seeing her like this. Does anyone else notice this in their little one?

04-05-2011, 11:29 AM	#2
boopster Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 1,643 Blog Entries: 1	My experience has been that trying to comfort them when they are fearful (even though it's the natural response) only feeds the fear. Turning up the volume on the TV may do the same thing by adding to the noise. As the pack leader, if you don't respond to the noises, you may find the dogs following suit. There are also pheremones and a special shirt that are reputed to help. I can attest that pheremones helped with Tallulah's separation anxiety, but we haven't had an issue with noises...