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05-09-2018, 07:31 AM | #1 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Scared of oxygen tank Does anyone else have pup terrified of the noise and oxygen tank makes when you let some of the air out of it or "crack" it. My grandmother is on the small tanks of oxygen and if she so much as unzips the bag to check her level Callie will take off out the doggy door and not come back in no matter what for at least 15 minutes. If she see's a new one being brought out onto the table she's gone. I try to get them to tell me when they are going to do it before they get a new one out so I can shut the doggy door and take her to my room. Now Joey who wasn't scared of it saw his sister be scared of it so he shakes now. Callie is about to be 11 so I don't know if there is anything I can do about it with her and I'm not sure what I can do with Joey. Penny honestly couldn't care less. Anyone else have this problem? What did you do about it?
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
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05-09-2018, 10:51 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA
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| Interesting and now that you mention it I remember when Cali was in Service Dog school they exposed the dogs to that sound and they did it over and doves because many were not fond of it. It didn’t affect Cali much but some dogs really had some trouble with it. They did record it and use it over and over at various degrees of loudness to those who were not too fond of it. They used immersion techniques a lot at the school. Maybe that would help.
__________________ . Cali , and Cali's keeper and staff, Jay No, not a "mini" Yorkie - She loves to motor in her Mini Cooper car |
05-09-2018, 12:17 PM | #3 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| 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.
__________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier Last edited by Britster; 05-09-2018 at 12:18 PM. |
05-09-2018, 12:54 PM | #4 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
05-09-2018, 12:56 PM | #5 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
05-09-2018, 01:56 PM | #6 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Texas
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| Make sure they get exposed to seeing and sniffing the tank too. That might help. Mario was scared of a lot of things when we got him, but through patience and slow but steady exposure we have overcome almost all of them. I usually just set the item in the floor for him to inspect at his leisure for a while, then slowly I will go sit next to it and pet him, then pick it up and pet him, etc..... We are working on him not being startled by the start gun at special olympics again......why they use a real and loud start gun is beyond me. A paper or pop cap gun would be easier on all involved.
__________________ Mario was adopted May 2015. Now he is a service dog and brother to Bailey the Airdale mix |
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