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My dog was a difficult child last night.
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 413333" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>When ever a storm comes up? Keep some special snacks (liva snaps or something really good like bits of real steak or bacon) at the ready. When it storms and the pit goes outside? Get the baggie out and tempt her. She doesn't get these at any other time but when a storm comes. Talk to her in a low calm voice and tell her she is a good girl, and with each snack - walk closer and closer to your house. Calling her with "Come". Each time she comes, you give her the special snack, and "Good girl" - maybe even a pet of reassurance. If it's raining or storming - and you have a porch - you can sit on the porch instead of being out in the rain with the door open and the bag of snacks in your lap and tell her "Good girl each time she comes in from the yard, and gets a snack." </p><p> </p><p>Eventually the idea is to retrain her brain to recognize that storms are associated with special good snacks. It's not so much that she likes storms but that the fear of storms is replaced with the association of something good. In a dogs mind - if you do this with each storm - instead of flight? She'll think 'treat' and eventually if you continually work with her when it storms she'll just start looking for a reward instead of running. </p><p> </p><p>Hope this helps. It takes a long time - but it's so worth it for her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 413333, member: 4964"] When ever a storm comes up? Keep some special snacks (liva snaps or something really good like bits of real steak or bacon) at the ready. When it storms and the pit goes outside? Get the baggie out and tempt her. She doesn't get these at any other time but when a storm comes. Talk to her in a low calm voice and tell her she is a good girl, and with each snack - walk closer and closer to your house. Calling her with "Come". Each time she comes, you give her the special snack, and "Good girl" - maybe even a pet of reassurance. If it's raining or storming - and you have a porch - you can sit on the porch instead of being out in the rain with the door open and the bag of snacks in your lap and tell her "Good girl each time she comes in from the yard, and gets a snack." Eventually the idea is to retrain her brain to recognize that storms are associated with special good snacks. It's not so much that she likes storms but that the fear of storms is replaced with the association of something good. In a dogs mind - if you do this with each storm - instead of flight? She'll think 'treat' and eventually if you continually work with her when it storms she'll just start looking for a reward instead of running. Hope this helps. It takes a long time - but it's so worth it for her. [/QUOTE]
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