Noise Sensitive.

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Evening all!!

Bear is continuing to grow and I am really pleased with how fantastic his nature is.

I have noticed that he is very noise sensitive. When he was younger (and still now) he was very aware of my mobile ringing. He is also terrified of the quad bike when it is turned on and will either run away to the house ahead of it or follow behind at a distance until I turn it off. At one of the puppy class sessions he was very unhappy about the older class coming in and all the barking they were doing. He was not aggressive but did not want to move and squatted to the ground.

Every night he sleeps in the utility room with the JRT and lab. My bedroom is above so I can hear him. The tumble dryer was on and all I could hear was crying from Bear and he was obviously in distress. I went downstairs to see what the matter was and he was beside himself. All he wanted to do was press up as close to me as possible. He has never so much as cried before from being put to bed in the utility with the others.

I have since turned the dryer off and he is quiet as a lamb and much more settled.

Sorry for lots of waffling, but basically I would really appreciate any advice on what I can do to prevent this from becoming a problem in the future as he seems to be becoming more sensitive as he gets older. (For those who don't know him he is a male GSD pup approx 18weeks now)
 
Can i please jump in this thread too.I have just this minute got back from obediance classes with my 6 month old Border Collie and we were introducing clicker training and my dog just ran and hid under the chair and wouldent come out.The trainer said my pup was sound sensitive.I dident get chance to ask our trainer how to overcome or deal with the issue.
 
I have a very good CD which is great for desensitising from noises. It might work for Bear, you start playing it very quietly and gradually increase the volume. Covers things from washing machines, vacuum cleaners etc u to fireworks, guns and thunderstorms. Have a look here http://www.companyofanimals.co.uk/soundscd.php

With regard to the noisy dogs at training, at the class I go to the trainer asks the people with noisy dogs to wait outside until the very young puppies have left to avoid them being scared, perhaps you could ask your trainer to do the same.
 
hi

His hearing problems could be a few things possibly because of his age and growth it could be growing problems although this is rare it is possible, because of the growth of the crainial bones and ear bones this could be pulling on the tiny muscles attrached to the ear bones causing sensitivity.

it could also be something like tinitus, which is a hi pitched squeak which is made worse on loud noises, or possibly a rash inside the ear which has made him very sensitive, or possibly that his neck is out which could be causing headaches

it would possibly be a good idea if you could get a vet to have a look inside his ear to rule out any rash or damage directly to the ear, than after that if nothing is found you could try alternative treatment i.e. physio osteo, etc
 
Most important thing is to not reinforce the frightened behaviour!

So don't make a fuss/ big deal if you pup scared - because that tells them they had a good reason to be scared. Just ignore and carry on as normal - silly puppy nothing to be scared of - lets all carry on as normal'

I didn't learn about this till too late with my parents border collie who is noise sentistive - but for years we had been 'comforting her' when she was shaking and scared - and actually making it worse
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We all wish we knew back then to ignore the behaviour and to reassure her then move on..
 
Just had to ditto the posts above, a "white noise" cd would definatly help and don't make a fuss about it, only give affection when he's happy and relaxed. And where are all the pictures please?!
 
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