Was my birthday yesterday (30... boo hoo) and Emma had arranged for all my friends to go clay pigeon shooting (as a surprise to me!!). Took Jarvis with us with the view to getting him used to gun noises.
The chap there rightly said that if you weren't careful, you could ruin a dog by frightening them. Advised us to start from a good distance, then bring him forward bit by bit, treating and petting all the way.
To cut a long story short, within 5 minutes, Jarvis was within 6 feet of the guns and fell asleep.
Really bothered him, then...