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Cocker Specific Discussion => Behaviour & Training => Topic started by: Ian Wright on October 18, 2010, 06:56:44 PM
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How do your dogs react to fire works. This is Graces first bonfire night (month) I did see my first rocket last night >:( but no bang. I do think she will bark a lot. But time will tell.
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Ruby sleeps through them, Meg feels the need to 'retrieve' something at every loud bang! ph34r :005:
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Before I lost Poppy she loved fireworks didn't bat an eye lid, but Pebbles she hated them ran for the hills she did, but now because she is a little deaf she doesn't bother so much. Each cocker is different. :lol:x x x
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Charlie hasn't heard any yet but he's been fine with loud thunder storms, if they are okay I don't make a fuss about it. My lab used to sleep through them but he was on a walk once with my grandad and somebody let some off randomly and ever since he has been frightened of them.
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My two go crazy and I have had to sedate them before now :'( However, now we are not only in the middle of nowhere but both neighbouring properties have horses so luckily we have peaceful Bonfire nights!
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Luis was actually born on firework night...................I wonder if that is why he took it all in his stride on his first birthday last year.
Ollie just ran to Luis' side, and huddled up to him...............Freya our old girl barks for a little while, then gives up to it.
Mine get more disturbed and disruptive when it is Halloween, because the children are knocking on the door from 4pm to 9pm that night, and of course they are dressed in all sorts of weird and wonderful costumes.
Hope it all goes well for you. :luv:
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Diesel & Olli dont bat an eyelid, even when they are outside and they are going off, dont even seem to notice :005: :005: I found it strange on both there first bonfire nights I thought they would at least look up :005: :005: :luv:
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Mine aren't too bad, the really loud rocket ones that bang like a gun going off set them off barking, but they'll all charge into the garden to bark rather than cower. My old dog was born on bonfire night and she never bothered about them.
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Indie usually watches them and they don't bother her at all however I am dreading them this year as Quinn barks at anything and everything and then Indie joins in. I've got a headache thinking about it already and hope he doesn't get stressed as I think he will.
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Max and Bertie get really agitated now, they were fine until a few years ago until weans filled the post box next to us with rockets and set them off. The house actually shook and there was a seriously loud bang. There were a few at the weekend and they got a bit edgy. This is Lara's first year and she seemed to be ok, just hoping she doesn't pick up on the boy's anxiety.
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My last cocker, Sophie, loved fireworks, she used to sit in the garden watching rockets go up into the sky. You could have taken her to a bonfire, she would have loved it. She also used to like you holding her up to the window when there was thunder & lightening.
Ellie was born on the 4th November, firework bangs must have been one of the first things she heard! She is not keen at all, not terrified, but likes a reasurring cuddle whilst all the bangs are going on.
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Annie's fine - I've a feeling Jeff won't be a problem :lol2:
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My two watch displays in the garden with us...
Try not to assume your pup will be scared as you could cause her problems just by being apprehensive yourself and assuming she will be worried... I have a rescue and a dog I've had from a pup and they are both relaxed with fireworks - not all dogs get worried so try and assume she wont and see what happens - don't forget that 'gundogs' have been around gunfire for decades so whilst some dogs are naturally 'gunshy' and need help, not all are and if you are relaxed then your dog is more likely to be ;)
There was a good link to a video Top Barks made about distracting your dog if you do have problems - hopefully someone will be able to post a link to it!
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Here's the link to Mark's (Top Barks) fireworks video ... (hope the link works as not sure if I've done it right)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwILjU9zPio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwILjU9zPio)
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Cindy hates them...She has to be sedated for a whole fortnight and again on new years eve...
Not that long ago we had been of to play badminton one Thursday afternoon there was a very bad thunderstorm that afternoon with an almighty clap of thunder right over us( a bolt of lightning came down near to us)..On getting home we came into the living room to find poor Cindy behind the T.V tanged up in all the wiring shaking like hell...It was a wonder she did not have the lot on top of her..We have to stay and turn up the T.V full volume to drown the sound of the fireworks...
Peggy the cocker is not bothered one iota...
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Cindy hates them...She has to be sedated for a whole fortnight and again on new years eve...
Not that long ago we had been of to play badminton one Thursday afternoon there was a very bad thunderstorm that afternoon with an almighty clap of thunder right over us( a bolt of lightning came down near to us)..On getting home we came into the living room to find poor Cindy behind the T.V tanged up in all the wiring shaking like hell...It was a wonder she did not have the lot on top of her..We have to stay and turn up the T.V full volume to drown the sound of the fireworks...
Peggy the cocker is not bothered one iota...
Ah, poor Cindy. And the trouble is that fireworks go on for so long these days. They are not just around of bonfire night, but for other celebrations too now.
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Keli loved fireworks and thunder too. I suspect Tali will need the squeezy cheese trick. I may give that a go for the lift and postie too.
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Roxy Isn't bothered at all! I think its 'cos we just carried on as normal and didn't fuss when she was a baby. She does hate the clanking noise ladders make though and barks like mad at them!
I suspect its cos she was scared by the window cleaner appearing one day while we were out!
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floyd likes to sit out the back when they r goin i swear he is watchin the pretty lights lol :005:
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grace has not took any notice of them yet :D but she did bark at the trick or treaters knocking at the door :005:
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Not only Halloween last night with the kids trick or treting with the knocks on the door...But to contend with even more fireworks going of last night...Just deading this week end as i haveing to work friday and saturday night and the misses will be on her own to look after cindy...
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We had some going off the other night and more tonight. Fortunately, Charlie hasn't taken any notice of them. Also, our normal local fireworks display isn't on this year as they can't use the grounds they normally do so may not have too many here luckily!!!
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Jess - six months old - is actually quite interested, and not frightened at all. Round here the fireworks always seem to start early and there were some this last weekend. I heard the noise and went to find Jess, she was sitting outside looking up at the sky with great interest. Mind you she is quite used to hearing shotguns going off and doesn't turn a hair at that either.
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My 2 love them! We had some fireworks the other night and they where desperate to come ouside to see! Macy even had her head out of the cat flap to watch them :005:
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Nell couldn't care less they don't bother her at all, nothing seems to phase her.
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We brought Bailey home on Halloween 4 years ago and one of the first times we left him alone (albeit due to an emergency) was guy fawkes night.
I don't know what happened when we were out but ever since then he has never bothered a single bit with fireworks! We have been out & about and some have gone off feet from us and he hasn't flinched. We sometimes go into the garden and watch the ones across the river & Bailey likes to come too! :005:
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Misha will give a bark initially and then after that ignore them (which is what I try to do). I think that because I ignore it all they don't bother. Not sure what Lexi and Ellie will do. We've had a few go off and whilst Ellie did jump (she was mid-pee :lol2:) I could see that she noted that Misha and Roly didn't bat an eyelid. I do think that Lexi will struggle with it, given that she will bark at any little thing.
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Some ten years ago..
When we had are Cindy and waiting to take her over the park for the first time...There is a club house were they have wedding receptions that after noon we where fairly close by...As women alway like to see the bridesmaid in all her glory the photographer was taking there pictures on the greens out side the club house....
Later on as we heading back home they started to let rockets of(In broad day light)..And this is what we reckon has scared are Cindy ever since..
That has been said some C.O.L members says there dogs are not bothered by fire works(Are Peggy is not either) But at some point are Cindy and other members dogs mite have been traumatize at some point in there life when they was young....And are frighten of any such bangs going off...Is the only conclusion i can see.....
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Fizzy dobie wasn't frightened of fireworks (apart from wanting to go outside and kill them if they were particularly loud) that sort of rubbed off on Tiff when she came. Have yet to see how Sasha reacts as it's been quite quiet around here for a change.
I normally just don't react if there's a loud bang and pretend everything is normal. Will have my tube of primula ready tho (thanks for the vid topbarks!)
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Glad to say Grace has seen her first fireworks and she seems to like them no barking so far :banana: :banana: :banana:
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......spoke too soon ph34r I think Scullap & Valerian has helped with distant firworks but the massive display just over the road was asking too much ......Livie (& Purdey too :o ) went doolally .......so out came the cheese!! which worked brilliantly - so thank you to Top Barks Mark for posting previously about it ;)
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None of our dogs have ever been bothered with them. When I was at the flat I had to take Millie out after dark for the toilet and it was like a war zone, she didn't even seem to notice! I wouldn't take Charlie outside at night for a walk though as he can get a bit anxious and a bad experience would probably lead to him having a problem. Bit different when your in the house with the tv on!
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Three calm boys asleep at my feet, what fireworks? :D :005:
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Mine are happily snoozing too, i'm really pleased
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pleased to say that on our first firework night, with a big display that lasted for 40mins less than a mile away - Poppy didn't bat an eyelid :D
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Not to bad last night Cindy was so dose up she slept mostly through it all...Just new year to face now....Chris
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Oooh I have just put a reply on another post about this!!!
I was really worried this year about Bonfire night as Cinders has only just turned 1 years old and normally she responds to any sound at the best of times (wanting to know where it has come from and what it is - not barking). In the house when she has heard them she just stopped when she was doing and put her head on one side and then carried on as normal unless the living curtains are open and she sat on the back of the settee watching them out of the window. When out walking she would sit down and look up to the sky watching them with her head on one side (very comical!!) I am now one very proud mummy!!
One of my friends has to give her Staffie tablets at least 2 weeks beforehand as he is a quivering wreck!!!!
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I don't think Bob is scared of them .... but he dose like to bark at them