What Are Your Dogs Terrified Of?

[sandragonfly]

this morning I took crayola out for a walk around this block and a hydrant stopped him.

I thought, oh no, that was a three year ago fear and we'd have to start the treats 'n praises all over .. I went behind the hydrant anyway to see if my hide and seek game would break his tenison - he trusts whatever wouldn't hurt me - right there I saw a horrendous beetle on behind it! I'm not kidding, he was about two inches?? and must be shrieking, his anntenas were vibrating.. I had crayola a bit near to introduce, and when he saw it, he had his ears then head down to his paws, so scared and respectful of him.. aww lol.

so, to tell if it was hydrant or THAT little bugger, we went to next hydrant, he passed it fine. when I first got him, he was terrified of hydrant monsters and floor vents.

he also has a bit fright of heights - starting to and I am not sure why yet. but all he does is trembling then he's okay after I reassure him with my hands and voice. may it be aging?

I wonder what yours are, crayola asks!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Hmmmm.... let's see here...
I *think* that Rita may be afraid of other dogs. She is VERY dog agressive twards other dogs. My mom is going to call a dog behaviorist and see if that would help. (please wish us luck!)
I don't think Sadie is afraid of anything, but she is somewhat shy, and timid around new people.

[sandragonfly]

regardless of size?

good luck!!

[3muttsandaboston]

Gracie is scared of thunder and loud noises including fireworks and guns. If it is thundering outside or if she hears a loud noise she will cower and shake while hiding under my legs.

Maggie isn't really scared of anything. Most things are scared of her lol.

Lucy is scared of big tall or fat men especially ones with loud voices. She takes a while to warm up to them. Also she will freak out if she is on a leash and we walk by the pool like she is scared i'm going to pull her in or something. Other than that she isn't really scared of anything.

[I_luv_rusty]

Rusty is really afraid of certain things, he just doesn't like them he'll bark at you. Alot of my friends are like what the heck we can't do anything around your dog, but it just i'm use to how I act around him. He doesn't like people running from him, like if you get scared of him and run he chases and grabs your pants. He also hates flames -from matches, liters,etc.-, toy guns, people making baby voices around him (he thinks you making fun of him). People backing up going up our driveway, lots of animals. There alot he doesn't like.

[theterrierman]

Stella is absolutely TERRIFIED by acorns hitting the top of our tent trailer when we go camping. She's also getting some mild fear agression towards strange dogs as she gets older. It's a shame, because she was always such a friendly little girl.

For a while I was worried that Fender was going to grow up very timid because he was terrified of EVERYTHING. And I socialized him as well as possible in a small town. However, it just ended up he had a longer than usual fear period, and now he's a brave buckaroo, no fears that I can think of. None that have expressed themselves, anyway.

[Alysser]

Sassy isn't really afraid of anything other then UPS trucks, semi's, etc. When we take her in the car and we pass by a certain type of truck she will cower and cry until my mom drives away from it. Sassy doesn't like alot of things, but she doesn't show fear around them, she just doesn't like them lol.

[K9karen]

Klo is petrified of thunder, lightening. firecrackers, flashlights and CAMERAS. She'll lay at the bottom of the steps to the family room for safety. She used to be afraid of "tinny" sounds..aluminum foil, pots and pans but got over that quickly.

(except for a soda can full of coins)

The Codmeister was fearless!

[mr.chiwawa]

Mister is scarred of the ironing board. Whenever I do laundry I like to iron my jeans afterwards. And I swear he sees me take out the iron and he puts his ears back head down tucks the tail and goes to hide in his "house"(its a crate) until I am done. And if I collapse the ironing board itself too quickly and it makes that noise forget it he won't come out wihout some sweet talking and cookies close by.

[Jessika]

Charlie is pretty much terrified of new people, and even if he knows you or you're around a lot, it takes him a LOOOOONG time to warm up to you. But once he does, he's your buddy for life, even if you don't come around for months at a time, he'll remember you and come running when you come to visit

Other than that, they really aren't afraid of anything because if they start to display fearful behavior of a certain object, sound, or situation, I just ignore them. I don't tell them "no", I don't baby or coddle them, and I certainly don't tease them with whatever is scaring them. Eventually they'll learn to investigate whatever it is, and either learn to live with it or stay away from it lol

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Tango is afraid of thunder, wind, and just loud noises in general.

[cmayer31]

Frankie is terrified of loud bangs such as guns, fireworks, or things randomly falling. If any of those things happen she becomes a velcro dog and will shake like crazy.

Riley is afraid of anything that moves if she doesn't recognize it. If I walk in carrying something over my head it will freak her out. She's a big chicken dog with anything new.

[AdoreMyDogs]

Boone is afraid of the trash compactor in our kitchen. Kersey is the weird one. She's afraid of anything that moves on the floor, whether it makes noise or not...this includes the vaccum (most dogs are afraid of vacuums), the Swiffer Wet Jet, and the dry mop. I may have one of the few dogs who's afraid of a Swiffer Wet Jet and a dry mop and I have no idea why she's afraid of these things

[chocolatepuppy]

Both of my dogs are afraid of firecrackers and all the noise that goes with the 4th of July. Layla is afraid of my hubbys motorcycle and of thunderstorms also.

[pitc9]

Sierra - Plastic bags, brooms & the vacuum.

Buddy - Thunder, Firecrackers, gunshots and my husband.