Please Help - Dog is scared of storm drains

[Keturah's Mom]

Hi, my Talitha is living proof you don't want to take any notice of what they are afraid of. When she was a pup she was no bigger than a minute and when she would hear thunder crack she would run to me and she was so cute (all 2 lb of her) that I would pick her up & love her, well she is 7 now and progressed one event to another (thunder, rain, wind and now when she sees the trees moving in the back yard she is afraid .... and there is no going back. I did learn and have not repeated that mistake with the other 5 but it is really sad to watch her shake and be so fearful knowing if I had been a little smarter she wouldn't be this way.

[lizbud]

Believe it or not but my dog Smokey was once afraid of a fire hydrant.
There is one on my street where we walk everyday.he would always try
to bolt to the other side of the street when we approached it. I first tried
to pull him closer to it & that was a big mistake on my part. It took longer
than need be to cure this. By just walking him everyday down the same
street & praiseing him we we nearerd the hydrant, he did eventually get over
it altogether. The only time he stops by it anymore is to smell another dog's
scent. (no praise needed now).