For the 4th of July: Dogs and fireworks

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(07-02-2020, 06:41 PM)fredtoast Wrote: It is really strange how much it bothers some dogs and not others.

When my father was growing up during the depression in the hills of Kentucky dogs were tools used for hunting.  If a dog was "gun shy" it was useless and would get "culled out".

Just getting a gun out in front of a "gun shy" dog will be enough for it to run away and hide.  But dogs that love to hunt go crazy with excitement when they see the gun.  It is like a dog seeing a leash and getting excited to go on a walk.

I've noticed the smarter the dog the more likely they are to be gun shy. You can train it out of them but even though it's an easy process it takes a decent amount of time.