and any doorbell, on tv or IRL

9/24/2011 8:24:25 PM

A friend of mine had a rescued greyhound who would run around the house anytime a doorbell went off.

9/24/2011 8:30:20 PM

9/24/2011 9:04:12 PM

my dog doesn't like helicopter noises

probably mostly because as a puppy she was shot at by apaches in 'Nam

[Edited on September 24, 2011 at 10:04 PM. Reason : true story]

9/24/2011 10:03:58 PM

your dog was VC?

9/24/2011 10:09:05 PM

I love the look my dogs have when I turn my surround sound up... its the 'what the fuck is going on, the house is falling apart" look...

And yes doorbells... like we are being attacked by al qaeda or something, cant shut em up

9/24/2011 11:15:40 PM

when anything scrolls across the screen...

movie credits
sports center feeds
etc.

9/25/2011 12:55:49 AM

We have time traveling apaches?

9/25/2011 1:01:41 AM

a long time ago, our cat would chase Vanna White across the screen

9/25/2011 1:18:05 AM

http://www.thundershirt.com/Default.aspx

9/25/2011 2:20:39 AM

^ seriously? i only spent 60 seconds looking at the site, but it looks like you're just cutting down your dog's activity by limiting their breathing.

fuck that

9/25/2011 5:17:54 PM

That is seriously ignorant.
It's called Deep Touch Pressure and has a calming effect, it's not crushing air out of it's lungs.

Educate yourself, you twat.
http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html

9/25/2011 8:16:25 PM

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn breaking out learn-ed documents and shit

9/25/2011 8:18:30 PM

only read one sentence. it was enough.

Quote :

"The reactions of cattle to being restrained in a squeeze-restraining device are very similar to people in the squeeze machine. Strong pressure initially causes cattle to relax, but will lead to struggling and discomfort when the animal habituates. Habituation occurs more quickly in cattle being held against unpadded metal surfaces. Pressure must be decreased if the animal is held in a chute for more than two minutes. "

sounds like limiting breathing is exactly what it does. so relaxing....



[Edited on September 25, 2011 at 9:14 PM. Reason : nice angelfire page - you believe everything you read on the internet?]

9/25/2011 9:05:57 PM

I have my parents dogs over here a lot and the puppy gets so freaked out with music or a movie on. Its so cute and funny and sad

9/25/2011 10:45:54 PM

Full disclosure, I sometimes get freaked out by my surround sound.

9/25/2011 10:48:28 PM

9/25/2011 11:15:40 PM

^^^^ Aw sorry guy, I thought it would be nice, concise, and simple enough for you since you seem to have trouble with reading comprehension. I guess you missed all those cited references.
This is a more thorough article if you would like to read more : http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cap.1992.2.63

Haha I didn't have to read it on the internet, I was edumacated by that fancy institution of ours and continue to do so at the Vet school. I had the pleasure of meeting that wonderful lady, but who the fuck cares who she is, right?

[Edited on September 25, 2011 at 11:17 PM. Reason : .]

9/25/2011 11:17:32 PM

A few people I know have gotten thundershirts for their dogs and it has worked miracles. Most of the dogs were freaked out by fireworks and thunderstorms and it just calmed them down! I think its better than the alternative which is drugging up your dog.

9/25/2011 11:24:19 PM

^^ cuntrag,

just because my dog barks at a doorbell doesn't mean she's autistic, and should be slowly choked to death.

looking forward to fading your future wisdoms

9/25/2011 11:44:50 PM

Oh that is interesting

9/26/2011 2:41:37 PM

Anything sharp or with a lot of bass any my dog will GTFO with a quickness.

9/26/2011 2:54:03 PM

Can't "fade" future wisdom if you can't even read so we are at a standstill my friend.
Since you have missed the point entirely (and 3 times is my limit to argue with raging ignorance) there's nothing to even discuss, lol.

CARRY ON!

9/26/2011 3:07:23 PM

My dog barks whenever there's a doorbell, door knock, or another dog parking on TV. Picked that shit up while staying at my mother-in-law's while we were on vacation

9/26/2011 3:22:36 PM

^my dog does this too. also if there's any sort of screech on tv that can remotely sound like a screaming cat, she freaks out too (my outdoor cat fights a lot). the dog has murdered the window sill on the sidelight at the front door trying to kill the ups man too. ugh. i think i'm going to put a sign on the door that says NO KNOCKING.

9/26/2011 3:52:24 PM

there's a douchebag that walks his dog around my neighborhood, offleash, and lets his golden wander around in everyone's yards at will

and has come up to my door on a few occasions (it's like, 90% glass wood frame, glass down to a little higher than ankle high on me), and pawed at my door and fucked with my dogs that are inside.

my door get the shit clawed out of it because of this, on the inside and on the outside from his golden.

i have yelled at this motherfucker several times, and apparently it's my fault i can't control my dogs inside.

one day im going to follow him home to get his address and lodge a formal complaint to the hoa.

asshole.

9/26/2011 4:11:31 PM

I have often wondered.... WHAT FREAKS THE DOGS OUT!

9/26/2011 7:20:46 PM

i occasionally reach under the coffee table and make knocking noises.

or fart noises with my hands.

or stomp on the stairs.

i feel like my dogs' clueless reactions are hilarious.

9/26/2011 7:25:53 PM

9/26/2011 7:57:24 PM

hahaha, did you make that?

9/26/2011 8:18:23 PM

^http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/11/dogs-dont-understand-basic-concepts.html

[Edited on September 26, 2011 at 8:48 PM. Reason : ]

9/26/2011 8:47:38 PM