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» Please Comfort Your Dog When They Are Scared!
Please Comfort Your Dog When They Are Scared!
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anxiety, comforting a fearful dog, counter conditioning, Dog Training, fear, noise phobia, PHOENIX, positive reinforcement
The other night we had our smoke alarm alert us to a low battery. It does this by going off and screaming about how the battery is low. It went off at bedtime. If you all remember, Phoenix was rescued from a house fire and she is terrified of the smoke detector. We have no idea how long she was in the house with a screaming smoke detector but it obviously left a lasting impression. She was
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