But unless the husband was seated or lying down, the foster dog would bark, growl, and lunge. Dear Gloria, First of all Caper appears to be a very healthy, happy and good looking boy. We’ve been doing this for weeks. I work a 9-5. To our dogs, affection is a reward. In the long run, it will be LESS anxiety for him to get over his fear of your husband. My husband gives her a lot of treats, but she won't take them from anyone (even me) when she is afraid, so they are not a big distraction right now when she barks/growls. Expose them to their fear in a controlled setting. Her foster dog had become slightly used to her husband using classical counterconditioning and systematic desensitization. My Online Vet Response to: Dog Afraid of Husband’s Sneezes & Hiccups by: Dr. Lisa Brienen . By comforting a fearful dog, you are rewarding what it’s doing in that moment: being scared. My husband worked a job where he was off by 10 am every day and could go home and spend d time with the dog. His reckless choices led to his abuse of me, and our kids. She pees in the floor if he touches her first thing in the morning, if he tells her to go into the crate, if she has an accident, if he calls her to come inside from the yard she will not. When he gets enraged, and you add his anti-social personality markers into the mix, you can see why I am afraid he’d cross that line and hit me – though he says he never would. My dog will now be alone for 8 hours per day, and I … This can lead them to be slow to trust anyone. You cannot explain to a dog why it shouldn’t be scared, or tell the dog that the frightening thing won’t hurt it or is going away soon — they do not have the cognitive abilities to understand those concepts. She does not mind if he comes towards me or anything like that and there is no seperation anxiety when I am gone. If your dog is afraid of certain sounds or objects, you don’t want to scare her further by forcing her to confront her fear before she’s ready. I’ve had my husband call him over and finally he’s coming and wagging his tail and allowing him to pet him and scratch him. Let’s talk about some reasons for why your dog is acting scared all of a sudden. His anger led to fear. A person posted this problem on my blog. I know it’s a common question among my fellow dog-loving friends. Your dog feeds off the energy you put out, so keeping yours under control and staying relaxed can help her realize that the situation is OK. 2. Definitely afraid of them when they get up and walk towards him. December 18, 2011 Jill Olkoski. Don't be too concerned about the dog having anxiety for those 20 minute periods. If your pup is suddenly terrified of his own shadow with no apparent reasons, you may wonder what’s gone wrong. Because your dog will have to go everywhere your husband is during that time, your dog will learn to pay attention to your husband and trust your husband as his pack leader. 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