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Pennies and Other Scary Noises Part III



2. Dogs have different tolerance levels for noise and scary things. Some dogs aren’t going to be phased by the can of pennies. Some dogs might develop all sorts of phobias and behavioral issues because of scary noises coming out of nowhere. Think of a thunder phobic dog being bombarded by thunderstorms daily.

3. While these tactics might suppress behavior, they don’t teach your dog anything. In the TV show that I mentioned my last post, imagine shaking a can of pennies at a dog every time he growled at another dog or human. The dog will never learn to like other dogs nor trust other humans using this method. Because of the negative associations, the dog is likely to hate dogs and humans even more.

Counter Conditioning and Desensitization work much better and can change a dog’s feelings about other people and/or other dogs.

Additionally, suppressing growls can be extremely dangerous.

More to come on scare tactics. Please stay tuned

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