tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post7847696979520551714..comments2024-03-03T13:36:10.569-05:00Comments on The Dog Zombie: Living with a shy dog: the house full of spidersThe Dog Zombiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-13963899933301486832015-10-28T21:20:19.731-04:002015-10-28T21:20:19.731-04:00I hear you! Jenny sends her love to Gilda and says...I hear you! Jenny sends her love to Gilda and says "look out, I think I hear an axe murderer coming up the driveway."The Dog Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-51836277425579805782015-10-28T19:30:53.279-04:002015-10-28T19:30:53.279-04:00Oh Jenny! Our Gilda can relate. She has every symp...Oh Jenny! Our Gilda can relate. She has every symptom of a dog who was separated from her mom and/or littermates way too early.We have trouble getting *anyone* in to our house even 6.5 years later... Worst of all, she has taught our second rescue that it's how he should act when people are in the yard or house! Having a true spider phobia myself, I often think of this to help me stay patient with our poor girl. She is followed (and medicated) by a Veterinary behaviorist which helps greatly. Hang tough Jenny and know you have a friend in Gilda :) Thanks for a great article!WonderPupsMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394781675207052232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-72179112619382416532015-10-28T10:04:33.895-04:002015-10-28T10:04:33.895-04:00Jenny takes buspirone daily and trazodone as neede...Jenny takes buspirone daily and trazodone as needed. For those of you with dogs with bad anxiety, it is always worth having a discussion with your veterinarian about medication. If you general practice vet is not comfortable prescribing behavior meds, find a behavior specialist at dacvb.org or a vet with a special interest in behavior at avsabonline.org. If there are none in your area, find one at dacvb.org who is williing to do remote consultations through your vet (most of them are).The Dog Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-29761050779563159072015-10-28T07:26:28.587-04:002015-10-28T07:26:28.587-04:00Im curious what your daily or as needed meds are.m...Im curious what your daily or as needed meds are.mi also have a golden lab with anxietyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206499020113303023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-45987631113740782015-09-21T23:49:29.603-04:002015-09-21T23:49:29.603-04:00Luna is from Saskatchewan Canada. She came from a...Luna is from Saskatchewan Canada. She came from a hoarder who had about 20 dogs in a filthy, small penned area and none of them were spay or neutered but I didn't see pictures of many of them. Thanks for sharing your story of Jenny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-16953095440627456702015-09-21T20:30:02.350-04:002015-09-21T20:30:02.350-04:00Thanks! Jenny is so much better than she was when ...Thanks! Jenny is so much better than she was when I first got her five years ago. She really wants to be social with strange people and she's slowly learning to do it!The Dog Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-29254243724428726582015-09-21T20:29:08.312-04:002015-09-21T20:29:08.312-04:00I've always assumed that Jenny is a golden ret...I've always assumed that Jenny is a golden retriever/border collie cross, but I don't know for sure. I'm told that her mother looked just like her, and that her father was "a brown dog." She came from a house with too many dogs in upstate New York. Where's Luna from?The Dog Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-63034316710733458222015-09-21T20:23:19.091-04:002015-09-21T20:23:19.091-04:00The description of Jenny sounds amazingly like my ...The description of Jenny sounds amazingly like my dog Luna who was rescued from a hoarding situation. But the thing that is catching my attention even more is that Jenny looks exactly like my dog. Based on the photos, I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. My best guess is that Luna is border collie - golden retriever. Do you know what Jenny is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-15028852618975654272015-09-21T06:06:09.129-04:002015-09-21T06:06:09.129-04:00I am not one who thinks that every fearful reactio...I am not one who thinks that every fearful reaction is caused by something bad that happened in the past. All my relatively well adjusted dogs panic over a miscreant smoke alarm, shaking, running around, drooling...it hurts their ears, it's startling, it's horrible. If I could get away with it, I would do all that too. But I feel for dogs and parents who have true fear reactions to every day life. Imagine how hard it is to live like that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623480956982363378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-49677660300336385292015-09-21T00:33:19.008-04:002015-09-21T00:33:19.008-04:00Been where you are. Although I cannot guarantee it...Been where you are. Although I cannot guarantee it will get better, I will tell you that they do start to get better. Thank goodness she has you and your husband and that you are both patient with her. My dog Daisy taught me the benefits of a quiet voice and going slow and being patient. She is nothing close to the dog I started with and every day is a blessing. You are doing good work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-48175179105184393022015-08-19T00:02:14.358-04:002015-08-19T00:02:14.358-04:00We fostered a puppymill rescue dog that showed sim...We fostered a puppymill rescue dog that showed similar behavior. As long as my husband was sitting down, she was fine and would climb in his lap for petting- but the minute he stood up, she would dart behind the nearest shelter and bark frantically at him. guesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036817466836785888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-17320161629227423412015-08-18T17:03:27.864-04:002015-08-18T17:03:27.864-04:00I feel for Zoe. Have you considered recording the ...I feel for Zoe. Have you considered recording the sound of a smoke detector and playing it back for her at low volume + short time periods + with lots of good things (treats, play)?The Dog Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-3083166907215747552015-08-18T15:35:45.383-04:002015-08-18T15:35:45.383-04:00Poor Jenny! I totally relate to your post! My dog ...Poor Jenny! I totally relate to your post! My dog Zoe is terrified of bangs and my other dog was rescued from a house fire and she's very fearful of the smoke detector. Even if she hears one of the neighbor's smoke detectors go off and it's faint in the distance, she will still panic. I am trying to work on it but it's hard to predict random noises. zoepheedogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959397251791559890noreply@blogger.com