What does your dog dislike/hate?

[Abriana]

Our dog, Honey, is raw fed and she strongly dislikes any gooey, organ bits in her food. She refuses to eat them (she's half chocolate Labrador for goodness sake)! Anything with gooey organ bits gets buried until it's gross and disgusting, then she will dig it up and eat it (with no ill effect).

Other than that she's very cautious of our half blind, deaf, white cat who doesn't put up with silly dog nonsense and sometimes has a mental break and doesn't recognise our Honey (which means she hisses and spits and chases the dog who cowers behind me). The cat's sense of smell is her most reliable sense so I figure the dog must smell different after she's been outside sometimes?

Big trucks are pretty scary and Honey hates dogs barking madly/aggressively as we go past their property on a walk. She gets very confused by their reaction because she's such a friendly dog.

I would be careful about raw diets and letting her dig up gross stuff. Especially if you have/people in the house have a weakened immune system or there are small children/babies around that honey might lick. They can get very sick.
Just wanted to say, don’t mind me!

 

[JaeG]

I would be careful about raw diets and letting her dig up gross stuff. Especially if you have/people in the house have a weakened immune system or there are small children/babies around that honey might lick. They can get very sick.
Just wanted to say, don’t mind me!

Our son was a toddler when we got Honey as a pup. She's been on raw food since then (she's coming up 6 years old soon), as have our cats, and we've never had any problems. It's exactly like the "chickens give you salmonella" argument. I just see how healthy she is and we encouraged friends of ours to put their two very overweight black labs on raw food and they look utterly amazing now - they are a good weight, look athletic (not obese) and their fur is so super shiny.
http://www.rawessentials.co.nz/food-safety-salmonella

http://www.agresearch.co.nz/news/nz-dog-diet-study-a-wake-up-call-for-animal-nutrition/

 

[Abriana]

Our son was a toddler when we got Honey as a pup. She's been on raw food since then (she's coming up 6 years old soon), as have our cats, and we've never had any problems. It's exactly like the "chickens give you salmonella" argument. I just see how healthy she is and we encouraged friends of ours to put their two very overweight black labs on raw food and they look utterly amazing now - they are a good weight, look athletic (not obese) and their fur is so super shiny.
http://www.rawessentials.co.nz/food-safety-salmonella

http://www.agresearch.co.nz/news/nz-dog-diet-study-a-wake-up-call-for-animal-nutrition/

Oh ok. I guess maybe I shouldn’t have said anything without a back strory. I had read somewhere about how lots of people do raw meat diets and some people got sick and some died but I guess the situation is different for everyone.

 

[PirateGirl]

Quite strange!
My dog does not mind the vacuum much, amazingly.

I have one that htes it and alternates between hiding and lunging at it barking and another dog who refuses to move when I vacuum and I can bump it right up against her and just get dirt looks for disturbing her nap

 

[PirateGirl]

1. Tile floors/concrete floors/wood floors
2. Doorways/doors
3. Big people looming over him or walking by him
4. Sticking his head in a corner or in his feeder (holds his bowls so water doesn’t slosh)
5. Stairs (inside mostly, and the side deck ones)
6. Everything
Beau will be a year old on the 27 of January and I can’t figure out why he’s so skittish! He isn’t old and his hearing and eyesight are in perfect condition. I do think it has something to do with the fact that the breeder never kept him in the house-and even outside he was a loner. I’m thinking he could have a mental problem or something. I’m getting a second dog soon to see if that raises his confidence (he is much happier with other dogs around) and besides he needs a buddy.

I have a rescue I got at 6 weeks and from day one she was the most skittish dog I ever owned. Mentally scarred it seemed even at such a young age. My other dog helps her confidence immensely.

 

[coach723]

My rescue dog adopted at approx. 1 year old-
Any human other than her 'pack', especially bald men. Motorcycles, bicycles, quads, plastic bags, paper bags, boxes, white vans (animal control?), fences, loud noises of any kind, lots of separation anxiety, barking dogs, UPS truck, sticks, brooms, vacuum, thunderstorms, pretty well ANYTHING unfamiliar, and some things are just apparently permanent in her brain. We've had her going on 7 years and have done tons of work on confidence and desensitization. Some things have gotten better, some have not (bicycles in particular). She was completely un-walkable on a leash when we got her, she now walks fine with only occasional terrors. Temperament, genetics, and past experience all play a role. The first few months of their lives makes a huge difference, that's when proper exposure to things makes the most difference. The older they get, the harder it gets, but most of the time it's not impossible, just harder.

 

[PirateGirl]

@coach723 yes, bicycles are definitely a threat, and cross country skis.

 

[TwoCrows]

Our dog HATES the furnace register grates on the floor. I mean terrified!! If you even lightly touch one to open or close it, even very quietly in hopes he doesn't hear it, he runs with his tail between his legs in fear. He was like this as a puppy the day we brought him home. I don't know if he suffered some sort ot trauma or fell in one as a tiny puppy before we got him. But he is 8 years old now and just as terrified as he was back then!

Great thread!

 

[driver]

Dog #1 is extremely scared of hot air balloons. They tend to fly over in the fall, and she will be on the lookout for them every afternoon, glancing up through the windows. If one is anywhere to be seen, even far away, she will cry and go to the center of the house. She also doesn't like loud thunder or loud gunshots.

Dog #2 is scared of indoor drone flying, but son did once hit her with it. She is also scared of being hit, although we've had her for 5 years now and never hit her. If you step over her she thinks you're going to kick or step on her. This dog barks ferociously at the hot air balloons, which makes the scared dog even more scared.

 

[black_dove2]

1. Tile floors/concrete floors/wood floors
2. Doorways/doors
3. Big people looming over him or walking by him
4. Sticking his head in a corner or in his feeder (holds his bowls so water doesn’t slosh)
5. Stairs (inside mostly, and the side deck ones)
6. Everything
Beau will be a year old on the 27 of January and I can’t figure out why he’s so skittish! He isn’t old and his hearing and eyesight are in perfect condition. I do think it has something to do with the fact that the breeder never kept him in the house-and even outside he was a loner. I’m thinking he could have a mental problem or something. I’m getting a second dog soon to see if that raises his confidence (he is much happier with other dogs around) and besides he needs a buddy.

My foster dog stray was same and I think for same reasons you mentioned. I found when I put a carrier in the front room she immediately took to it. She has learned alot and become so much more confident. Introducing another dog was not needed in my case.

My dogs are much older then Brandi Whine so being new dog scared subservient. She has become my protector at home and on walks. To see this happy dog build confidence with age has been a wonderful experience.

IMO I wouldn't introduce a new dog just yet. If she's afraid you may end up with fights. Talk to vet. My daughter dog a German Shepherd sees a vet and takes puppy Prozac for her anxiety. It's an AMAZING difference and age as well has built confidence in her.

Wish you well