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Old September 24th 03, 11:27 PM
Jim Beasley
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Default Dog Afraid Of Toy Gun

I was sitting on my couch looking at a lifelike toy pistol, snapping
the trigger a few times. Then I noticed my dog had jumped into my
wife's lap and was trembling uncontrollably.

A few weeks ago, I was snapping a dish towel at flys in the house, and
saw the dog was cowering in a corner behind some furniture.

I first noticed this odd behavior shortly after I brought the dog
home. I took the belt off my pants and the dog ran away.

She's a rescue dog (Australian Cattledog), about 5 years old, that the
previous owner got from the pound. When we got her, she seemed overly
timid around anyone except female children. She put a tooth through my
hand the first day I got her, and was very shy or agressive toward
men. Over the two years I have had her, she has improved a lot, and is
now a very well behaved and happy dog.

I can understand she might have been hit with a belt and that the
sound of the snapping towel might have evoked some memory. But what
about the sight of the toy pistol? Other things I have around the dog
make snapping noises, so I don't think it was the sound. I just can't
imagine what she was exposed to before she went to the pound.
 




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