I know it’s a common question among my fellow dog-loving friends. Dear Gloria, First of all Caper appears to be a very healthy, happy and good looking boy. 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. Don't be too concerned about the dog having anxiety for those 20 minute periods. His reckless choices led to his abuse of me, and our kids. We’ve been doing this for weeks. For example, if you just recently bought your dog home from a rescue then your dog likely hasn’t had a stable family life. Expose them to their fear in a controlled setting. 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. 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. He’s afraid of men. 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. Dog is Afraid of My Husband. 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. My Online Vet Response to: Dog Afraid of Husband’s Sneezes & Hiccups by: Dr. Lisa Brienen . My dog will now be alone for 8 hours per day, and I … By comforting a fearful dog, you are rewarding what it’s doing in that moment: being scared. This can lead them to be slow to trust anyone. 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. To our dogs, affection is a reward. Let’s talk about some reasons for why your dog is acting scared all of a sudden. Her foster dog had become slightly used to her husband using classical counterconditioning and systematic desensitization. December 18, 2011 Jill Olkoski. My husband recently left me. 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. If your pup is suddenly terrified of his own shadow with no apparent reasons, you may wonder what’s gone wrong. As you may imagine, this situation is probably more complex than … There are multiple scenarios that could lead to your dog becoming fearful of you. But as soon as he straightens up my dog skitters backwards and the whole thing starts again. But unless the husband was seated or lying down, the foster dog would bark, growl, and lunge. He didn’t take the dogs OR offer any kind of support to help with the dog’s expenses. 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