Snow and Valentine Day!
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Carole Macomber
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Oh Millie! :lol:
fall3n-ang3l
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Ha ha brilliant,love the second picture
jacqueline
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happy valentines day beautiful,xxx
WearingMidnight
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Happy Valentine's Day to you too! Looking beautiful! 
nowhavethreebears
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Love the flying feet in the first one and the somewhat heart shaped head! What a good girl Millie, to wear the wreath!
You can be my valentine. Hope you get lots of extra smooches and hugs today.
You can be my valentine. Hope you get lots of extra smooches and hugs today.
AngusMcDubhsMom
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WOW and WOW!! Great shots! Happy Valentine's Day, Millie. You're fabulous!:kiss:
chumleysma
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Chumley wants to know if Millie (his valentine) is going to the St. Patrick's Day parade in Cleveland on Monday, March 17th?
Milliejb
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Oh. My. God!!! Chums, for that face, millie will go anywhere!!!!!! So friggin cute! Seriously though, I actually thought about it, but she is a mess around drums ever since the cannons in Ohio. I cannot get her over it! I'm working on it but I think we need to stay away from parades until we get better it sucks bc we went to a ton of parades last year but I have tried since Ohio and she just bolts... suggestions welcome!!!
it sucks bc we went to a ton of parades last year but I have tried since Ohio and she just bolts... suggestions welcome!!!
chumleysma
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Why don't you try one of those thunderstorm CDs and play it on real low on a good stereo. Treat her when it's so low that she's not bothered, no more than 15 min. perhaps twice a day. When she's very confident try bumping up the volume a tad then treats and fun games. If she's anxious, go back to original volume. Try to reach the goal of loud over many weeks. If you're frustrated with little progress, try the thundershirt and/or phermones.
I know she developed the fear from the pirate cannons which was sad to watch. She remembers and her fear will get engrained or worse as she gets older if you don't at least try to desensitize her now. I think you mentioned she transferred her fear to thunder. I'd work on that, because those cannons were so loud you could feel the boom in your chest. None of the dogs liked that noise.
Chumley developed a fear of skateboarders and kids on skooters when we walked around the Windjammer building and we almost got run over. We never heard them until it was too late. I didn't know he was traumatized by it until the next spring when kids were out on their boards. He got aggressive and tried lungeing at the kids as they skated by. It took several encounters to make me realize he couldn't help himself. We visited skate parks to desensitize him. It didn't work. I won't tell you what finally did work, but stop it did. I just couldn't allow a dog to go after children. In any case, it wouldn't help in Millie's case.
Cheeto has a mild fear of thunder and fireworks. I've learned over the years to ignore him. If I pet and coddle him, he shakes worse. He seems to find comfort in going into the shower or shoe closet. The thundershirt seems to help him too. Well good luck, because it's awful watching them in such fear.
I know she developed the fear from the pirate cannons which was sad to watch. She remembers and her fear will get engrained or worse as she gets older if you don't at least try to desensitize her now. I think you mentioned she transferred her fear to thunder. I'd work on that, because those cannons were so loud you could feel the boom in your chest. None of the dogs liked that noise.
Chumley developed a fear of skateboarders and kids on skooters when we walked around the Windjammer building and we almost got run over. We never heard them until it was too late. I didn't know he was traumatized by it until the next spring when kids were out on their boards. He got aggressive and tried lungeing at the kids as they skated by. It took several encounters to make me realize he couldn't help himself. We visited skate parks to desensitize him. It didn't work. I won't tell you what finally did work, but stop it did. I just couldn't allow a dog to go after children. In any case, it wouldn't help in Millie's case.
Cheeto has a mild fear of thunder and fireworks. I've learned over the years to ignore him. If I pet and coddle him, he shakes worse. He seems to find comfort in going into the shower or shoe closet. The thundershirt seems to help him too. Well good luck, because it's awful watching them in such fear.
Milliejb
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Thanks Stacy. I'm going to order one of those CDs now. It's definitely her associating bc she isn't afraid of a lot of other noises that are just as loud (trains etc) it's loud boom of a firework or a loud clap of thunder or a drum. it's so sad. Thanks for the advice and let's hope next year we will be back at the parades!!!
it's so sad. Thanks for the advice and let's hope next year we will be back at the parades!!!
ElvisTheNewf
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Jess, you know what a complete wiener Elvis can be and how I'm just a bit (okay, totally) overprotective of him, but he's done two parades in Cleveland and drums haven't been an issue. Gina always gets us in a great place far away from any bands or fire trucks. Last year there was even a limo the dogs could get in if they freaked out. In fact, that's the only reason we went but Elvis did just fine and strutted his big ole self right through downtown Cleveland.
