what do dogs fear?

Answer 1

My Queensland Heeler is afraid of the wind. He is also afraid of the curtains moving in the wind. He was a rescue dog so I don't know his background, I got him at 11 months of age.

When we get the flyswatter, he runs.

He is also afraid of strangers. He will patrol the yard and sound serious though.

Thought you might like this:

A Dog's Prayer
 author unknown
Bless the house I live in, Lord,
the one that I call home,
the people here who really care
a family all my own.
 Bless the little children
who snuggle me to sleep
their gentle eyes so sweet and wise
that laugh and sometimes weep.
Bless the mistress of this home,
a wife and loving mother -
she always brings me doggie bags -
to me, there is no other.
Bless the master, good and kind,
he calls me his best friend.
But, Oh, the names they give us, Lord!
"Killer?" "Boom Boom?" "Ben?"
No one will ever know
how I stopped to catch my breath
the day they saw me at the pound,
as I faced certain death.
I love my little family.
They're all the world to me.
You'd have to be a dog to know
how lucky I am me.
A faithful dog will play with you,
and laugh with you -- or cry --
He'll gladly starve to stay with you,
and never reason why.
And when you're feeling out of sorts,
somehow he'll understand.
He'll watch you with those shining eyes,
and try to lick your hand.
His blind, implicit faith in you
is matched only by his love --
the kind that all of us should have
in the spirit up above.
When everything is said and done,
it isn't really odd,
because when you spell 'dog' backwards,
you find the name of God

Answer 2

most dog instintually fear a loud noise and might react by a fear based flight but this is usually very short lived. Most dogs obtain fearful obsessions from past experiences, but mostly fear issues are perpetuated by owners who do not know how to deal with a fearful dog. Owners tend to make issues worse by trying to comfort fear with affection. Giving affection to an unstable mind only nutures the fear.

Answer 3

I have two Siberian Huskies. One I got as a stray, and it was obvious she had been abused by a former owner. There are still some things she is afraid of, such as loud noises, the broom, and the vacuum cleaner. But with a lot of TLC, she has come a long way, and is less fearful of things than she used to be. I adopted my other Husky from the animal shelter. I think her biggest fear is that she may miss a meal. The only other thing that she shys away from is a spray bottle filled with water. When I vacuum, I have to nudge her (yes, with the vacuum cleaner turned on and running) before she will move out of my way.

Answer 4

Most dogs will only fear as much as you show them is scarry. I have a dog who is not afraid of anything that he has been exposed to. He loves thunderstorms, the vacuum, loud noises, gun shots, other dogs, power tools, people of every shape and size, cars, hospitals, stores, the vet... It comes with consistent training and you as the owner never reacting to anything in a negative manner or cuddling/comforting a scared dog.

Answer 5

Depends on the dog... my one dog is a chicken, he fears thunder, lightning, cords, chairs, the vacuum, certain noises like say a wine cork etc, a bag blowing in the wind, fireworks, strangers, the basement stairs.. he is a wimp. My other 2 dogs are seemingly fearless, except one is afraid of the hose and the vacuum.

PS he has gotten better and I dont try to comfort him, he is just a freakin wimp. I always laugh at him because he is such a dork... my friends and I were having wine one day and literally after we popped the cork he would not come over to us... once my friend popped a plastic bag and it just sqeaked and my dog wouldnt come near us again lol

Answer 6

some dogs fear loud noises such as thunder, fireworks, sirens (my dog howls to this sound), gunshots....ect. Some dogs fear car rides or trips to places unfamiliar or to places lke the vet or groomers. My dogs fear nothing! I'm not sure why...it could be because they were exposed to so much as a puppy.

Answer 7

It depends on the dog. My older dog Flop fears buses, fireworks, and me dropping my keys. My puppy Trigger could care less about any of those things, but does not love going out on docks that move under her feet - which Flop doesn't mind at all. Go figure!

Answer 8

loud noises, fireworks and thunder!

I think it would depend on the dog. Growing up mine was afraid of a belt, (we got him that way)

I also had a dog afraid of being alone. We had to keep him as an outside dog and neighbors thought we were cruel, til we explained that he actually jumped through a picture window to sit on the stoop. He was abandoned as a pup.

Answer 9

My dog ( a 90 lb. hound) fears the mean, evil squirrel that sits above him and drops walnuts down around him. Jake (the dog) runs as if to say "The sky is falling!!!!) Very funny to watch.

Answer 10

a lot of things through experience. it could be that they got hit from an owner before and then start fearing humans. it could be that they got hit from an car and then became fearful of cars.
it usually have to do with negative influences/experiences and then that turning into something fearful.