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Can dogs get ptsd?
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:19 am
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:19 am
I rescued a beagle/border collie earlier this year. I am asking since any type of loud noise startles him such as trains, nail guns, etc. he also hates the dark and is scared of his own shadow. I was hoping to use him as a rabbit dog like beagles are supposed to be but that appears to be out of the question for now. From what I read the reviews seem to be mixed.
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Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:21 am to lsucoonass
This post was edited on 11/10/14 at 10:23 am
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:23 am to Yellerhammer5
I love a perfected applied gif. 
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:23 am to lsucoonass
I've learned that if you beat the dog, it will get hard...next time it gets scared by a loud noise, just give it a swat to the head then jerk him off until climax. Eventually that will rewire its brain to associate loud noises with pleasure.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:24 am to lsucoonass
Wouldn't surprise me. My rescued golden is very skiddish and questioning of people.
He once flipped out when a leaf blew up behind him. He's not aggressive, but he bit a friend (didn't break skin) during a football celebration after my buddy jumped up following a TD. Used to go crazy whenever someone picked up a stick to throw it to their dog at the park.
About 2 years in, some of this stuff is starting to fade, but he still has only a handful of people besides us that he trusts.
He once flipped out when a leaf blew up behind him. He's not aggressive, but he bit a friend (didn't break skin) during a football celebration after my buddy jumped up following a TD. Used to go crazy whenever someone picked up a stick to throw it to their dog at the park.
About 2 years in, some of this stuff is starting to fade, but he still has only a handful of people besides us that he trusts.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:24 am to Yellerhammer5
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:26 am to brgfather129
Man I hope not
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:29 am to lsucoonass
I wouldn't call it ptsd
More like learned behavior. My dog was found at a dumpster. He does a lot of weird stuff and is scared of everything. The worst is he won't eat in front of me. If I go in the kitchen and he's eating, he'll flip out and go hide under the table
More like learned behavior. My dog was found at a dumpster. He does a lot of weird stuff and is scared of everything. The worst is he won't eat in front of me. If I go in the kitchen and he's eating, he'll flip out and go hide under the table
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:29 am to lsucoonass
Some dogs just don't like loud noises no matter if they are rescues or not.
You could try something like the thundershirt and see how he reacts to noise.
Dogs do develop trust issues with mistreatment though and can associate those issues by noises/sight of objects/etc.
You could try something like the thundershirt and see how he reacts to noise.
Dogs do develop trust issues with mistreatment though and can associate those issues by noises/sight of objects/etc.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:31 am to brgfather129
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I've learned that if you beat the dog, it will get hard..
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:32 am to Yellerhammer5
That gif is perfect. 
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:33 am to lsucoonass
Clearly, something happened to him previously.
I think it can happen to animals. My lab (which was trained as a gun dog) never so much as flinched during storms previously. She was with my parents during and after Hurricane Gustav while I was away. Their house got hit hard by that hurricane. Ever since she is a quivering mess during any type of thunderstorm. It seems to me that the event caused her to associate fear with thunderstorms (noise, pressure, whatever she is sensing).
I think it can happen to animals. My lab (which was trained as a gun dog) never so much as flinched during storms previously. She was with my parents during and after Hurricane Gustav while I was away. Their house got hit hard by that hurricane. Ever since she is a quivering mess during any type of thunderstorm. It seems to me that the event caused her to associate fear with thunderstorms (noise, pressure, whatever she is sensing).
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:36 am to lsucoonass
When I was young... like baby young... my parents had a dog, a golden retriever, that probably had PTSD.
Apparently, the story goes that when "Shannon" was a puppy, the neighbor kids would shoot off fireworks and it fricked her up something fierce... whenever there was thunder (etc) Shannon would find someone and just shake like a leaf for hours.
Apparently, the story goes that when "Shannon" was a puppy, the neighbor kids would shoot off fireworks and it fricked her up something fierce... whenever there was thunder (etc) Shannon would find someone and just shake like a leaf for hours.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:49 am to Isabelle
Thanks for the responses everyone. He's generally very playful and he wants to play with any animal that he sees but if another dog tries to eat his food he goes into attack mode.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:52 am to lsucoonass
One of my boys is a rescue. Person who had him before me abused him and shot guns near and in the ground next to him to scare him. A scared 95# german shepherd during a severe thunderstorm is no joke. He's definitely got some form of PTSD.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:54 am to Isabelle
My daughter and four year old granddaughter were visiting my brother and his family. After they ate brother took his dog for a walk.
Granddaughter asked if she could hold the leash. She called it a lease. Brother has a small dog and said yes. She grabbed the leash and tore off running, bouncing the little dog on the sidewalk.
Months later my brother said when he would approach the spot where the leash exchange took place, the dog would stop and look around every time. Almost a " where is she" look.
Granddaughter asked if she could hold the leash. She called it a lease. Brother has a small dog and said yes. She grabbed the leash and tore off running, bouncing the little dog on the sidewalk.
Months later my brother said when he would approach the spot where the leash exchange took place, the dog would stop and look around every time. Almost a " where is she" look.
This post was edited on 11/10/14 at 10:55 am
Posted on 11/10/14 at 10:57 am to lsucoonass
I wouldn't call it ptsd, but they definitely develop fears and anxiety towards certain things.
When I got one of my dogs, he hated thunder and would scratch the living hell out of the door. I just went out there with him a couple times when it was storming and calmed him and redirected the energy through playing and he was able to get over that.
Now when it comes to a UPS truck, all bets are off. Something had to have happened there because he hates those guys with a passion. Any time a truck even passes our house he is up and ready to go.
When I got one of my dogs, he hated thunder and would scratch the living hell out of the door. I just went out there with him a couple times when it was storming and calmed him and redirected the energy through playing and he was able to get over that.
Now when it comes to a UPS truck, all bets are off. Something had to have happened there because he hates those guys with a passion. Any time a truck even passes our house he is up and ready to go.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:43 pm to lsucoonass
Yes they can. I was a dog handler in the military for 5 years. We had numerous dogs that returned from deployments where they experienced a lot of explosions and gunfire. Just like humans, some of them were fine but some completely shut down and wouldn't work anymore. They would end up being retired and adopted.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:44 pm to Yellerhammer5
I came here to post this. Glad you beat me to it. 
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