>>> A dog (companion breed) survived a traumatic event, and (quite understandably given the event) hated being left alone or put in his crate. I was pretty sure he had PTSD or something.<<
>> Probably fixable with counterconditioning.
Can confirm, Loiosh got scared BAD when he was still pretty young by a diesel truck doing the air brake thing -- big truck hissed at him, totally understandable -- & I used counterconditioning over the next year or two to get him okay with them again. Took a while -- mostly because started out using treats as the positive thing, when it turned out he just wanted love.
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Date: 2023-03-29 01:16 am (UTC)>> Probably fixable with counterconditioning.
Can confirm, Loiosh got scared BAD when he was still pretty young by a diesel truck doing the air brake thing -- big truck hissed at him, totally understandable -- & I used counterconditioning over the next year or two to get him okay with them again. Took a while -- mostly because started out using treats as the positive thing, when it turned out he just wanted love.