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    Posted: 08 April 2011 at 5:15pm
Well I recently got a male boxer, he's 2. Loves everyone, loves other dogs eats great and all the rest! BUT, when it comes to the walk... Not so great LOL 
He is absolutely terrified of being on the street. He was brought up in the country side so isnt used to the traffic and noise etc!

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What can i do to stop this??? Confused
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Loads! mine are little mites and one i plan to show,,,when I went to the building he quaked  tail tucked in and lay .(not funny dragging a white mop type dog across the manky floor) So I just made him go there with no "aww its ok poor baby",,,in fact i made it worse for him I brought him over to where there were huge dogs barking and making a fuss.Let other dogs sniff the butt off of him :)Let other puppies pounce on him,, I brought him out in the car and when I found somthing really noisey i stopped and took him out ,,,,,I walked him past generators back and forward till he barely looked at them, road works, loud cars with broken exhausts, asked  kids bouncing basketballs to do it when I was training him on the street, past racing bikes into crowds of kids and made his experiences a nightmare for him. Now he is starting to come around BIG time,,,After three weeks of "intensive exposure" I can bring him into the hall now and his tail is in the air and he is prancing around,,,but somtimes if there is a really loud piercing bark from a fox terrier or a tibetan he hits the deck,,LOL but that is when he is caught off guard. You need to immerse him in his fears kindly bravely but confidently and with prais no "aww poor baby" that only reinforces his fears. Be nice to him though :),,,Oh and having a loverly sausage of chicken in your pocket to use as a bribe is great too!,,,best of luck
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Ha Ha LB you are so hard, I would give in in a heartbeat!  It is the only way though.  Mine take it in turns to be afraid of the hoover or the hair dryer and I know they're not.  I actually think they're copying the cats cos when the hoover comes on and one cat runs, the two dogs look at each other and if they're not too comfy on the couch they'll run too, if not they just go back to sleep, it's all an act with mine.
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I know Brucie, I prob am but need to expose them to it all. they try to look up and i try to ignore them so they see there is nothing to worry about. works for me so far!they get desperate and even try to stop me walking at times ,,,ah god its so hard to do but needs must,, All mine hate the hairdrier thats just because the know there is grooming,,,,the bathroom you should see them when i say we are going for a bath LOL LOL LOL!,,,,they go like cats when yo9u try to get them in there very funny and any oportunity to try to jump out of the bath,,,soso funny! I am more soaked than them in the end!
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