Blind dog, scared of next doors trampoline.
Discussion
Hi Everyone,
We have an 11 year old Jack Russell cross, who is completely blind and we are having a bit of an issue at the moment due to next doors kid being on the trampoline.
Here's some background info on our dog, Jack, to put you in the picture. It has been well read on here already.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
We currently have a bit of an issue though. Our house is very, very quiet. We use headphones to watch TV, and rarely have any noise apart from us talking. This is because Jack can get rather frightened of noises coming from the TV, or from our phones etc.
Next door have young kids, probably 13ish and younger, and they have one of those netted trampolines in the garden. The boy uses the trampoline a lot, probably three to five times a day at the moment for ~20 minutes at a time.
I, of course, have no issue with this whatsoever, the kids have a right to have fun.
However, it's scaring the crap out of Jack, and causing him to bark, and generally be very restless whilst the kid is using the trampoline. I've tried shutting some doors inside in an attempt to dampen the noise but I think because Jack hasn't a clue what the noise is, it's scaring him.
There is no way I am going to speak to my neighbours about it, as their kids have a right to enjoy their garden especially during summer, so I wondered if anybody had any bright ideas as to what we could try?
It might be that when I'm home, whenever the kid goes on the trampoline, I'll take Jack out for a walk. Although he isn't always 100% on a walk either!
We have an 11 year old Jack Russell cross, who is completely blind and we are having a bit of an issue at the moment due to next doors kid being on the trampoline.
Here's some background info on our dog, Jack, to put you in the picture. It has been well read on here already.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
We currently have a bit of an issue though. Our house is very, very quiet. We use headphones to watch TV, and rarely have any noise apart from us talking. This is because Jack can get rather frightened of noises coming from the TV, or from our phones etc.
Next door have young kids, probably 13ish and younger, and they have one of those netted trampolines in the garden. The boy uses the trampoline a lot, probably three to five times a day at the moment for ~20 minutes at a time.
I, of course, have no issue with this whatsoever, the kids have a right to have fun.
However, it's scaring the crap out of Jack, and causing him to bark, and generally be very restless whilst the kid is using the trampoline. I've tried shutting some doors inside in an attempt to dampen the noise but I think because Jack hasn't a clue what the noise is, it's scaring him.
There is no way I am going to speak to my neighbours about it, as their kids have a right to enjoy their garden especially during summer, so I wondered if anybody had any bright ideas as to what we could try?
It might be that when I'm home, whenever the kid goes on the trampoline, I'll take Jack out for a walk. Although he isn't always 100% on a walk either!
Beauty, our cat, is blind
She doesn't react to noises from the TV though
You've done a lot for him to help him
but I think with keeping the house almost silent are you now overdoing it?
He should get used to the noises, especially if you're there to help comfort him and walk him round the garden so he can learn where it is coming from and that it's not coming for him?
There are tapes you can get & a 'thundershirt'? To get dogs used to fireworks & babies etc would this help?
Good luck with him, I think you are marvellous
She doesn't react to noises from the TV though
You've done a lot for him to help him
but I think with keeping the house almost silent are you now overdoing it?He should get used to the noises, especially if you're there to help comfort him and walk him round the garden so he can learn where it is coming from and that it's not coming for him?
There are tapes you can get & a 'thundershirt'? To get dogs used to fireworks & babies etc would this help?
Good luck with him, I think you are marvellous
ali_kat said:
Beauty, our cat, is blind
She doesn't react to noises from the TV though
You've done a lot for him to help him but I think with keeping the house almost silent are you now overdoing it?
He should get used to the noises, especially if you're there to help comfort him and walk him round the garden so he can learn where it is coming from and that it's not coming for him?
There are tapes you can get & a 'thundershirt'? To get dogs used to fireworks & babies etc would this help?
Good luck with him, I think you are marvellous
Hi Ali_kat, thanks for the reply.She doesn't react to noises from the TV though
You've done a lot for him to help him
but I think with keeping the house almost silent are you now overdoing it?He should get used to the noises, especially if you're there to help comfort him and walk him round the garden so he can learn where it is coming from and that it's not coming for him?
There are tapes you can get & a 'thundershirt'? To get dogs used to fireworks & babies etc would this help?
Good luck with him, I think you are marvellous
I think we could quite possibly be over doing it a bit, that's a fair assumption. In our efforts to make him as calm as possible, we may well have made him over sensitive.
We have tried the thundershirt before and he just does everything he can to get the thing off!
And thanks, he's an amazing dog, so what we do for him he gives back in spades
rhinochopig said:
Pavlov him.
Every time they start on the tramp. give him a treat. In a couple of months he'll be dragging the kids out of the house onto the trampoline.
An oldie but a goodie. I think going back to basics like this will have to be tried now, I'm so used to thinking outside of the box with him that sometimes I forget what's been in the box all the time! Every time they start on the tramp. give him a treat. In a couple of months he'll be dragging the kids out of the house onto the trampoline.
Thanks, I'll get cracking on this straight away. Well, as soon as the kid starts jumping again.
AB8219 said:
Hi Ali_kat, thanks for the reply.
I think we could quite possibly be over doing it a bit, that's a fair assumption. In our efforts to make him as calm as possible, we may well have made him over sensitive.
We have tried the thundershirt before and he just does everything he can to get the thing off!
And thanks, he's an amazing dog, so what we do for him he gives back in spades
No, I don't think you'll have done that, it's a scary noise for most animals; not being able to see it compounds it.I think we could quite possibly be over doing it a bit, that's a fair assumption. In our efforts to make him as calm as possible, we may well have made him over sensitive.
We have tried the thundershirt before and he just does everything he can to get the thing off!
And thanks, he's an amazing dog, so what we do for him he gives back in spades
Ah. Yes, the family Staffy doesn't like them either.
bexVN said:
Yes Pavlov him is a good way of putting it.
Could you take him.round let him sniff it then make small noises with it slowly build it up so it becomes familiar to him.
Don't have child jump on it straight away though whilst you are there!
Brilliant ideas! Why didn't I think of them Could you take him.round let him sniff it then make small noises with it slowly build it up so it becomes familiar to him.
Don't have child jump on it straight away though whilst you are there!
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