Hi,
We bought our bulldog from a breeder that wanted him for studding. Since he was shooting blanks they didn't want him. Not sure if they abused him or from leaving him in a cage all the time he is really messed up.
Rascal is afraid of everything. We constantly praise him and tell him it will be okay. We trying to help him and comfort him all the time. He is deathly afraid of the wind. Will not go to the bathroom if it is windy. He will not walk by anything new in the house. We can't use a retractable leash he freaks out. We have had him 3 years and has improved slightly. I don't know if it is fear or anxiety.
I feel bad that he is always afraid. We recently build a new deck. When my husband would use the tools outside in the yard Rascal would be in the house shaking like a leaf.
Any suggestions what we can do to help him. Recently our vet gave him some meds to use when he really needs it as she put it. We tried it when it was very windy. We gave it to him
2 days in a row. The only thing it did for him was make him very sleepy. When he went outside
he was still freaking out. He needs to have surgery on his eye lids but he will have a heart attack having to wear that cone for 2 weeks.
I don't want to keep him on pills but if he will be a happy dog I will.
Thanks for all your help.
We bought our bulldog from a breeder that wanted him for studding. Since he was shooting blanks they didn't want him. Not sure if they abused him or from leaving him in a cage all the time he is really messed up.
Rascal is afraid of everything. We constantly praise him and tell him it will be okay. We trying to help him and comfort him all the time. He is deathly afraid of the wind. Will not go to the bathroom if it is windy. He will not walk by anything new in the house. We can't use a retractable leash he freaks out. We have had him 3 years and has improved slightly. I don't know if it is fear or anxiety.
I feel bad that he is always afraid. We recently build a new deck. When my husband would use the tools outside in the yard Rascal would be in the house shaking like a leaf.
Any suggestions what we can do to help him. Recently our vet gave him some meds to use when he really needs it as she put it. We tried it when it was very windy. We gave it to him
2 days in a row. The only thing it did for him was make him very sleepy. When he went outside
he was still freaking out. He needs to have surgery on his eye lids but he will have a heart attack having to wear that cone for 2 weeks.
I don't want to keep him on pills but if he will be a happy dog I will.
Thanks for all your help.
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