My dog has storm phobia and goes completely nuts during stoms. If he is inside of something, he wants OUT and the other dog wants out to get to him. My midwest icrates are a joke. I have two of them for two 70lb dogs and we frequently come home to them...
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I had a 45ish pound lab/husky cross with pretty bad separation anxiety. He did a good deal of damage to the kennel in just 2 weeks. The wires are not thick enough to take much abuse, I too had to hold it together with zip ties & bending things back into place regularly. Also the door latches are not terribly secure, nor are the edge connections which he wiggled loose and out of once. It's a great, spacious kennel, but it isn't built to a quality to withstand escape attempts. You get what you pay for with this one and had best look elsewhere for difficult to contain dogs. Hope this helps!
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Not sure about storms - my dog gets terrible separation anxiety. However, this product has helped him. He is not 100% but his anxiety has definitely reduced. As one of the other contributors mentioned, this medication is for general anxiety and as storm related stresses occur suddenly and last a short time, this product may not be as effective. However, as it prevents your pet from being on prescribed meds, I think it would be worth a try as it will cause an overall lowering of his stress level. Have you tried a thunder shirt? I hear they can be very effective.
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I would try taking the roof off and putting in your dog's favorite blanket, or your dog's favorite persons t-shirts. It seems like your dog likes the light so maybe a step by step with the roof part might help. I mean add half the roof and then maybe the other half the roof but let him get used to the darkness inside the house a little at a time
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Walmart in the pet section carries a product I think is called Pet-Eze. I gave it to my chihuahua who used to shake when she heard thunder (even off in the distance). They were small ills I put in a piece of cheese. Worked like a charm given a half hr or hr before you know a storm is coming or need relief for your pet. Great for 4th of July too when pets freak.
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My puppy was unhappy because she was confined but in the open at the top carriers she was constantly trying to getting out; I was afraid she would jump out and fall on the floor. Your dog or puppy has to be really small.
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My dog and I were both attached a couple of times. I have a small dog so I picked her up and sprayed the other dog, he retreated and I got away. The sad part about this was that the owner of the dog pretended not to see the attack and ran inside his house leaving his dog in the middle of the street. I wish I had the chance to pepper spray the owner too ;) But yes, it's safe just keep yourself and your dog away.
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I haven't tried it for that, but thanks for the idea; one of my dogs has both fear of thunder/fireworks and travel anxiety. It should work, it's based on the same principal - to provide snug physical contact during a situation causing anxiety. The question is "how much will it work?" I have found the thundershirt does not eliminate my dogs' thunder/fireworks fear, but does moderate it somewhat. Normally my dog is literally glued to my leg during thunder events. With the shirt, she still wants to be near me -- but she doesn't need to be in constant physical contact. I will try the shirt for short drives and see if it helps alleviate the fear. My dog crouches in fear on the floor of the backseat and has uncontrollable drooling. Based on the small success with storm events, I expect I might be able to get her to stop the drooling - still huddle on the floor, but not uncontrollably. Good luck.
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Use an invisible fence inside of your other fence. I saw inside because for me one thing I don't like about them is your dog may not go out of the yard but other dogs & people can come in. I used one inside of my other fence for a dog who would climb or scale any fence I put him in. Depending on your breed also you may want to trade the regular collar in for a "stubborn dog" collar. I have Rhodesian Ridgebacks & this male when he had the regular collar on just stood there getting zapped & looked at me like - ya right you think this will keep me in? Only 1 of my boys went thru it w/stbn collar on & he thought I needed him. I purchased not the "brand" name invisible fence a cheaper one. Just make sure if you get the wire kind to set it all down FIRST before permnantly installing! Also watch the training video & read the booklet & make sure you train the dog correctly. Do exactly as it says don't cut corners. The newest ones out that are wireless are incredible but a lot more expensive. What is your breed of dog? That would be my best suggestion. Otherwise you will have to secure your fence on the bottom with like 2x4's around the outside nailed to posts. Have a much heavier fence installed & high enough the dog doesn't jump and the weave close enough so he can't climb. The invisible fence would be cheaper & I think a better solution. One other thing I know someone who had a Boxer & theirs got a short in it & the dog stayed right in the circled area. Many folks tell me this they shut theirs off after a while & dog stays right in the boundries. Not so with a RR my two boys checked it every day to make sure it was working. My husband did not ground a new one we put in after moving & it got zapped & ruined (make sure you do that!) & one of my boys knew it was off in less than 1/2 hour & was out.
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I use it because my dog startles easily. Will jump up when sleeping, etc. He hasn't had any startling incidents since I've been using it. He was very fearful of new people and things. He seems much more at ease now. He doesn't have any fear of thunder storms, but I have heard that it works for that, also. Hope this helps.
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not an issue but some dogs can be a little intimidated by the sound and moving water; give them time and I suspect they'll come around; good luck
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I have 3 of the large pet beds and all 3are outside. They are out of the weather and thry are wonderful...one is in an outside dog house and one on top. The dog house is under the roof of a covered deck.
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Neither of my dogs "freaked out" - not sure what you mean. Mine appeared startled and then stopped what they were doing and then seemingly waited to see what I wanted next. Are you following the directions and giving only a *short* blast no closer than 15 to 18 inches from their face?
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something i learned is that you can run a grounded line above and below each hot line, that way it looks like you have way more "ouch" to the dogs, also, if they like to jump all they have to do is touch both wires and since one of them is grounded, they don't need to be actually touching the ground to get the zap.
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We have a lab with separation anxiety that has escaped/destroyed several other kennels. He has not been able to escape this one. He has scratched the inside of the door with his nails, but that's the only damage he's been able to do in 3 weeks.
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This will help but not completely. You need to work with your dog befitting & during to minimize the effects of the storm.
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Oh totally! Just make sure your dogs meet the weight requirement. I love mine .. My dog is not such a fan but she's getting use to it. I feel so much better know she's safe when traveling with me.
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kdawg81-I don't know if you are still having problems with your dogs & neighbors dog but thought I would suggest what we did. Our neighbors dog won't come near our chain link fence but will stand off and bark. We can never see if their dog is out because of trees etc. so there have been times we have opened our door only to have our 2 go nuts up and down our fence line at this dog. A dog trainer recommended the shock type collar for our 2 dogs whenever they went to the fence acting like lunatics. Worked like a charm and quickly. Once and awhile we still put the collars on just to remind them but we are pleased. Yes, they will start to bark but as soon as we call their names they stop and come running. kdawg81-I don't know if you are still having problems with your dogs & neighbors dog but thought I would suggest what we did. Our neighbors dog won't come near our chain link fence but will stand off and bark. We can never see if their dog is out because of trees etc. so there have been times we have opened our door only to have our 2 go nuts up and down our fence line at this dog. A dog trainer recommended the shock type collar for our 2 dogs whenever they went to the fence acting like lunatics. Worked like a charm and quickly. Once and awhile we still put the collars on just to remind... » Read More kdawg81-I don't know if you are still having problems with your dogs & neighbors dog but thought I would suggest what we did. Our neighbors dog won't come near our chain link fence but will stand off and bark. We can never see if their dog is out because of trees etc. so there have been times we have opened our door only to have our 2 go nuts up and down our fence line at this dog. A dog trainer recommended the shock type collar for our 2 dogs whenever they went to the fence acting like lunatics. Worked like a charm and quickly. Once and awhile we still put the collars on just to remind them but we are pleased. Yes, they will start to bark but as soon as we call their names they stop and come running. « Show Less