Noise sensitivity: how much do you know?

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* 1. Noise sensitivity is just different from other fears:

because it requires a traumatic experience to begin it

because while it may be able to be improved, it's never going to fully resolve

because dogs commonly acquire it late in life without any specific experience and without ever having shown any sensitivity before

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* 2. What is the most effective way of addressing a dog's fear of noise?

by having no response to the noises at all, demonstrating your own confidence about the situation and showing your dog that there is nothing to be concerned about

by teaching your dog that noises have a special meaning, through giving them treats for each noise

by going to them and cuddling them or picking them up each time they hear a noise, demonstrating your sympathy and comfort

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* 3. Comforting your dog when they feel afraid is:

great to do, as long as you are also taking other measures to reduce fear, as comfort alone is unlikely to be enough

great to do, as long as you don't accidentally also express approval of the fear by cooing "it's ok, it's ok" repeatedly

definitely not recommended, as you don't want to inadvertently reinforce any fear or "fear behaviors"

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* 4. When working with noise sensitivity and phobia, you must always be able to control the feared noise, or you won't be able to make any progress:

True

False

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* 5. Using behavioral medicines is:

a strategy of last resort, once all training options have been exhausted

something to consider only if the fear is really pronounced and extreme

something to discuss with professionals right away, because noise sensitivity can worsen quickly

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* 6. Classical conditioning is accomplished by simply following a noise with a cookie/toy/(thing your dog likes) each time:

True

False

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* 7. Thunderstorm and fireworks phobias:

are different because they're much more extreme for all dogs to experience

are different because it is very difficult to make them smaller to be able to work sub-threshold

because they're revealing a genetic sensitivity, and genetic issues are much harder to resolve than learned ones

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* 8. Only dogs that are showing sensitivity to noise really need to receive training and therapy for that issue

True

False

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