https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/28682/i-really-need-help-to-get-my-dog-walking-he-s-scared-of-all-noises hi i have an 11year old collie cross called Noah who has developed a fear of loud noises in the last few years. I&#39;ve had him since he was a 3month old pup and has not knowingly had any bad experiences with loud noises that I can recall. He&#39;s alwaysen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/161076?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:36:47 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:952f5dd3-4d85-4899-a161-f3cac1cd39c7nickyc<p>Hi</p> <p>First get good sound behaviour advice from a qualified behaviourist.. Have them assess your dog then design a behaviour modification programme... you could try heaps of stuff ie: adaptil, calmex, anti anxiety medication, TTouch, thunder jackets etc etc but would see behaviourist first as some treatments can make matters worse, or you may need to trial different things to see what works for your dog. &nbsp;For my dog anti anxiety medication worked for us alongside a programme, and once she was feeling better about life i was able to wean off the drugs slowly after 18 months</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/161012?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 06 Aug 2015 21:44:05 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:1f0655a0-dce4-4d52-a437-9d1c8000eafdRachel Woodcock<p>Thanks for that,I&#39;ll look into that. Im reluctant to use meds but if it will make his life better then I&#39;ll do anything i can to help him&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/161005?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 06 Aug 2015 16:48:19 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:5589ba95-c30f-47ae-8321-3e8c49132bd9funkyfish<p>You may need to bite the bullet and look in to anti anxiety medications.... I have had good success with an agoraphobic and very noise sensitive collie by staring&nbsp;her on Prozac. Few side effects and a wide dose range. this sounds like a severe behaviour problem and could be also due to brain aging? Selgein is also good for generalised anxiety so may work well.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/160852?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 29 Jul 2015 13:10:42 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:95304160-8037-4eae-90fb-de2fce2f1aadRachel Woodcock<p>Hi emma</p> <p>thank you, I&#39;ll look into that. Hopefully it will help him! I&#39;m taking him for a fun swim tonight which he loves and helps to keep him in shape with not walking far</p> <p>x</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/160846?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:29:25 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0d1b53b2-4556-455f-945a-b153da7b6210Emma Bartlett<p>From personal experience I would recommend Tellington Touch (TTouch)&nbsp; <a href="http://www.ttouchtteam.co.uk/">http://www.ttouchtteam.co.uk/</a></p> <p>I&nbsp;went to see&nbsp;a practitioner&nbsp;with my&nbsp;very nervous&nbsp;rescue dog and I found that&nbsp;it really helped her. &nbsp;I was able to build her confidence by using the touches and doing some of the groundwork exercises that I was shown.</p> <p>I recently got a puppy and I have also taken her to a TTouch practitioner to learn techniques to deal with her mouthing and chewing and to help her develop calm behaviours &nbsp;<img src="/emoticons/new/dog.png" alt="Dog" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>