Quote Originally Posted by hollohas View Post
It does suck when doggies get scared too, but that can be avoided. People train their dogs to sit, stay, heal, come, play dead, fetch...it's not any harder to also train them not to be scared of loud noises. That really should be part of every dog's training, gun dog or not.
Apples and oranges.

Teaching tricks and trying to break a terrified reaction to external noise are very different.

I have read and watched and talked to trainers about my beagle's response to fireworks. Nothing has worked so far. I live across the street from Cherry Creek and we often walk within earshot of the rifle range. It doesn't bother Popcorn at all.

Some asshole just shot a rocket that exploded next to my home. Pop jumped off the bed and pissed on the carpet.

It's not as easy as you claim, whisperer.