First, a little background. Blaze, our oldest beagle (she's six) has always been a little on the timid side. The one thing that really seems to upset her are power outages. I don't know why they upset her so much, the only "reason" I can come up with is that we have a battery backup for the computer that beeps. But it doesn't bother the rest of the dogs, only Blaze. For about a week after we have a power outage, if we turn off the television or a light, she panics again. She trembles and looks for someplace to hide, ususally in the master bedroom.
Okay, now the new issue. On Tuesday, our next door neighbor had some work done in the yard that involved a jack hammer. Blaze now refuses to go outside. She has had a couple accidents in the house. I am having to pick her up and carry her out and shut the patio door behind me or she just runs right back in the house. Then she stays right by my side, on high alert the whole time we are in the yard. If the door is open and the boys run out barking (which happens several times a day) she makes no move to follow and she is ususally the second one out the door.
Any ideas on how to help her get over her fear?
Okay, now the new issue. On Tuesday, our next door neighbor had some work done in the yard that involved a jack hammer. Blaze now refuses to go outside. She has had a couple accidents in the house. I am having to pick her up and carry her out and shut the patio door behind me or she just runs right back in the house. Then she stays right by my side, on high alert the whole time we are in the yard. If the door is open and the boys run out barking (which happens several times a day) she makes no move to follow and she is ususally the second one out the door.
Any ideas on how to help her get over her fear?