| Questioner: | Celeste |
| Category: | Dog Training |
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| Subject: | Dog in Car Accident |
| Question: | My three month old Beagle landed up underneath my car 4 days ago. Fortnately she was not seriously injured just bruised and shocked. I find that her perky personality has dissapeared and she whimpers quite a lot. |
| Answer: | Hi Celeste, I'm happy to read your dog was not seriously injured. Dogs live in the moment. Your beagle has no recollection of the accident. Since it occurred only 4 days ago, your dog may still feel a little sore. Otherwise, your beagle is fine. I suspect her personality change is simply reflecting your concern. Probably at the time of the accident you expressed great anguish and worry. This would be the the natural behavior of any loving dog owner. However, a dog would interpret your concern as some ominous change that would warrant worry. You are also probably compensating for any guilt you may feel because perhaps you feel slightly negligent in not avoiding this mishap. Your dog would also pick up on your strange new feelings. These new feelings that you are giving off would explain your dogs new behavior. My advice would be to "get over it". Your beagle has gotten over it and is ready to move on and go back to its normal perky behavior. The only thing troubling him are the confusing signals you are conveying about something your dog doesn't even remember. Good Luck Sandy Finley |
