This can lead them to be slow to trust anyone. Dear Gloria, First of all Caper appears to be a very healthy, happy and good looking boy. Letâs talk about some reasons for why your dog is acting scared all of a sudden. December 18, 2011 Jill Olkoski. Expose them to their fear in a controlled setting. Heâs afraid of men. My Online Vet Response to: Dog Afraid of Husbandâs Sneezes & Hiccups by: Dr. Lisa Brienen . As you may imagine, this situation is probably more complex than ⦠My husband recently left me. Weâve been doing this for weeks. For example, if you just recently bought your dog home from a rescue then your dog likely hasnât had a stable family life. Because your dog will have to go everywhere your husband is during that time, your dog will learn to pay attention to your husband and trust your husband as his pack leader. When he gets enraged, and you add his anti-social personality markers into the mix, you can see why I am afraid heâd cross that line and hit me â though he says he never would. But as soon as he straightens up my dog skitters backwards and the whole thing starts again. Your dog feeds off the energy you put out, so keeping yours under control and staying relaxed can help her realize that the situation is OK. 2. Her foster dog had become slightly used to her husband using classical counterconditioning and systematic desensitization. You cannot explain to a dog why it shouldnât be scared, or tell the dog that the frightening thing wonât hurt it or is going away soon â they do not have the cognitive abilities to understand those concepts. There are multiple scenarios that could lead to your dog becoming fearful of you. Definitely afraid of them when they get up and walk towards him. In the long run, it will be LESS anxiety for him to get over his fear of your husband. He didnât take the dogs OR offer any kind of support to help with the dogâs expenses. Don't be too concerned about the dog having anxiety for those 20 minute periods. My husband gives her a lot of treats, but she won't take them from anyone (even me) when she is afraid, so they are not a big distraction right now when she barks/growls. I know itâs a common question among my fellow dog-loving friends. She pees in the floor if he touches her first thing in the morning, if he tells her to go into the crate, if she has an accident, if he calls her to come inside from the yard she will not. If your pup is suddenly terrified of his own shadow with no apparent reasons, you may wonder whatâs gone wrong. She does not mind if he comes towards me or anything like that and there is no seperation anxiety when I am gone. The dog is now terrified of my husband. A person posted this problem on my blog. His anger led to fear. If your dog is afraid of certain sounds or objects, you donât want to scare her further by forcing her to confront her fear before sheâs ready. Why is My Dog Afraid of Me? To our dogs, affection is a reward. My dog will now be alone for 8 hours per day, and I ⦠But unless the husband was seated or lying down, the foster dog would bark, growl, and lunge. Iâve had my husband call him over and finally heâs coming and wagging his tail and allowing him to pet him and scratch him. I work a 9-5. Dog is Afraid of My Husband. Yes, I am afraid of my husband. My husband worked a job where he was off by 10 am every day and could go home and spend d time with the dog. By comforting a fearful dog, you are rewarding what itâs doing in that moment: being scared. 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