Are some dog breeds more prone to fears or anxieties?
Border collies, the herding dogs, because I think they’re bred to be so sound sensitive, and to be just environmentally sensitive. You’ll find that collies and shelties and even German shepherds can be predisposed to suffering very much from fears and anxieties. It’s almost like they’re wired in a different way…they are hyper-aware. That’s not to say if you get a border collie your dog’s going to suffer from anxieties. And I’ve had golden retrievers that have had severe separation anxiety or storm phobia. Any dog, really, has the capacity to suffer from it, depending on their upbringing and their predisposition. Q: What should I do when I see that my dog is afraid of something? Should I comfort him? Ignore him? A: Obviously, it’s different for every fear. It used to be thought that you should ignore your dog when it was fearful because if you were giving comfort or attention, you were reinforcing the fear. But research has shown that’s actually not the case. You don’t want to go comp
