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Originally Posted by London Dogwalker
Also the bit about the harness, I wouldn't push it til she bites you obviously, but don't let her keep getting her own way. Either she has a harness on and you go for a walk, or no walk.
Lots of treats and praise when you're putting the harness on, if it's got to the stage where she won't let you near her with the harness because she's associated it with the fireworks then you'll have to desensitise her to the harness. Leave it on the floor and when she goes near it praise and treat so she thinks 'oooh the harness, this means good stuff'.
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I agree.
Bella used to be the same as she associated her harness with walking and she is petrified of traffic.
I used to put her harness on for short periods during the day just for the sake of it. She soon realised that the harness doesn't always mean a scary walk with scary traffic.
Good luck, it can be very hard work and distressing when a dog is that nervous...
