Separation anxiety, fear of traffic, children, vacuum cleaners etc. Unlike most dogs she isn't pondering the best strategy with which to catch this pesky little bug for, unfortunately, my little Chewy has a fly phobia. Some dogs are afraid of other dogs or maybe people, this is usually caused by lack of edlin socialisation in the first 16 weeks of a puppy's life.

Phobias are quite com in dogs, as many of you may have experienced on a thundery night, or when fireworks go off. Yes, as soon as a fly enters a room you can pretty much bet that Chewy will leave it. A friend of mine christened this sudden looking up at the heavens as Chewy 'Seeing Dead People'. As I sit at my computer trying to think of my next 'Thought of the Month', which usually takes longer than a month I'm afraid, I notice Chewy intently watching the path of a rather annoying fly. This is why puppy pre school is of so much importance.

Many people think that if they raise a puppy in a human household with other dogs that these.