It took me 20 minutes to get Cinnamon into the house at 9:15 this morning. If I get a barking dog complaint I can sure understand it. She was having a fit along with most of the other dogs around here.
I went outside to try and get her in and see what she was barking at. Then I heard the burner kick in and the swoooooooooooooosh. Looked up and the Sara Lee hot air balloon was floating over my house. (Thank goodness I had on a long night shirt as no one can see into our yard I have been known to wander out in undies and a long t-shirt.) It terrified Cinnamon. I have never seen her tuck her tail between her legs so tight it was up against her belly (she has the long tail of a field lab).
Nothing I did could get her in and her recall is usually quite good. I even tried bribing her with a dog treat and a piece of jerky...nope barking at that red thing in the sky was too important. Finally got her inside and she bark for another 30 minutes. Mom even got up and came out and she normally sleeps to 11am as she is a night owl. Cinnamon even left her dog treat and jerky on her bed for an hour before she ate them and that jerky is a high value treat.
I guess I know not to take her to the balloon races next weekend. I can take her to the fireworks shows and thunder and lightening don't bother her but hot air balloons are another story apparently.
I went outside to try and get her in and see what she was barking at. Then I heard the burner kick in and the swoooooooooooooosh. Looked up and the Sara Lee hot air balloon was floating over my house. (Thank goodness I had on a long night shirt as no one can see into our yard I have been known to wander out in undies and a long t-shirt.) It terrified Cinnamon. I have never seen her tuck her tail between her legs so tight it was up against her belly (she has the long tail of a field lab).
Nothing I did could get her in and her recall is usually quite good. I even tried bribing her with a dog treat and a piece of jerky...nope barking at that red thing in the sky was too important. Finally got her inside and she bark for another 30 minutes. Mom even got up and came out and she normally sleeps to 11am as she is a night owl. Cinnamon even left her dog treat and jerky on her bed for an hour before she ate them and that jerky is a high value treat.
I guess I know not to take her to the balloon races next weekend. I can take her to the fireworks shows and thunder and lightening don't bother her but hot air balloons are another story apparently.