Obviously ddog is a good socialist worker type prole-dog, as she's developed a crippling fear of champagne bottles, glasses and all corked fizzy things (she can tell which are the champagne glasses, but doesn't distinguish between the expensive French Krug or cheap Prosecco - it's all terrifying!). Obviously it must have stemmed from the sound of a cork popping (she's also firework phobic) and it's got to the stage that we only need to get the glasses out of the cupboard or get a champagne bottle out of the fridge and she'll tremble, pant and cower for the rest of the evening. We're not exactly excessive champagne drinkers - honest -but we would like to be able to share a celebration glass every now and then without traumatising poor ddog. It doesn't happen with wine thank fuck
So, my plan:
- Take out champagne glasses just before her dinner time each afternoon.
- Use a champagne bottle as a water bottle at meal times so she sees us regularly drinking 'champagne' without pops.
But short of opening a new bottle every night I'm stuck on how to introduce the cork pop in a controlled way.
Any ideas?