Argument upset rescue dog

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We have a friend's rescue dog staying with us for a few days. She is loving, gentle and very calm.

My teenage DS got a bit moody this afternoon and it caused an argument between my DH and DS. They both raised their voices and It one of them slammed their hand on the table--nothing major, and it was over in a few minutes.

But the dog looked so upset. She immediately ran into the garden room and tried to hide. We all went to her, and gave her lots of cuddles, and apologised. I know she may have had a traumatic start in life, and we all hate to have upset her like that.

We just all feel so bad for her.

Yeah but that goes for most dogs to be honest, rescued or not.

They really don't like that sort of behaviour in the home.

She'll get over it but I wouldn't focus too much on her being 'rescued' and her 'bad start in life'.

All except one of my dogs over the years have been rescued and the non rescue who I had from a puppy, was more upset by raised voices or anything out of the ordinary happening than any of the others were.

Aaawwwww Noooooooo 😩

this broke my heart 😔

I hope the dog is okay 🌸

Dogs really pick up on human behaviour, they are more in tune with our moods and emotions than we usually realise. She'll be fine, but if you can try to keep things calm around her.

I agree with @WorraLiberty. None of mine have liked raised voices, 1 was a rescue, the other 5 all from puppies. One of mine will probably spend at least some of tomorrow afternoon at the bottom of the garden if we get over excited about the motor racing or cycling on TV! We give lots of love and cuddles after. We find dogs are just really sensitive to household emotions.

All will be ok, they really do pick up on their environment energy.

No fuss to be made for a one off.

No need to apologise, honestly, they don’t get it.

Offer her some food and pretend everything it’s normal, if you keep making a fuss she will be reassured that… she is right to be scared 🙂

Mine hates raised voices and he isn't a rescue. I think they just know something is wrong.

You can't reinforce fear (that's a myth) but a lot of dogs don't actually like being cuddled, they just tolerate it, and their tolerance for being cuddled could be lower if they are frightened of you at the time.

Most dogs don't like arguments. Mine goes and hides under the table if there are raised voices, lol.

We took on a ddog from someone we knew... The first time dh pulled a frying pan out of the cupboard she ran and hid.. Looked terrified...

I've had one of my dogs since he was 12 weeks old and any kind of arguement, he runs , hides and shakes 🤣🤣 my two rescue dogs just bark along with the shouting and get involved in their own way. It's just The dogs natural temperament

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We took on a ddog from someone we knew... The first time dh pulled a frying pan out of the cupboard she ran and hid.. Looked terrified...

Oh poor little love

Thanks all. She was absolutely fine for the rest of the evening and we had a lovely day with her today. It has been reassuring to hear about all of your lovely, sensitive DDogs too. Definitely made us all a bit more mindful about not upsetting the dog ❤️