hello i wondered if anyone could help me .

I have a 20 month old red border collie and over the last few months she has been behaving strange . When we got her at 7 weeks she was afraid of bin bags when you shake them . But now when i get washing out washer she hides and she frightened of the clothes horse also and when we shake clothes when they come out washer she hides. But tonight she was at my siisters house and my sister ordered a pizza when it came and my sister brought it in the house she seen the box and was frightened and went and hid . Does anyone know why she might be doing this she was ok with washing and boxes before

[Piti Longstalking]

Fear of novelty is not unusual in dogs, but at your dogs age, this would suggest an early socialization issue, if not a medical condition.

How are you reacting to her bouts of fear?

you should get him out more.. and expose more on those kind of things... little by little to get use to it...

Introduce her to things little by little until she'll get used to it.

I suggest you take her to the vet to rule out any physical causes, like a problem with her vision and/or hearing, before you do anything else.

[lil mutt]

my dog is sometimes afraid from ordinary things like the washing machine and etc.

Originally Posted by jacko

you should get him out more.. and expose more on those kind of things... little by little to get use to it...

I am agree with jaco's comment.you can do this,just try it.

I would take him to the vet, and once you know it's nothing physical, you could get him out more as jacko said.

[lil mutt]

i also did what jacko advised and it really work... somehow introducing your pet to the things they are afraid of will make them less afraid of it...

What ever you dog is afraid of just put it in the middle of the room and eventually your dog will understand it wont do anything and there is nothing to be afraid of.