Tango with the Trash Truck

TJordan · Post by **TJordan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:41 am

Taking Butters for our walk. We notice a trash truck pass by about a block away. Butters isn't so fond of larger auto's. Anything bigger than a ford Ranger is the enemy. So he paused and watched it go by. We continue and round the corner and I hear the Beep, Beep, Beep of the trash truck in reverse. So I stay far enough away and wait for the truck to come out. Butters was not so crazy about this idea and instead opted to panic and try and rip my arm out of socket. After getting my finger free from the nouse he created with his leash and getting my knee back in place from 75lbs. of Chicken Chow ramming it at a high rate of speed I think we are going to be ok. The trash truck continues on around the corner. About five minutes later we round the corner to hear BEEP BEEP BEEP. OH Crap!! He turns into Pepe Le Pew (tail down, belly almost dragging the ground as he is trying to slink away). He decided this time to throw out a challenge as he is trying to hide behind me. He growls and barks like a vicious monster hiding behind my leg. Gotta love that Butters!!!

Needless to say it was a very exhausting walk!!!

Laura · Post by **Laura** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:50 am

lol how funny. I almost got drug up a tree after a squirrel the other day by 55 lbs of Chow...75lbs and I would be a goner! Trash trucks are so rude aren't they Butters...all that noise disturbing your peaceful walk!

janet · Post by **janet** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:04 am

oh butters you silly.luna here.i am also scared of loud noises. thunder and motorcyles and ESPECIALLY fireworks.thank goodness 4th of july is still 6 months away. mommy gets mad when i pull and try to trip her. even though i am smaller than my lil bro biggie, i can still pull him and mommy back towards our house.

dont worry, that big bad trash truck cant get you. your parents would never let that happen.
my mommy says she would throw herself in front of one first to protect us.
chowlax my friend. sorry you were so scared.

chow fancier · Post by **chow fancier** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:48 am

Sorry about your finger and knee. It is so funny when the big bad chows act like tiny little chickens. I had a 70 lb little girl that was terrified of any dog a fraction of an inch bigger than her and would put her tail between her legs tuck her butt under and hide whimpering behind me.

chowfrnd88 · Post by **chowfrnd88** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:56 am

Hey Butters, Special D here. There must be a garbage truck epidemic going on. A few weeks ago, a similar thing happened to me. I hate the loud noises made by those things, well when it started backing up, I planted myself and needed to watch it leave. Only after I could no longer see it did I move.

Layla · Post by **Layla** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:01 am

lol at Butters & Spesh, I'm thinking its a boy thing. Alf has taken to barking FURIOUSLY at ballons, snowmen, tractors from between my legs

The tinsel left on someones mailbox the other day nearly finished him off....

TJordan · Post by **TJordan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:15 am

Tell me about it, A few weeks ago a gate blew open and you have thought we were about to be murdered by his response. They are so silly!!

Spesh, we should totally gang up on those nasty trash trucks!!

Funny thing in his backyard he is brave and getting the trash truck but out in the open he was scurrying looking for places to hide!!

Sharons Chows · Post by **Sharons Chows** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:01 pm

And I thought that JR was the biggest chicken pooh in all of chowdom..... Looks like he has lots of company!
Loud noises, trucks etc. However, thunder and fireworks frightens him to a point of hysteria. As much as I dont like it...I have to keep tranquilizer around for him. I have tried every homeopathic remedy there is and NOTHING works..even the ACE is hit and miss....and music and games don't help either I am at my wits end over July 4th and a lot of weekends that the fireworks on a roll...he tries to dig through furniture...I have thrown one couch already.

My heart goes out to all of you poor furballs that have such awful anxiety attacks ...it must be awful for them to act out so.

Sharon

JH · Post by JH » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:55 pm

Our puppy Ushi would definitely add his name to the petition banning trash trucks. It is literally the only thing that sends him into a major panic, though we have been working on it now for the last three weeks in a row--tomorrow will be week four. When he hears the trucks in the neighborhood, he bangs and scratches against the door to try to get back inside. I'm trying to get him acclimated to them by walking him through the neighborhood while they are all out making their rounds. He definitely protests and tries to fight it when we get close to them, but I keep him moving, and he is actually doing quite well with it now. What's so strange is that he is completely oblivious to planes, trucks, motorcycles, guns, fireworks, and other loud noises. It seems to be limited to the city's trash trucks--go figure...