So we broke out the wii sports today to keep my son busy since we were all cooped up and Yote did fine with it while my son was playing all of the games, boxing, tennis, ping pong and bowling.
But now my husband is playing Bowling and Yote is totally freaked out.
Granted this is a new behavior to watch Chad standing up and swinging his arm while walking towards the tv. Right now he is hiding between my legs and making these soft little wooing sounds, but and every time Chad goes to throw the ball he flinches back a little.
Would you ignore him in this situation, so as not to reinforce fearful behaviors? Or give him a super yummy treat like his kong, break out dinner??
We are all a little out of sorts being cooped up since last night and he didn't get his walks today..
I already busted it on the ice yesterday and hurt my hand.
I'm not about to try to walk him in the mess we have outside. We did play outside for at least an hour and half this afternoon with shorter potty/play breaks throughout the day.
I've used food or toys to gain Turbo's focus BEFORE he got fearful or fixated on something. Starting from a more comfortable distance, then moving closer.
Like you, though, I'm not sure about something like this where the "bad" event is currently or recently taking place.
This reminds me of the "my dog is afraid of my new car tires" thread in 2008.
LOL.
Show the dog that WII = good time!
Wii controller = peice of meat.
Wii on Tv = peice of food.
Show the dog that Wii = awesome fun.
Make it a big deal when the Wii comes on, before the dog gets afraid, then reward the dog. Once the Wii playing is done.
Treats go back in the fridge.
Over time the dog will associate Wii = good times.
Give it a try, you have nothing to loose, just take things slowly
I guess I will just ignore it for now and see if he realizes Chad isn't doing anything directly scary, or being threatening.
Nico is terrified of thunderstorms, and for a long time I was reinforcing it without realizing it by trying to comfort her and give her treats etc. In the long run I think I made it ten times worse than it would have been had I ignored her.
Edited to add....
I don't think it is the Wii itself that he is afraid of, I think it is Chad making weird motions and gestures towards the TV that is freaking him out.
We have played mario kart and lego batman plenty, but those don't require standing up and moving around.
I don't think it is the Wii itself that he is afraid of, I think it is Chad making weird motions and gestures towards the TV that is freaking him out.
Turbo use to not give a d@#n for me chopping wood.
I know that he isn't gun shy, and that is way louder and sharper than a maul hitting wood. I think that it was the aggressive motions that freaked him out, too.
Now, me splitting wood and throwing a frisbee in between logs. Different story all together. It helped him to get over it.
I don't think it is the Wii itself that he is afraid of, I think it is Chad making weird motions and gestures towards the TV that is freaking him out.
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I think that it was the aggressive motions that freaked him out, too
I agree. It sounds like it is an unusual behavior for your husband to make large arm movements and get excited or very serious and Yote is unsure. I would ignore it completely, and when he goes to lie down somewhere else in the room give him a kong/treat ball.
As far as actively desensitizing I would think your husband would have to jump around and swing his arms while giving treats and men aren't always for that stuff
As far as actively desensitizing I would think your husband would have to jump around and swing his arms while giving treats and men aren't always for that stuff
Now that i would like to see
He seemed to relax a bit after he realized nothing bad was happening, thankfully there was no loud noises to go along with it because we were trying to get my son to go to sleep.
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