Dog has become really anxious about wind noise.

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No she’s just had her yearly check up at the vets and he was very pleased with her. She jumps about like a puppy when she’s excited and the neighbours have christened her Tigger.

MayBee70

Hate to say this but might it be doggy dementia?

It’s a possibility isn’t it?

Living the life of Riley by the looks of it 😃Lizzies I guess old age can change a dog’s behaviour just as it can with humans.
She isn’t blind is she?

Hate to say this but might it be doggy dementia?

Lily's kitchen is supposed to be good for these clever, sensitive stomached types!

I suspected she was a collie

Picture of calm dog.

Thank you all. She is 14 this next month and has always been a very calm dog with the exceptions of car rides and fireworks. She even sleeps through thunderstorms. I guess my reaction to her distress is adding to it so I will try to chill and also get the plug in. With regards to her feeding, I changed her food recently and she was eating it well, but she seems to have gone off it. I will try her old food and see what happens.

Dogs look to us to protect them ( rather than the other way round) and can pick up our feelings and body language.
Don’t be upset when she is upset, she thinks you’re worried about the wind sounds too.
Be as relaxed as possible around her.😃

my old girl became frightened of the wind. I found getting her to lie in her basket and covering her with a heavy blanket helped o if she would lie with me to cover her the same

Valdavi. If only I think it was because he sneezes and coughed all over him as a puppy. Despite me saying uses a tissue or your elbow his …. Needs much to be desired.

Lizzies

Rocketstop2

Have you tried putting the radio on near to where she sits just to drown out the wind noise a bit ?

I have tried that before, but it didn’t work. I have had the tv on full volume too with the same results.

White noise (an out of tune radio) is better than music/talking.

Dogs have a wider hearing range to humans, so with this "sounds" anxiety it's always difficult for us to understand.

So maybe your husband's sneeze has some topnotes that we can't hear but dogs can & it sounds very different to a dog?

Maybe there is something in the wind making a very high-pitched whistle OP. You won't hear it, but the dog will.

Any inventors out there to devise something that will let us hear what our dogs are hearing? A sneeze, you can't change but if something is whistling in the wind, that might be solvable if only we could hear what it is...

Any chance of trying to decondiyion the dog by if there is a light wind and they are calm praise stroke and give treat. Hard as it may be try ignoring when anxious. Possibly they think you are anxious when the wind blows and you are reacting.
Slightly different if husband coughs or sneezes if dog is near he becomes agitated but to no one else. I suspect he might have coughed or sneezed all over him as a puppy but he won’t take my hypothesis seriously

We had a golden retriever and she was terrified of the noise a dust cart made. She would take off with me flying in the air. Other than that she was a lovely docile dog. Nothing phased her.

Grandmabatty

There's a calming plug in you can get to help. Sorry, I can't remember what its called

Adaptil. You can also get sprays and collars. It’s my first go to when it comes to anxiety related problems. I always get a plug in if I have a puppy. I agree about a hearing check though.

Grandmabatty

There's a calming plug in you can get to help. Sorry, I can't remember what its called

Adaptil

How old is Ellie? If this is a new thing, it could be due to loss of hearing making it hard for her to identify the sounds she is hearing.

As she is not bothered outside, as long as you are at the other end of her lead, keeping her near you indoors might help.

Cats dislike high winds, as they know they hear less well when the wind is behind them. Young dogs are usually not bothered, but older dogs frequently are.

Is she still scared after you tell her it is only the wind, in much the same tone of voice as you would use to a toddler scared by thunder?

Is it only in high winds she is off her food? If not, it would be well to get her to the vet for a check-up.

Maybe try distraction , like when the wind gives a big blow, call her name and fuss her and give her a little treat ? Other than that you could find a dog behaviour specialist online who may advise you .

She’s ok with going outside for a walk when it’s windy, but I have an open plan garden so I can’t put her outside.

There's a calming plug in you can get to help. Sorry, I can't remember what its called

Oreo

Just a very nervous dog isn’t she? Show her that the noise doesn’t bother you therefore she has nothing to worry about by not fussing her when she gets nervous.Dogs go by your tone so just use your normal voice with her.

I do just sit quietly, but it’s so distressing.

Rocketstop2

Have you tried putting the radio on near to where she sits just to drown out the wind noise a bit ?

I have tried that before, but it didn’t work. I have had the tv on full volume too with the same results.

Just a very nervous dog isn’t she? Show her that the noise doesn’t bother you therefore she has nothing to worry about by not fussing her when she gets nervous.Dogs go by your tone so just use your normal voice with her.

Have you tried putting the radio on near to where she sits just to drown out the wind noise a bit ?