why is my dog afraid of balloons?

she's probably scared of the sound they make when they pop.
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Ok… Um. Doesn't everyone have a fear? Dogs do too.
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She probably had a bad experience with them in the past. Perhaps her old owners had popped a balloon in front of her and it hit her, causing her to be scared of it now.
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Is it the look of the balloon or the sound of them popping. That is very loud and that could scare her. You know that the dog might have never seen the balloon and not know what it is too. It isn't serious, just pl do not let the ballon pop near the animal cause that could really scare the dog.
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it might be because the noise and that it is bigger than her

i hope i helped
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Most dogs are scared of things the first time they see them. The first time my puppy saw a vacumm she got soo freaked out. But all you have to do if you don't want your puppy to be scared is to socialize her with it. Everyday bring out the balloon and just play with. Only do this for a little while because you don't want to scare her too much. After a while she will be used to them.
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all dogs are different and are afraid of some sort of weird things… like my dog is afraid of grocery bags… random i know.
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it could just be a natural fear, my dog is a pitbull, ive had her since she was a couple months old cause my uncle couldnt handle his dog and the puppy cause the mom got hit by a car soon after and was in critical condition, and my dog had always been scared of perfume. not like spray bottles form when she was being bad or when i spray her cause shes too hot, shes fine then, but when i spray perfume on myself and shes in the room with me, she flips and runs for the door.
its also possible an owner was like abusive and had balloons and now they trigger memories. hm, just keep her away form them?
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Any dog will be skittish being around an object that is unfamiliar, or maybe makes unfamiliar, alarming noises. Before you got your dog, maybe she was abused by previous owners. Just make her feel comfortable around things that she is afraid of.
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my dog is exactly the same with baloons, xmas crackers and stuff like that. the vet said its because their ears are so sensitive we are makin sounds that we cant hear but they can and it could be scaring her. nothing to worry about its the same before thunder comes or fireworks
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sorry ms.mike, mylee is the cutest dog ever. and maybe she had a bad experience with balloons or something similar as a puppy.

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i need points, mkay thanks kel
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