Root Beer Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 There is going to be large scale construction near our home for a good many months. I am wondering if any of you have dealt with this before, and, if so, how did you help your dogs cope with the constant rumble noises? I have been looking into white noise generators, but I have heard mixed things about using these with dogs. Have any of you used a white noise generator with your dogs?I am also looking into other things.Any of you have experience with this? Any tips or recommendations?Unfortunately, removing the dogs to another location is not an option, nor is moving. This is going to be what it is and we are going to have to weather it a best we can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I might consider melatonin or L-theanine. I personally find white noise very annoying, so I'd be more inclined to choose a sound machine that had more "normal" sound choices, like birdsong or summer night, for my benefit rather than theirs. Dunno if the dogs would recognize the difference, but to me it also makes sense to use time appropriate choices, like birdsong during the day and crickets at night. For the same reason I choose sounds appropriate to my location. Dunno if crashing waves, as much as I love the sound, (ditto loons, seagulls, thunderstorms, etc.) might feel out of place to a dog who's already anxious, so I try to choose selections that would sound more familiar to them. That could just be my weirdness, though. Radio or television on could be helpful. Good luck! You may find that it's not as big a deal as you fear. . . . or that they'll acclimate to it quickly. Let's hope so for everyone's sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligande Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 We are living near a major construction site, all winter long they were literally quarrying a side of a hill to put some new foundations in, we had large dump trucks rumbling by, the clatter of the rocks dropping, and the jack hammering to get the rock lose, and it really did not bother my dog, or my neighbors, or 3 foster border collies or my couple of house guests, on the other hand it drove us nuts They are in some sort of enforced go slow for the summer, as it is a rebuild of a hotel on the beach, we are not looking forward to the return of the concrete trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald McCaig Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Dear Doggers, Our contractor is just finishing the new roof and dormer which has involved SAWZALLS on metal roofs from 7:30 until 5:30 Mon/thurs. For three days our kitchen/eating room (main room of the house) was sealed with plastic while three men sheetrocked to loud country music. It bothered us more than the dogs. Donald McCaig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Yeah, I've always been more put out by noise like that than my dogs have. Donald reminded me of my roof being replaced a couple, three years ago. The dogs were unfazed. And they've never been anxious -- interested, but not anxious -- about road or water main work in front of the house or construction at neighbors' either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 DH and I are repetitive renovators. Something is always going on - sometimes loud, sometimes not. It hasn't seemed to bother the dogs. When we have had dangerous situations in the house (boards piled up with nails sticking out), we just put the dogs in a bedroom for the day. Actually, one dog loooves the extra people and attention he gets from the workmen. I realize that you are asking about construction noise on an adjacent property, but honestly, my dogs have never seemed to be bothered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 If you could manage to develop a positive relationship between your dogs and one or more of the workmen, they might even anticipate the workday! Ours go crazy over the folks who have worked here and love to have them come work on the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted August 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Thanks, everyone, for your input. I am going to try L-Theanine. We are on Day 2 of work down the road, and Tessa seems the most bothered. Interestingly, when we are outside, she is fine with the noise, and even seems interested, but when we are inside, she is clearly bothered by it. I'm hoping they will acclimate, as what we are hearing so far is nothing compared to what it will be like when it's all closer. Sue - that might be good, but they won't be on our property, so I'm not sure how work-able that would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted August 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Along these lines, the workers are going to think that a very eccentric and bizarre woman lives at the "overgrown vegetation house"!! I was just out hitting a tennis ball across the lawn with a racquet for Dean as dump trucks went by . . . . that's not something you really see people doing around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetlander Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 I will be interested in hearing how the L-Theanine works. Quinn is noise sensitive and I am going to have some remodeling done soon. Yesterday I had the house rewired and he did not like the noise at all. I was surprised by how loud it got at times - didn't realize all that was involved. He got into a serious scuffle with the Lhasa a few hours after the electricians left that was redirected aggression but also I think leftover tension from dealing with the noise. So I am concerned about how he will handle daily construction noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 It has been going on longer now, and a lot has changed. Tessa no longer seems to mind. In fact, she often seems curious and interested by the activity down the road. Bandit pretty much seems to ignore it. They might have more issues when it all gets closer, but they are definitely adjusting nicely. Dean . . . he spent about two days hyperventilating, and now he is doing better. He won't play outside, even when there isn't work going on, but inside he is acting normal . . . sometimes. I am not sure if the L-Thenanine is helping. It might be helping Tessa, but I'm not sure about Dean.I am going to give it a little longer, and if he doesn't improve, I am going to speak to his vet about putting him back on the Clomipramine. He just might need it with this level of constant noise. I'm hoping he won't - he was weaned off about two years ago and he has been doing beautifully, but if he needs it again, he needs it and that's that. We will see. I am glad to see Tessa and Bandit adjusting well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Are you not willing to try melatonin? Or have you tried it on the past with no effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Tried it in the past with no effect. Although that was for thunderstorms/fireworks. Maybe it would be worth a try for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 If it didn't help with thunder and fireworks, I don't think Id count on it working for this either. I guess it's helpful for some dogs but not for others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted August 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Dean is doing better. I don't know if he is getting used to the sounds, or if the supplement is helping. I switched him from straight L-Theanine to Composure, and I am giving him two chews a day. They recommend one for a dog up to 50 pounds and two for 50 pounds and over. He's 45, so I don't think giving him two is a problem. He is back to playing outside, at least when it is quiet. The worst of the noise is yet to come. But at least he seems to be OK for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Dean is doing better. I don't know if he is getting used to the sounds, or if the supplement is helping. I switched him from straight L-Theanine to Composure, and I am giving him two chews a day. They recommend one for a dog up to 50 pounds and two for 50 pounds and over. He's 45, so I don't think giving him two is a problem. Kristine, My old dog, Ritz (~26 lbs) gets two Composure Pro per day. My vet says that one of her Pekingese got into a bag once and pretty much ate the whole bag (60 chews) - with no ill effects. So I would say the 2 chews for Dean should not harm him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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