Its the dog and the training. I started Gabby early with things like pots and pans and introduced her to more and more noises. I think it may be because she hunts birds, its funny because she doesn't " point " but she will lock up and then flush then go to retrieve and she doesn't like the bird in her mouth and she will drop it about ten times before getting it to you. Alone in the field, she is great but with other dogs, she thinks its playtime.