Chip used to be scared of thunderstorms, he would tuck his tail between his legs and crawl into somewhere hidden. He didn't bark, pant, jump or any type of that behaviour. I didn't coddle, snuggle, baby talk him during the storms, I would keep on watching TV or whatever else I was doing at the time. Now during storms he lies out in the open in his snuggle ball, like any other day. We are still working on fireworks though. He's fine when we are inside the house, but when we are outside on a walk and hears the fireworks he literally starts running for the hills. I think the fireworks remind him of when he was shot as young pup, so this is something we still need to work on. |