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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  One of the problems is that the very thing we do that feels natural, is to comfort them, we think this helps, but it actually makes a dog feel more anxious, because they then feel there is a reason to be afraid. Behaviorists say that the best way is to act like nothing is going on; no baby talk! Distracting them is fine, but try to act as normal as possible. We don' really get many thunderstorms in AZ, and I'm glad, because I think I would make Joey too afraid of them, they still scare me. |
I love storms, infact, hubby and I a lot of times get lawn chairs out and sit in the garage with the door open and watch them. I don't ever baby my shih tzu, but, she jumps up in our laps and just shakes. She's also a nutcase when they're doing fireworks or someone is out this way hunting and shooting a gun. I know one day, this is what's going to kill her