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Evenflo09 · 11-26-2011, 08:33 PM

to how she acts once outside. We as humans sometimes don't recognise problems that arise with our babies. Penny is around 10 or 11 years old and not too long ago while sitting on the sofa with her, I noticed she raised up from under her quilt, looked at me and laid her ears back. Her eyes widened and she started to shiver, ran to me and jumped in my lap. I didn't know what was going on, but I held and comforted her. About 30 mins later, she had stopped shivering and was ok! I couldn't for the life of me figure out what had happened, but just went on like normal. The very next day, she did the same thing! I thought for a minute and then it hit me!!!! IT HAD STARTED TO THUNDER AND LIGHTENING!!!! We had severe thunderstorms for a couple days (ALABAMA TORNADOES IN APRIL) and this was freaking her out! She had never in the 8 years I've had her, been afraid of any kind of storm, but this phobia is real for her! Now when I know they r coming, I grab a bag of treats and a fav toy and I play and treat her through the storms. I associate the storms with good things! She's gotten better, but still gets a little nervous when she hears lightening. I also began to notice that when our smoke detector beeps for a battery change, she has reactions as well. Also, when the TV gets blipped off by a power surge! All this has to do with the storms as our detectors are electric run until power is out and they bleep sometimes for need of a new battery if the power goes out. The TV goes and stays out on its own when a power surge occurs. I guess the tenseness of those bad days ( my son and grand daughter lives in Tuscaloosa where the worst tornado hit and I was worried as we could not get thru to them on the phones for 24) and the bad weather with winds and hail the size of golfballs and small oranges really got to her! I now make sure all batteries are fresh,etc. The TV I have no control over, but again I give her a treat when it pops off. It's hard because they can't tell us what the problem is, but sounds like she's having one. Also, you might want to talk with your SO and ask exactly what they do when they take her out and follow that same procedure to a T. She will also pick up on ur emotions, so if your worried about something, she might be worried about it for ya. Hope it all works out great for you both.

11-26-2011, 08:33 PM	#14
Evenflo09 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: JONES,AL U.S. Posts: 113	Pay close attention.... to how she acts once outside. We as humans sometimes don't recognise problems that arise with our babies. Penny is around 10 or 11 years old and not too long ago while sitting on the sofa with her, I noticed she raised up from under her quilt, looked at me and laid her ears back. Her eyes widened and she started to shiver, ran to me and jumped in my lap. I didn't know what was going on, but I held and comforted her. About 30 mins later, she had stopped shivering and was ok! I couldn't for the life of me figure out what had happened, but just went on like normal. The very next day, she did the same thing! I thought for a minute and then it hit me!!!! IT HAD STARTED TO THUNDER AND LIGHTENING!!!! We had severe thunderstorms for a couple days (ALABAMA TORNADOES IN APRIL) and this was freaking her out! She had never in the 8 years I've had her, been afraid of any kind of storm, but this phobia is real for her! Now when I know they r coming, I grab a bag of treats and a fav toy and I play and treat her through the storms. I associate the storms with good things! She's gotten better, but still gets a little nervous when she hears lightening. I also began to notice that when our smoke detector beeps for a battery change, she has reactions as well. Also, when the TV gets blipped off by a power surge! All this has to do with the storms as our detectors are electric run until power is out and they bleep sometimes for need of a new battery if the power goes out. The TV goes and stays out on its own when a power surge occurs. I guess the tenseness of those bad days ( my son and grand daughter lives in Tuscaloosa where the worst tornado hit and I was worried as we could not get thru to them on the phones for 24) and the bad weather with winds and hail the size of golfballs and small oranges really got to her! I now make sure all batteries are fresh,etc. The TV I have no control over, but again I give her a treat when it pops off. It's hard because they can't tell us what the problem is, but sounds like she's having one. Also, you might want to talk with your SO and ask exactly what they do when they take her out and follow that same procedure to a T. She will also pick up on ur emotions, so if your worried about something, she might be worried about it for ya. Hope it all works out great for you both.