[Doodlebug]

Funny thing, Daisy and Teddy Bear used to sit in the window and watch storms. Nothing bothered them. If a storm started getting pretty violent we would pull them out of the window. Then all of a sudden out of the blue Teddy started freaking out and crying and shaking when it would storm. When I put a Thunder shirt on him he calmed right down. Then I decided to ignore him next time and not use the thunder shirt. He laid calmly on the bed next to me and watched me like a hawk. When he saw that I wasn't reacting to him or the storm he settled down. Now he just lays next to me while thunder is shaking the house off of the foundation and is calm without the thunder shirt. Now I think I am seeing that he was picking up on my fear of the storm and reacting to it.

Daisy never got afraid like Teddy did but I did notice that if I put a snug fitting shirt or dress on her it would reduce her anxiety quite a bit. She mostly gets anxious meeting other dogs on walks.