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Oh The Thunder! Cooper is an emotional dog and has a couple of fears that revolve round loud noises. The thunder terrifies him :( He finds a corner in any room of the house and just sits up against a wall or door and shakes. He doesn't really want to be held by me. I try to occupy him with a bone, treat or his ball but he really wants nothing to do with anything. He doesn't have a crate or kennel that he likes to go to. Once the thunder is done, he's back to normal. Does anyone have any advice on how I can comfort him or what I should do? It just started raining. |
:) hiya , poppy is not afraid of the thunder :) but last week we was looking after my mum in laws lhasa apso and she is terrified of the thunder , we just cuddled her and comforted her until it passed over ;) hope this helps , love jill n poppy xx :aimeeyork |
How about some special treats that only come out when there is thunder? (kong with peanut butter, bully stick...) Music always worked with my grandmother's dog during storms. If all else fails, there's lots of holistic treatments to give the dog preventatively when you know there is a storm coming. |
Callie is really only afraid of bad thunder little thunder doesnt really bother her. Just holding her dosent work tho what I have found works is to wrap her tight in a towel and hold her to me and she calms. I have seen this anxiety wrap in a few dog catalogs and magazines maybe it would help The Anxiety Wrap™ - End Thunderstorm Fear - A calming product that helps Dogs & Cats overcome their fears and anxieties |
My Teddy is fearless, except when it comes to thunderstorms. We had a big one recently and now he is afraid of the dark. He is such a sweetheart and it makes me so sad to see him shake or to see him nervous at night. I'm going to try the towel wrap suggested above during our next storm. The pup tent and covered crate have helped ease Teddy's anxiety at night, although he would prefer that I leave on all the lights. |
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My boys' favorite resting area is under my kitchen table. That is where their beds are. They also like the dining room set. It makes a nice hangout and agility course. :D |
Morgan is the exact same way as Cooper. Terrified of thunder and loud noises (bangs, high pitch sounds, and odd random noises). This all started shortly after she turned 2. she's 4 now and nothing i've tried has worked yet. I just bought a Thunder wrap and have been putting it on her the past few times she's been scared of something. I think it is helping a little because she calms down faster. I haven't been able to test it on a really loud thunderstorm yet but i'll let you know how that goes. |
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Wow thanks for all the great ideas. If i knew how to multi quote, i would comment on everyone's comments. oh and yes, that story is sad yet so funny! Cooper is also afraid of the lawnmower. Believe it or not he's also afraid when my partner and I have an argument. Fights are rare and hardly ever get louder than a regular voice but somehow Cooper knows when we have a serious talk! He under a table or sits in a corner shaking. Then i always hear "look what you did to the dog!" LOL. It usually ends the fight with us trying to tell Cooper everything is ok :rolleyes: |
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Aww poor baby, Phoebe freak out with fire works, so I just put the tv or music and usually help her, I try to cover her ears:rolleyes: and holder close to me, sorry I couldn't be more help |
The poor little guy! Not so much that he's afraid of thunder but because you can't comfort him :( We had our first storm the other night, and it was really bad. Charlie was pretty anxious. I brought him in bed with me (as well as the 11 and 12 year olds who were also scared.) Once he was on the bed cuddled up with one of us he was fine. (And the storm lasted a long time.) Swaddling him in a towel sounds like a good idea. I had a really colicky baby (not regular colic, EXTREME colic,) and swaddling used to help.. |
Well, today's rain didn't bring thunder but there are storms scheduled all this week. I'll have to do the blanket/shirt thing as I'll be unable to purchase any calming solution immediately. Hopefully that will work. So basically I'm going to dress him, hold him, put soft music on and hold his ears.... |
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Regular ol' thunder, and even LOUD thunder, doesn't bother the dogs. A couple of them even go bustin' out the door into the yard to bark at it. Now, those sudden loud CRACKS, usually accompanied by a near strike, makes them all jump in my lap. That includes the 70 lb. pitty, too. They all look around with stunned, What the HALE was *that*? looks. Surprisingly enough, they don't like arguing, either. My husband and I seldom had cross words, but my daughter and her BF have had some real rousing "discussions", usually late at night. Then they all come bustin' in the door and try to curl around my head like earmuffs :rolleyes: (including the 70 lb. pitty :D) It's funny: they can be such tyrants at times, and such mushmellows at others ;) |
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Morgan gets scared before the storm actually gets here. I think she can feel the atmospheric pressure change AND the static electricity in the air. I tried regular t-shirts, sweatshirts, fleece pjs, a tight blanket, a dryer sheet, and none of that worked with her. consoling and ignoring don't help either. turning the tv or radio up loud didn't help and i even tried ear plugs. since trying to hide the sound didn't work, that makes me believe its the pressure and electricity that bothers her. sometimes she'll freak out even if there isn't a thunderstorm and its usually at night when nothing that i can sense has happened. the Thunder shirt isn't made of anything special. it feels like sweatshirt material and i'm sure some of the people here might be able to make one if the have a sewing machine. |
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We are going to have thunderstorms all week, but that's ok because now i feel prepared! I have a special shirt, blanket, "thunder treats" and soft music. Would you believe the power went out!! :eek: Now Cooper and I are sitting in the dark. No music, no a/c, no shirt because it feels about 100 degrees in the house. I have my laptop hooked to dialup. We are viewing videos of yorkies together, which he seems to be enjoying. Go figure. |
Pete is terrified of thunder and now even hard rain. He weighs 7.5 lbs and the vet just told us to give him 1/4 of a Benedryl tablet. Seems to help calm him. |
Hi my dogs are terrified of thunder and fireworks, My mom bought this thing that you plug into the plug socket and it gives off some sorta smell that relaxes them? I will ask her the name of it tonight :) |
My yorkie, Bear, growls at the thunder, but he's not scared of it. I'd just say keep close to him and pet him soothingly. Maybe give him a treat? Something that will comfort him. Hope I helped! :) |
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