Jed the Labrador – fear of thunderstorms: Phyllis Shelton’s dog Jed is significantly calmer during thunderstorms if he wears his ThunderShirt. “He is terrified of thunderstorms and lets us know they are coming before we hear them,” she said. Without the ThunderShirt, Jed tries to hide duri...
If the owner or another dog in the household is terrified of, storms that negative energy can be passed onto the dog.Thunderstorms may be a little different in that there is a natural reason to have some healthy fear of them. Lightning can strike, winds can bring trees down, and heavy ...
She was never allowed in, so now she has anxiety and is terrified of thunderstorms. Now that she lives with us, taking naps on couches and beds is one of her favorite past times. She was never taught to fetch, but she watches our little dogs and sometimes will play with us. Saige ...
I don’t have any experience in dog to dog grief as Brutus is an only “child”, although he went through some profound and unusual changes after my husband passed away four years ago. I too, tried to keep my grief somewhat sheltered from my pets but of course if nothing else, they ...
out that the previous day the dog, whose name is Nala, had slipped out of her collar while on a walk. She ran into the woods, and there just so happened to be large thunderstorms coming into the area. After a quick photo verification, one of Nala's moms was on the way to get ...
Tuck couldn’t take it, he gave the lip curl and snapped. He didn’t land a bite. It seemed clear to me he had no intention to injure but didn’t want to be hurt himself. I never saw him look so terrified, terrFYING or defensive. The vet jumped and was shocked. “Oh, well, ...
The Dog Days of Summer occur as Sirius (the Dog Star) rises and sets with the sun for about 40 days. Hellenic astrologers knew that high, oppressive heat and thunderstorms would follow, along with fairly grumpy people. The everyday use of the phrase “Dog Days” started in the 1500s. ...
Some dogs will bolt when they are scared – thunderstorms, fireworks, etc. – and they don’t care about taking the shock if they think it’ll help them escape what’s frightening them. They fail to keep others (animals and people) out: ...
She goes nuts during thunderstorms. And she’s terrified of fireworks. Knowing that Nessie hates firecracker-crazy days, my son James and his wife Natalie are always careful to keep her safe inside the housed during those moments. But one year, assuming that the fireworks season was over, ...
Due to her situation, she has always had some degree of separation anxiety. She also would get nervous during thunderstorms. However, during the last two weeks, her anxiety increased significantly. She started pacing around frequently. My husband and I are both teachers and were on break so ...