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Damn this thunder! Zoe's freaking out, running and hiding under the bed, in the shower, and under the couch. She won't fucking calm down, and its really starting to get on my nerves chasing her around. Damnit, why the hell does thunder have to be so scary? Even when I can snatch her up, I can tell she's terrified; she's shivering likeneverbefore.

Does anyone else despise this idiotic racket in the heavens? And does it make your dog piss on the damn carpet (Go Febreeze, go!)?

Let me guess, Golden Retriever?

This her first time hearing thunder? That could be why.

Durran Korr wrote:Let me guess, Golden Retriever?

Nah, Shi Tzu.

And its weird, because shes been in thunder before and she didn't seem to notice, and now all of the sudden it scares her to death. I can't put my finger on it though....

I like thunderstorms. No surprise since I'm a fan of AC/DC

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:

Durran Korr wrote:Let me guess, Golden Retriever?

Nah, Shi Tzu.

And its weird, because shes been in thunder before and she didn't seem to notice, and now all of the sudden it scares her to death. I can't put my finger on it though....

Perhaps she has learned to associate it with bad things.

I thought you were gonna say your dog was struck by lightning.... twice. Good thing is only freaking out ^^;; ... Hrmm, im not sure what you can do to calm it down. Perhaps feed it some sedatives to ease its nerves.... however i donno how legal that is. A lil bit of cough medicine might do the trick

*nods* Yep, my dog is scared of thunder, too. Although all she does is hide under a table in the basement.

Fuzzy is terrified of thunder too.

I have a friend who has a Siberian husky, and every time there's a thunderstorm, the dog heads for the basement, and wont come back up until it's over.

Y'all lucky bastards! Louisiana aint been getting thunderstorms for over a week!! You know what that means?

SUN! Lots of it!!!

That means the apartment starts burning up, and I can't play Quake because the computer's right next to the only window on the apartment. And yes, it's on the south-facing wall, and it's as big as the entire fucking WALL of the apartment!!

Hmm, I like thunderstorms too...

But why don't you just let the dog go hide? S/he will get over it before long...

And for the record, my dog couldn't really care less if it thunders, if it rains, she gets on the porch or in her house, if it thunders, she doesn't really pay any attention to it. Guess it is the fact that she has been trained not to be gun shy.

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Y'all lucky bastards! Louisiana aint been getting thunderstorms for over a week!! You know what that means?

SUN! Lots of it!!!

That means the apartment starts burning up, and I can't play Quake because the computer's right next to the only window on the apartment. And yes, it's on the south-facing wall, and it's as big as the entire fucking WALL of the apartment!!

The sun rules dude.

aphexmonster wrote:

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Y'all lucky bastards! Louisiana aint been getting thunderstorms for over a week!! You know what that means?

SUN! Lots of it!!!

That means the apartment starts burning up, and I can't play Quake because the computer's right next to the only window on the apartment. And yes, it's on the south-facing wall, and it's as big as the entire fucking WALL of the apartment!!

The sun rules dude.

Well you're in California, and I'm in Louisiana...

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:

aphexmonster wrote:

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Y'all lucky bastards! Louisiana aint been getting thunderstorms for over a week!! You know what that means?

SUN! Lots of it!!!

That means the apartment starts burning up, and I can't play Quake because the computer's right next to the only window on the apartment. And yes, it's on the south-facing wall, and it's as big as the entire fucking WALL of the apartment!!

The sun rules dude.

Well you're in California, and I'm in Louisiana...

Yeah, and the sun ownz you no matter where you are. I <3 the louisiana sun.... i <3 the florida sun, and i <3 the california sun ^_^

Nathan F wrote:But why don't you just let the dog go hide? S/he will get over it before long...

A couple reasons:

A.) If I'm holding her, she won't piss on me. If I let her go, she'll go piss on the carpet somewhere, and that sucks to clean up.

B.) If she's nervous, she'll find something lying around and chew it up.

C.) In relation to C, if she's nervous not only will she chew it up, she mayswallowit. She almost never does this normally, but the last time it was thundering out she swallowed parts of a pencil (thank goodness she's fine).

D.) I can comfort her (to a degree) if I'm with her, so she isn't as frantic.

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:

Durran Korr wrote:Let me guess, Golden Retriever?

Nah, Shi Tzu.

And its weird, because shes been in thunder before and she didn't seem to notice, and now all of the sudden it scares her to death. I can't put my finger on it though....

Shi Tzu? Just put her in a shoebox already until the storm ends!

Big thunderstorms are so rare where I live they make the local news when they happen. My cat used to hide under the bed when it happened.

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Y'all lucky bastards! Louisiana aint been getting thunderstorms for over a week!! You know what that means?

SUN! Lots of it!!!

That means the apartment starts burning up, and I can't play Quake because the computer's right next to the only window on the apartment. And yes, it's on the south-facing wall, and it's as big as the entire fucking WALL of the apartment!!

Why's your comp in full exposure to the sun? Or do you not have any room?



Main topic: nothing else to say.

Yeah, my dog hates storms too, though usually he just lies down and shuts his eyes...

I like thunderstorms, but my dogs are scared shitless by them.

My Dachshund is terrified of thunder to boot, she always goes and borrows under the covers of our bed when its really booming outside, no pissing problems though.

Oh, and as advice, go pick up some "Natures Miracle Pet Stain and Odor Remover" Wal-Mart and Pet-Smart both carry it and its goddmed amazing, no smell left over at all, Febreez is weak by comparison.