Maccawolf
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join:2001-02-20
Hillsdale, NJ
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Re: (too old to update) Doggie afraid of thunder.....
OK, for the skatey eighth time. HE doesn't get ANXIOUS or hyper, or any of those things, he just gets real quiet and lays down under the computer desk, or wherever I am. (if I'm not here, he's under the computer.). He also doesn't cry or whine, or anything like that. It's just that I've never had a dog act any differently with loud noises,
He's just quiet, that's all..... |
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CurtesyFlush
Bababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy.
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Fontana, CA | So you're complaining because he gets quiet? That sounds like a gift from the gods. What's he normally do, whine like a little wussy?
Jeeze woman, give the dog some space.
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
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Erie, PA
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said by Maccawolf  :HE doesn't get ANXIOUS or hyper, or any of those things He is anxious. That's why he's acting the way he does. If he's hanging close to you and being quiet (as opposed to pacing or getting worked up) then you're doing the right thing ; he's doing it because he is unsure and somewhat frightened of what's going on outside and he feels comforted by being near you because you're his boss and you aren't afraid. As I said if this bothers you buy him a cage or put his bed under an end table or something (basically give him a cave) where he can go to hide. Teach him to "go to bed" on command and when he acts this way tell him to do so. With one of my dogs she eventually just went to her bed, laid down and went to sleep, when she heard thunder.
Be thankful, I have one that thoroughly enjoys barking back at the thunder. Which is nice when there's a thunderstorm at night; I get to wake up to find her standing in the middle of the room tail wagging yapping her little mouth off.
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