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low frequency rumbles way before we can. These triggers can cause behavioural changes such as heightened anxiety and extreme stress. Watch your dog closely for symptoms like trembling, panting, drooling, pacing, whining, barking and being over clingy. Some dogs will hide away and not come out, others are so panicked that they become destructive or even aggressive. Dogs often copy behaviour and will pick up fear from dogs and humans that they live with. Even if we are with Cheryl Shaw scared of storms, we must watch our own behaviour of Dogoverboard and show no signs of anxiety. Dogs are exceptionally intuitive at sensing our emotions. We need to try and stay calm, cool and collected. Never sook the dog, always act normally; do not pick up the dog or fuss over it. Replace fear with something positive. Maybe try playing some music, play a game with your dog or any usual activity that will distract your dog from focusing on the storm. I’m a real fan of Queen and love Bohemian Rhapsody. There are special garments that may assist. The words of that famous song are so true for many dogs. Thunderjackets are a compression garment which acts Storm phobia in dogs is quite common and many dogs like a cuddle, applying gentle constant pressure on the suffer real fear and are absolutely terrified even before body. Thundercaps are a see-through cap fitted to change the storm begins. The extreme fear can make them scale visual stimulation and can help in stressful situations. high fences, jump through glass windows, destroy doors Various wraps can also assist. and run long distances to escape the thunderstorm. Sometimes without treatment the anxiety will worsen Dogs are quite clever and perceptive; they appear to and if left unchecked could lead to injury. You will then have their own kind of weather app, letting them know need professional help from your vet. well before us that a storm is on its way. Dogs can sense If you find a dog in a storm, please give it refuge to avoid the change in barometric pressure and static electricity. injury. Because they have such acute hearing, they can hear the
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