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Sir N didn't used to be afraid of thunder. Over the years, he has gotten progressively worse. We are having almost daily thunder lately. Today, it started thundering a few minutes before I had to leave to go back to work. He was shaking violently, heart beat going nuts, panting, wild-eyed, crying, and trying to crawl INTO me. And I had to go to work.
When I'm HOME, I can hold him and pet him and calm him down quite a bit. (not enough, but it's something) I feel terrible when I'm teaching and I hear thunder because I know how terrified he is. Little C is not at all sympathetic, by the way. She merely sees that as the perfect opportunity to hump him...he's too distracted to notice.
In fact, when it's thundering, he has no interest even in a greenie, the manna from dog heaven.
What can I do to make things easier for him? I left the TV on at a fairly loud volume, but it was off when I got home....electricity must have flickered or gone out. I had the noisemaker going, and unfortunately, the batteries must have died. I've bought new ones so that it taken care of...but it just isn't enough. oh, and he DOES have a small dark place in which to hide....but it doesn't help. When it thunders, he wants his mommy.
Help~~~~~~

When I'm HOME, I can hold him and pet him and calm him down quite a bit. (not enough, but it's something) I feel terrible when I'm teaching and I hear thunder because I know how terrified he is. Little C is not at all sympathetic, by the way. She merely sees that as the perfect opportunity to hump him...he's too distracted to notice.
In fact, when it's thundering, he has no interest even in a greenie, the manna from dog heaven.
What can I do to make things easier for him? I left the TV on at a fairly loud volume, but it was off when I got home....electricity must have flickered or gone out. I had the noisemaker going, and unfortunately, the batteries must have died. I've bought new ones so that it taken care of...but it just isn't enough. oh, and he DOES have a small dark place in which to hide....but it doesn't help. When it thunders, he wants his mommy.
Help~~~~~~