The Weather is soggy with occasional bolts of lightning and lots of noise.
My two dogs become weird when we get noisy rain. Today the rain has been so heavy that Danny the younger, is convinced it will thunder. No amount of talking can convince him otherwise. Currently he is in the bathroom keeping “watch” on the bathtub. It is an inner room and absorbs noise. He becomes frantic when thunder or fireworks begins and runs from room to room seeking places to hide. It is truly pitiful.
I become a worrisome mom while Maya frets about where he might be. On some occasions he accidentally shut himself in the bathroom and she on the other hand whines or even barks for me to find him. When we have forecasts of rain, I frequently monitor the weather map to see what is coming and when. I hold off on sleeping medication if late storms are upcoming. If however, I go to sleep, Dan comes up and puts his paw on my arm as if to say, “Mom it’s raining” or maybe even on my cheek. I have tried medication, but I am afraid of overdosing him. I even think of how to make a doggy hat with tiny speakers in either ear space, to relax him. The only solution currently is Alexa music and tv volume louder.
In all of my life, I have never known any dogs in our family to react like this. Apparently, it is not an unusual situation, the book/movie Marley and Me, addressed the extent of fear among some other dogs. Why can’t lightning be noiseless and fireworks banned?
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