Advice Needed
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Hello all,
I need advice on my 1 yo male. He is scared to death of storms or even just rain. I was wondering if any one elses Doxies have the same problem. Andy advice would be greatly appreciated since it is supposed to storm here fro the next 2 days.
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September 19, 2008 @ 4:18 pm
My mom once had a Wirehair Fox Terrier that would sqeeze himself into a tiny space between the washer and dryer whenever there was a thunderstorm.
Baxter gets a bit anxious when he hears thunder, so I try to keep him calm and distracted when a storm is happening.
He feeds on me so even though I don’t like thundertorms either, I try not to act scared or nervous. I found that when I am calm and ok, he is much better too.
I hope this helps!
Bette
September 19, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
We had a shepard mix once that we had to medicate when a storm was coming because he was so scared.
We would also turn on a radio on a “talk” station if we were going to be gone during the storm.
My mom had a basset she would sing to and that would calm him down during a storm. We have had to bring Mica and Izzy into the bed with us during storms at night but they are ok during the day.
September 19, 2008 @ 8:13 pm
My mother in law has to medicate her dog during a storm. If the news has said that bad weather is coming she will medicate him before the storm comes.
September 19, 2008 @ 8:49 pm
Thank you so much for the info. I appreciate it. Tonda
September 20, 2008 @ 2:43 am
Information for all hoomans:
95% of us Doxies are afaried of storms,So just let us hide under the covers or in your lap,unless you are afard of them too.also Bath’s Buddy
September 20, 2008 @ 3:10 am
LOL Buddy! Duchess wasn’t afraid of storms but when I said bath time she looked so helpless and frightened.
I am so glad she was one who wasn’t afraid of the storms. My parents had Chihuahuas who were terrified of even a tiny storm. It was pitiful.
September 22, 2008 @ 4:09 am
I agree with Bette you definately should stay calm during the storm. Distracting him could maybe also work.
I don’t have experience with a dog who is afraid of storms myself, but I am involved with TTouch and heard many stories of dogs who are afraid of storms and TTouch helped them.
Basically it will involve wrapping your dog in what is called a body wrap or if you don’t have one using a T-shirt that fits snug around your dog and then doing some relaxing touches on his ears and whole body to relax him.