afraid of thunder
This has been covered before, but it's usually regarding young pups. My problem is my Cavalier Duncan. He'll be 5 yrs next month. He's always had an issue with thunder (only if he's in his kennel...
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X2 on the thundershirt....this item is made of heavy flannel type material with velcor straps that fasten around the dogs throat. You then double wrap its body and it adheres with more velcro straps. It makes the dog feel more secure.
Our dog hated thunder and knew when she saw lightning that the thunder was soon to follow. She would begin shaking violently and nothing I said or did seemed to soothe her. Fortunately, a large thunderstorm was predicted and we were in a PetSmart. They have a 60 day money back guarantee on the shirt so we purchased one....around $50 bucks IIRC. That evening we put it on our dog as the storm approached. During the noisy thunder she slept peacefully in her bed as though she had no cares in the world. We were simply amazed, but it worked. After wearing it through many storms over the past year and a half, we now only put it on her is she show some sign of distress over an approaching storm. She seems more tolerant of the thunder at this point. Gunshots, firecrackers etc...now that's a different story...she still doesn't like those.....try it from PetSmart. If they still have that policy, you've nothing to lose if it doesn't work on your pet......Dennis
Our dog hated thunder and knew when she saw lightning that the thunder was soon to follow. She would begin shaking violently and nothing I said or did seemed to soothe her. Fortunately, a large thunderstorm was predicted and we were in a PetSmart. They have a 60 day money back guarantee on the shirt so we purchased one....around $50 bucks IIRC. That evening we put it on our dog as the storm approached. During the noisy thunder she slept peacefully in her bed as though she had no cares in the world. We were simply amazed, but it worked. After wearing it through many storms over the past year and a half, we now only put it on her is she show some sign of distress over an approaching storm. She seems more tolerant of the thunder at this point. Gunshots, firecrackers etc...now that's a different story...she still doesn't like those.....try it from PetSmart. If they still have that policy, you've nothing to lose if it doesn't work on your pet......Dennis
