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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campn4walleye wrote:
His fear is not as bad as some. If he's out of his kennel, he's fine.
We don't react to thunder or coddle him. He just sits in his kennel making low growling noises.
Just a crazy thought, here: All dogs "protect": either us or their property, or usually all-of-the-above. Maybe your dog worries he can't properly protect you/the house from the thunder interloper when he's in his crate - so is putting on a lovely show of aggression towards it? :-)
The reason I offer this: Jack, our late Cattle Dog, would go nuts with fireworks - but it wasn't fear - it was a display of bravado. Running around the yard with his hackles up and growling - keeping those "things" away from our house..... sigh....
