Madeleine Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Our 8 month old pug is just experiencing her first storm since she's been with us..... She is currently running around the house barking her head off.... My plan: ignore her, and when she's finally still, reward her - is that the right thing to do?? She's generally a bit of a sook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 it's worked - is sitting quietly at my feet now, didn't come to me for reassurance and is not being a sook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna H Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 We've got some lightening / thunder here in Perth too tonight... it's the first time my boy has experience thunder since being with us too. Thankfully he couldn't give a rats about it - he's outside playing in the rain at the moment : My girl was a bit of a wuss when it came to thunder when she was younger.. what I did (and I'm not sure if it is the 'done' thing) was took her outside under out covered patio area and played some games/did some training with her. I basically ignored her sooking, and carried on as if nothing was going on. She got over her fear after a few storms... nowadays, she doesn't like them, but I don't worry about her panicking or anything if I'm not home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 At the first signs of the onset of Mandela's first storm we began playing in the yard. When the rain threatened to become heavy we moved up onto the (largish) roof covered decking and played some more. The harder it rained (which meant the noisier it became on the decking roof) the more intense we played (ie I heightened the motivation). We did this right throughout the lightening as well as the hail storm that followed. It was fortunate that this first storm was short lived and that the lightening strikes (and hence the ensuing thunder) was not close. A good "starter" storm for Mandela's socialisation experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna H Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 (edited) Madeleine - How's it going now with your pug? Have you had another storm to practise on again? Good to know I was on the right track with Chelsea.... hang on, I must have been.... she is no longer terrified of thunder! Edited October 27, 2008 by ChelseasMum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewie_the_Frenchie Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 At the first signs of the onset of Mandela's first storm we began playing in the yard. When the rain threatened to become heavy we moved up onto the (largish) roof covered decking and played some more. The harder it rained (which meant the noisier it became on the decking roof) the more intense we played (ie I heightened the motivation). We did this right throughout the lightening as well as the hail storm that followed.It was fortunate that this first storm was short lived and that the lightening strikes (and hence the ensuing thunder) was not close. A good "starter" storm for Mandela's socialisation experiences. Great advice. We get some crazy storms unlike anything I've ever seen here in the Kimberley. We did the exact same thing with Turtle last year and it worked a treat. He doesn't even flinch now, which is good as we're in the build up to the wet now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 The current Dog's Life mag has a free Pet Talk Radio CD on the cover. Steve Austin talks about dogs & storms. He says to ignore it in puppies bc it's a very hard, long process to fix the problem in an adult dog. My son's dog Sooty is terrified of storms. Tilba so far, we've only had a couple, seems OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 We did the exact same thing with Turtle last year and it worked a treat. He doesn't even flinch now, which is good as we're in the build up to the wet now LOL ..... that wouldn't be a picture of Turtle during a storm in your signature picture, would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayaBC Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I was getting a bit worried about this yesterday as we were expecting thunderstorms for the first time since we got our pup, got some last night, she was far more interested in playing with earwigs than any lightening or thunder. Unlike my 4yr old BCxKelpie who ran into her kennel as fast as she could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewie_the_Frenchie Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 We did the exact same thing with Turtle last year and it worked a treat. He doesn't even flinch now, which is good as we're in the build up to the wet now LOL ..... that wouldn't be a picture of Turtle during a storm in your signature picture, would it? :rolleyes: touche Erny! Nah, just a lazy Newf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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