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When we first rescued her, or she rescued us (depends on who you ask) Raven would panic when there were storms. She would run from room to room panting, terrified. She is still uncomfortable about storms and is not a big fan, but now she self-comforts more than in the past. Lately, she has taken to hiding in my office when the storms are bad. A small price to pay for her comfort. I have also found that she loves the concept of having music on. In particular, she likes the Amazon Alexa streamed classical channel. I think the quiet sound of music makes her feel better about the storm raging outside. Plus in the basement office, she can’t see the lightning or hear the thunder as loudly with her music playing.
I feel bad for her discomfort; I am glad she is finding ways to self-soothe!
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Thank you so much! That means a lot to me!
She is, a very sweet dog as well.
We have four dogs in the house, half don’t like storms, half don’t care. It is really funny.
The name Raven suits her to a tee. She seems so content and peaceful in that photo that it is hard to imagine her panicking. But I babysat a dog that was just as scared as Raven and the only thing I could do for her was to sit close by and cuddle her (instead of the other way around) and finally she relaxed. I hope you do not get that many thunderstorms in your corner of the world. Well, relax and sleep tight Raven.
Sadly in our neck of the woods, we get them from May to July. They tend to fade away after that.
Like Albert said, the bad memories are hard to erase. Thank goodness you found each other and you are giving her a nice soft place to lay her head.
She is truly a great dog. 🙂 Thanks, Carol!!!
Just comfort her, act like its a happy time, all you can do. And she does look like a flower with that shiny iridescent coat.
Thanks, Kim, she really tries very hard to be ok with thunder. You can see that it terrifies her. I am working on getting the twins not to snap at her and to be warm and soothing. Not as easy with 20-year-olds as one would hope.
Maggie was terrified of thunder, we dont have it much out here, but when I was in Memphis she got a taste of it. I would get dog treats out, act like its party time, dance around, etc. try that with the kids. lol. He all, just dance for her, dont snap at her. giggles. I did get Mags less afraid but the fear never left her all the way, but it got better as the years went by.
Raven is so much better now than she was in the past. There is hope at the end of the tunnel~
If it is not possible, then it is not easy to erase bad memories in his mind. It is not possible to give psychological therapy for him, is it?
Giving a lot of comforts is the best.
That is a good question it is a lot harder with dogs that have fear of thunder. But she is a wonderful dog.
I agree that she is a very special dog.
Thanks. She is one of those dogs that enter a room, and everyone stops to see what she is doing. Magic!