If you think a camera is bad....

[K9karen]

Thanks so much everyone! I have to admit, I heaved a sigh of relief reading that Mz Logan isn't the only dog afraid of camera, flash or not.

Yes, she feels the storm hours before it hits, but at the first crack of thunder and sight of lightening, she's GONE! I'm glad she found "her safe spot", and doesn't pee or vomit. Surprisingly, she didn't shake much last night, just licked her lips a zillion times, tail under and ears back.

Somehow, I conjoled her to come upstairs to the TV/computer room. We shut the blinds, put on an extra light and upped the TV volume. We also shut the door and tried to act normal. She eventually calmed down, even through the rain part, and hasseled me for head rubs.

She's as happy as a clam today, even on wet grass..there are flocks of birds and rabbits.

It just totally breaks my heart. Logan is so sweet and obedient and loving, but she's so transfixed during a storm, she's not herself. Normally, I'd be less stressed and accept it, but I have a lot of stuff going on with hoomans. Regardless, my always top priority is my precious pumpkin.

Thanks you, again for all your caring and suggestions!

[shepgirl]

A friend has 2 dogs that go totally freaky when a storm hits. She ordered some kind of cape on the internet, don't really know what it's made of, but it was advertised as guaranteed to keep pets calm during storms. Believe it or not it really works, don't have a clue as to why it does. She just wraps them in the capes and the dogs sleep through the storms.

[Logan]

Karen, you might remember that Zipper and Lilly had horrible storm phobias. I finally resorted to 50 mg of Benadryl for them at Dr. R's suggestion. If I could catch it in time, it did take the edge off. I always thought that Zipper was a stray Golden because he got frightened, outdoors, in a storm and escaped his yard, wherever it was that he lived.

Of course, you could live in Greenville, SC, and never get rain or storms and not have to worry about it. Just a thought.