Dog Eat Doug by Brian Anderson for September 17, 2018

Get her a thunder jacket.

Either that, or Chewie got Catron powered up and fully operational. “Catron ponies are go!”

Thunderstruck

Our dogs ears are so big we wonder if she can hear the thunder from the next city over

Yep… I can relate to that… not so much with my Lab, but my now deceased Border Collie could pick up a storm up to 50 kilometers away and promptly freak out. When the storm finally hit, and he was inside, he would start to whimper several seconds before a lightning flash. I assume he was detecting a static charge in the buildup to the flash.

Very clever strip today!

That’s how we tell, but she tries hide under a recliner. Hard to miss the it’s a full grown lab.

Lab reports indicate nearby, thunder storms…

We used to have a St. Bernard who “hid” under the table. You’d be forgiven for thinking we were holding a séance.

if it’s a quick-passing thunderstorm, the cat will be behind the sofa. if it’s a severe thunderstorm, he’s under the bureau in the bedroom — no way you can get him out from under it. he’ll remain there for an hour or two after the storm has gone.

This was basically my two cats during the entirety of the brunt of Florence this past weekend (high winds, driving rain, etc.)

Addendum: we are fine, just a few branches and other detritus scattered about our apartment complex. Many others, some as few as 50 miles away from us, are not. Please consider donating to the relief efforts of the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and other such organizations.

A disgrace! My Lab had no fear of storms (remember, they are supposed to be able to accept gun reports from hunters). I took him outside everytime it stormed and we sat on the porch. Soon he didn’t give a hoot. But start up the vacuum cleaner…!

So now for the really big question…if the closet door was already closed and latched…how did Sophie get inside?

I never thought of Sophie as a weather barometer, but there she is, in her ‘safe’ spot, bless her little heart. :)

For some reason my Husky wanted to go upstairs and under a bed. Fireworks, same deal. Upstairs with all that shed was the one place he was not allowed so he would try to be quite a sneak up. I also had a friend growing up with a dog named Moose, part Great Dane part St Bernard. His place to hide was the shower stall, I call it a “coffin” stall you know one only big enough for one person to get in. All that dog curled up on the floor whimpering until the storm or fireworks were over was pretty funny.

Some dogs literally can ‘feel’ when storms are coming even when it’s still clear weather. We do rescue so we’ve dealt with a lot of dogs. Seen almost every kind of reaction from hiding to literally wanting to get loose and run somewhere (really to anywhere else) but be where they are.

Now, close the door, please!

If the Seahawks win tonight that’s where my dog will be.

I have a cat that does that. The second there’s a noise that can even be vaguely mistaken from thunder, she’s under the couch for the rest of the day.