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#41 ·
it,s very warm here today for a change. There was a heavy downpour earlier and a few rumbles of thunder. Hope we get a good storm I love thunder. At least Belle won't be hiding under the bed, one advantage of her going deaf.
 
#45 ·
I don,t know if anyone remembers the great storm of the North East called Thunder Thurs? It was June 28th 2012. It hit in the afternoon, I remember taking the dogs on a walk and looking to the west you could actually see it approaching, it went deathly quiet no bird song or wind. We rushed home and not long after it went really dark ,so dark that the street light outside our house came on. Quite scary, it felt like the end of the world. Then these huge drops of rain started pelting the windows and doors. Thunder booming and lightening flashing. Poor Belle was beside herself with fright. Suzie on the other hand couldn't have cared less, and snoozed through the whole thing. We've had nothing like it since, but it,s gone down in northern legend as Thunder Thurs
 
Discussion starter · #46 ·
Don't think Thunder Thurs reached these parts. I do like a good storm! It is so long since we've had one, i don't know how the dogs would be. I don't think tilly would bother but murph might. He is scared of fireworks and back firing motorbikes.

I remember when my mother in law told us she is so scared of thunder, she hides in the cupboard under the stairs!! We fell about laughing of course, sympathetic lot that we are:D
 
#49 ·
Too hot for me today.:( mid twenties during the day and going to be really warm and humid tonight so trying to sleep will be fun!
I miss winter....:Shifty
 
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Boxer123 said:
Muggy here !! Horrible but I'm grateful it's not as hot as last year.
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Last year was a bad one for me and my hayfever. It was out of control most of july last year, yet i kept taking every medication on the market in an effort to try and get some relief which made me very groggy. It finally cleared in august so i took my youngest daughter for a day out in edinburgh. Within hours of getting home, i developed a sore throat and that was the start of a bad cold!!

What rotton luck! Im all right this year, the tablets are working:)
 
#51 ·
tabelmabel said:
Last year was a bad one for me and my hayfever. It was out of control most of july last year, yet i kept taking every medication on the market in an effort to try and get some relief which made me very groggy. It finally cleared in august so i took my youngest daughter for a day out in edinburgh. Within hours of getting home, i developed a sore throat and that was the start of a bad cold!!

What rotton luck! Im all right this year, the tablets are working:)
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I always get terrible hayfever this year he doctors prescribed me tablets and I feel a lot better.
 
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DanWalkersmum said:
beautiful! Looks so peaceful!
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It really is. It isn't unusual to have the place all to myself. Don't know for how much longer as persimmon currently have a controversial housing scheme under construction. It is massive. And now they have lodged plans for an additional 200 low cost houses. Bit cheeky as the ones they have built are mired in problems, anyway that'll be 5 or 6 hundred homes right by this lovely loch. I will enjoy the peace whilst i can!
 
#55 ·
magpi said:
Same here blue skies and quite hot. I was looking forward to the big storm they said would arrive this afternoon.:(
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I used to like a thunderstorm and have never had a dog that was particularly scared of them, until now!
Now I dread it when there is even a hint of a storm forecast because Woody is absolutely terrified of them! It's the same with fireworks, so I hate November with a passion.
And I have to admit I quite miss standing at the window and watching the lightening, instead I spend the entire duration of any storm, throwing a soft toy for him, over and over and over, it's the only thing that stops him barking, shaking like a leaf and behaving in a generally terrified manner.
 
#56 ·
Bugsys grandma said:
I used to like a thunderstorm and have never had a dog that was particularly scared of them, until now!
Now I dread it when there is even a hint of a storm forecast because Woody is absolutely terrified of them! It's the same with fireworks, so I hate November with a passion.
And I have to admit I quite miss standing at the window and watching the lightening, instead I spend the entire duration of any storm, throwing a soft toy for him, over and over and over, it's the only thing that stops him barking, shaking like a leaf and behaving in a generally terrified manner.
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Same with Belle. I also hated Guy Fawkes we tried all sorts to help her through it, sedation, she still shook but couldn't move. supplements didn't help. I think the only thing that worked was having the tv as loud as possible ,to drown out the noise. New year was the same and one time I was so mad because it must have been someones birthday and off went the fire works, one was so loud it made even me jump. Luckily it didn't go on very long as I was getting ready to go and tell them off:mad:. Funnily enough Suzie is fazed by anything ,she's as easy as an old boot. It,s overcast today no storms though
 
#57 ·
I have the same problem with fireworks with my oldest 2. Adam just hates fireworks but Hannah gets scared of any really noises. I had a short storm recently when I was at work and came home to find the duvet, sofa cushions and everything strewn about and Hannah trapped in the back bedroom which has a gate on I didnt think she could scale! I always book time off work around Guy Fawkes night but the rest of the time I just have to hope Im around. Last year we tried supplements and room sprays so this year I think its going to be thundershirts too!

At least it isnt as sunny today, although still too hot. Adam really has trouble coping with it now he's older. :(
 
#58 ·
Another firework hater here. Last year I took the plunge and saw the vet and we tried 2 different anti-anxiety meds, neither of which did anything, so this year we will try sedation but I hope she doesn't experience what Belle did @magpi !
 
#59 ·
Our vet doesn't recommend sedation now he said although the body is sedated, the fear of the sound is still there. I can remember wrapping her in a blanket and holding her close,while she shook with terror last time she was sedated. It was a relief last year to just watch her sleep on through the whole evening, because she went deaf last summer, she couldn't hear a thing
 
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magpi said:
Our vet doesn't recommend sedation now he said although the body is sedated, the fear of the sound is still there. I can remember wrapping her in a blanket and holding her close,while she shook with terror last time she was sedated. It was a relief last year to just watch her sleep on through the whole evening, because she went deaf last summer, she couldn't hear a thing
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Ah I see, hopefully my vet will have something that will work.
 
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