June 30, 2018
If your dog is anxious during a thunderstorm, he/she is likely suffering from storm phobia. Dogs with thunder anxiety will often display unwanted and destructive behaviors during a storm, and in serious cases, dogs can harm themselves.
This article will provide tips for reducing thunderstorm anxiety in dogs. These tips can also apply to dogs frightened by fireworks.
Behaviorists are not sure what part of the storm frightens dogs most. Some dogs seem to sense a storm before it even happens, perhaps due to the sudden drop in air pressure or the electrical charge in the air. Others react to lightning, wind, and heavy rain and not thunder sounds.
Some breeds may be predisposed to fearing storms. Working and sporting breeds such as Border Collies, German Shepherds, Beagles and Basset Hounds, appear to be more likely to develop a storm phobia than other breeds. This could be because these dogs are genetically bred to react quickly to stimuli. Therefore, storms and loud noises over-stimulate their senses.
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Storm phobias are also more likely to develop in shelter and rescue dogs. This may be due to the fact that rescue animals have suffered abuse or trauma in their pasts, or because they may not have been well socialized and exposed early on to a wide variety of sights and sounds.
The absence of early-life experiences and exposures to stimuli can make dogs more anxious and prone to all kinds of phobias.
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