Top 3 Methods to Manage Dogs Fear of Thunder.

Written By admin on Friday 5 August 2011 | 01:30

By Bev Langford


It is estimated that around 50% of all dogs are negatively affected by loud surprising sounds and noises. Many dog lovers report that their dogs suffer with extreme dog anxiety symptoms when a thunderstorm is building and in a number of cases their dog can become absolutely wild and even behave aggressively.

If your dog is unhappy or acts out of character when a thunderstom hits, you aren't the only one. This is a common problem and here are the three things you can do after you secure your dog.

Offer Food and water.

Give your dog a bite of food and drink. Often it will help reduce anxious behavior if your dog has a full stomach. Even giving your dog a bone or gnaw treats can help to keep his thoughts off the thunderstorm.

Dogs like to eat and chew on things and chewing can also offer your dog an avenue for frustrated feelings which might surface in a thunderstorm.

Offer Distractions.

Give your dog some distractions like some of his favourite gnaw toys, favourite ball maybe a small cardboard box to tear up. Giving your dog some diversions will not 100% fix anxiety feelings for your dog during the intense part of the thunder storm however it might help while the thunder storm is building and can scale back your dog's anxious symptoms at that time.

Get your dog an anti-anxiety coat.

Dog anxiety coats and wraps are proved to cut back on the level of anxiousness experienced by a dog in a thunderstorm and other times when your dog may experience anxiousness issues, such as when travelling in a car. They cost around $40.00 which is a tiny price to pay to give your dog relief from their anxiety. Anti anxiety dog coats can be found in a wide selection of sizes to fit your dog.

Dog anxiety coats and wraps are easy to fit and use and will not affect your dog adversely in any way. They are built to apply light all over pressure across the back, chest and shoulders of your dog and simulate an all over body cuddle.




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