Comments on: The Illusive Butterfly of Blog http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/photoimage/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/ Photos and Front Porch Musing from Floyd County Virginia Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:25:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Susan http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/photoimage/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4411 Susan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:30:16 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/2008/08/26/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/#comment-4411 Help with the dog! What about the dog whisper http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/ he can do anything with them. Help with the dog! What about the dog whisper http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/
he can do anything with them.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/photoimage/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4410 Kathy Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:52:15 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/2008/08/26/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/#comment-4410 Since it never thundrs here, or almost never, I've got nothing to recommend, but I just wanted to rave about your last sentence. So entertaining. I got a huge kick out of it. Maybe because I've worn those things on my wrist for carpal tunnel syndrome. Thanks for the great writing. Since it never thundrs here, or almost never, I’ve got nothing to recommend, but I just wanted to rave about your last sentence. So entertaining. I got a huge kick out of it. Maybe because I’ve worn those things on my wrist for carpal tunnel syndrome. Thanks for the great writing.

]]> By: chris youngblood http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/photoimage/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4408 chris youngblood Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:08:23 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/2008/08/26/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/#comment-4408 Here's a link to an article on dogs and thunder. Hope it helps http://www.animalhumanesociety.org/bhv_thunder.asp Chris Here’s a link to an article on dogs and thunder. Hope it helps http://www.animalhumanesociety.org/bhv_thunder.asp

Chris

]]> By: Rob Paterson http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/photoimage/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4406 Rob Paterson Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:49:06 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/2008/08/26/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/#comment-4406 Super Dog! The Caped Canine? We had a huge storm last night too - Jay and Mildred huddled in our bedroom but the cat was out in it hunting and brought back a mouse that she ate with great relish just outside our door Jay is such a wuss Super Dog! The Caped Canine?

We had a huge storm last night too – Jay and Mildred huddled in our bedroom but the cat was out in it hunting and brought back a mouse that she ate with great relish just outside our door

Jay is such a wuss

]]> By: fred http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/photoimage/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4405 fred Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:04:57 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/2008/08/26/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/#comment-4405 Our dog much prefers to be outdoors in his "shed" (much more exposed to the lightning but away from the wiring in the house?). Unfortunately, we don't have a bathtub (metal I'm guessing you're talking about) but maybe we need to go to Blackdog Salvage and purchase a Dog Sanctuary on Clawfeet Castiron Containment Device. I'll have to take a look at the "cape"--should be good for a blog post at least! Our dog much prefers to be outdoors in his “shed” (much more exposed to the lightning but away from the wiring in the house?). Unfortunately, we don’t have a bathtub (metal I’m guessing you’re talking about) but maybe we need to go to Blackdog Salvage and purchase a Dog Sanctuary on Clawfeet Castiron Containment Device. I’ll have to take a look at the “cape”–should be good for a blog post at least!

]]> By: dog_geek http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/photoimage/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4404 dog_geek Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:30:47 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/2008/08/26/the-illusive-butterfly-of-blog/#comment-4404 It's not uncommon for dogs to become increasingly thunder-phobic as they age. It is a difficult problem to fix, as the noise from the storm is only a part of the equation. Usually desensitizing to the sound of a thunderstorm alone doesn't help much. Some canine behaviorists are convinced that dogs are also sensing the static charge in the air, and I think that there is some evidence to back that up. Some dogs will do better in locations where they are "grounded". Many years ago I had a thunder-phobic dog who did much better if I put her in the bathtub during storms, and she would eventually seek out the bathtub on her own when a storm brewed up (which made for fewer puddles of drool to clean up afterwards, too.) There is a "Storm Defender Cape" out now that is supposed to help discharge static electricity, and it does seem to help some phobic dogs during thunderstorms, although it looks fairly ridiculous. http://www.stormdefender.com/ After having had a very thunder phobic dog, I do my best to prevent thunder-phobia from developing in my current dogs - at our house, thunderstorms are when all the best chewies come out. None of my last three dogs have been thunder phobic, but I don't know if that is due to anything I've done, or just dumb luck. It’s not uncommon for dogs to become increasingly thunder-phobic as they age. It is a difficult problem to fix, as the noise from the storm is only a part of the equation. Usually desensitizing to the sound of a thunderstorm alone doesn’t help much. Some canine behaviorists are convinced that dogs are also sensing the static charge in the air, and I think that there is some evidence to back that up. Some dogs will do better in locations where they are “grounded”. Many years ago I had a thunder-phobic dog who did much better if I put her in the bathtub during storms, and she would eventually seek out the bathtub on her own when a storm brewed up (which made for fewer puddles of drool to clean up afterwards, too.)

There is a “Storm Defender Cape” out now that is supposed to help discharge static electricity, and it does seem to help some phobic dogs during thunderstorms, although it looks fairly ridiculous.

http://www.stormdefender.com/

After having had a very thunder phobic dog, I do my best to prevent thunder-phobia from developing in my current dogs – at our house, thunderstorms are when all the best chewies come out. None of my last three dogs have been thunder phobic, but I don’t know if that is due to anything I’ve done, or just dumb luck.

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