RE: [pyrnet] (Fwd) ScienceDaily: Help for Thunder-Phobic Dogs -- Veterinari

["Amy Bailey" <amy.bailey@myfairpoint.net>]

Interesting that the owner holding the dog does not help as much as another
dog.  Maybe we are not part of their pack after all.

I had read that trying to console the dog may actually be training the dog
to require cuddling because it is being "rewarded" with extra attention for
being scared. This can be a disaster when the person is not available for
the dog during a storm.  

 

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Help for Thunder-Phobic Dogs -- Veterinarians Show Consoling Dogs Does Not
Relieve Their Panic
http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2006/0601-help_for_thunderphobic_do
gs.htm

A new study shows that dogs can get very upset during thunderstorms, whether
or not their owner holds them. The study measured the stress hormone
cortisol to be up to three times normal levels while the dogs heard
recordings of a thunderstorm. The company of other dogs did help, though
vets say medications may be more effective.

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