Update on ThunderShirt.

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We had a pretty good thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, and I put the shirt on my little Rudy. It seemed to calm him a bit, but he still went and hid under the dining room table.

Today, I saw on the radar that more thunder and rain was coming. I debated whether to wrestle Rudy into the shirt. Then I had a flash of memory. Buried in my CDs was "DogGone Songs" -- a CD that I got over two years ago and had completely forgotten about.

It says that it's "music to soothe the animal spirit", and I tell you, it's quite beautiful music. Very classically inspired and calming.

I put the CD on the stereo and BOTH my dogs lay down and went to sleep -- thunder or no thunder!!

The composer is Thomas Schoenberger.

[Auntie Bush]

1. Thanks for the update. That's very interesting.

I'm still not sold on the ThunderShirt and wish more people would post their experiences.

[jtuck004]

2. Sounds like you may have found a solution. I wanted to add another

that some rescue's use. Works for some.

It is called Calms Forte, made with flowers

http://www.hylands.com/products/calmsforte.php

From the site : Relieves stress & relaxes with chamomile – one of four botanicals in Calms Forté that have long been used for soothing nerves and edginess.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. That does make sense.

I am glad you found a solution that works so well.

But it does sound like the thundershirt did work if Rudy was calmer. Hiding during a storm is probably a smart thing to do, so if an animal hides but does not freak out, I would not be concerned. Think about it---when a bad storm comes along, aren't we supposed to seek shelter? Smart dog.