I just got woke up by my wifes old dog jumping on me on her way to squeeze herself in between the wife and I. Shortly after I heard the thunder and saw the flashes of lightning. I have no idea why she wants to be right against us every time it storms. Its sure not safer on the bed over her spot in the floor on my side of the bed or on the couch with us over her spot at our feet in front of it.

Anyone else have a dog that gets clingy durring storm?

I really need to get a king and get rid of this queen. The old girl has really put on weight since geting fixed and always seems to take her spot out of my side.

We have a bloodhound mutt that dislikes storms also. We don’t let our dogs sleep on the bed but there has been several times Ive woken up during a storm to have my dog face to face with me right beside the bed.

Some disliked thunderstorms some didn't care...fireworks are worse,. but they're too little to jump into the bed, lol

Buddy had his young chocolate lab all trained up perfect for goose hunting. First year went great. Then, over summer a big thunderstorm came through and a shot of lightning took out 3 hydro poles about 1/2 mile away. Was so loud they thought it hit the house. They were outside on their porch and the dog runs straight for the garage and under a table.
Our first goose hunt was behind his house later in fall. First flock came in and we unloaded, Molly jumped out of the blind and ran straight home…….lol.
Shes done with loud bangs now.

That last sentence is no way to talk about your wife.

That explains your tick night. Was it storming there that night?

Nope. And no tick last night .

Many yrs ago we got a little dog ( not sure of the breeds mixed into her) from the pound for the girls when they were small.

The first storm that happened when she came home a couple months later we couldnt find the dog in the house.

ended up she had hopped into our open dryer an hid there. afterwards an hour before a thunderstorm hit she would head for the dryer an stay there till it ended.

Lady was a good dog till she passed but we always knew when a storm was headin our way. kids always had a blanket in the dryer for when when she did.

Yup , got a German wire hair pointer who wants to be 0.001 inches from me when there is thunder but you can blast a bird 10 feet over his head with a 12ga and he is on top of the world

I also have a play list with a lot of CCR and get that going when there is a storm rolling in or fireworks.

just got to Run through the Jungle and go to Green River.

he will lay down in front of the speaker after a while

doesn't really work to keep that going and sleep at the same time however.

Same as a young child ...with thunder & lightning....

Just seeking some comfort.

Our little Shih Tzu is going deaf. Not bad with thunderstorms, but fireworks still shake him up.

Kept my in-laws toy poodle once. During a thunderstorm she got on our pillow and shook and hassled for an hour.

Don't know why some dogs are gun shy , and fireworks or thunder just sets them off.
Had one that was gun shy, but fireworks and thunder didn't bother it.

Rico our 98 lb "lilbitofeverything" dog is scared to death of thunder. Worst part is his radar is about 45 minutes ahead, so we get bed stealing and heavy panting way before we get thunder. His only redeeming quality is his unwavering loyalty to the wife. Every morning her and the pack traverse on the gravel roads, and the dogs get to swim in the tile dump area about half a mile from the house. Have heard from three or four of the neighbors that have interrupted the wife's walk. That there are times you don't even know the dogs are there. They may be in the corn or the crops and ditch weeds may be taller. But everyone of them has commented, that anytime they stop that within fifteen to twenty seconds, Rico is parked between their vehicle and the wife. One guy said "Around your place he is relaxed and friendly, but on their walks, I think you would have to kill him to even get close to your wife." G

I had a black lab at one point.

During thunder and lightning , it would almost try to crawl into your pocket for protection during an event.

However , during it's prior life with a previous owner , the dog got shot with a .22LR in it's hind quarters and survived.

I would do my best to do whenever to help calm the dog when it got like this , kinda like PTSD for a dog.

Our Scottish Terrier crawls under the bed when she hears thunder, fireworks and gunfire.

My bloodhound mutt hates storms, fireworks and gun shots. If I even go to the gun safe to open it she tucks her tail and goes into her kennel. My full blood bloodhound could care less. Loud noises don’t bother him at all. He will go outside in pouring down rain just as quick as he will in dry weather. Some people are scared of storms too. My mother will stay up all night during a storm. She will call me the next day talking about how bad it was last night. I reply I didn’t even hear it. I sleep like a rock during a storm.