Carolk9s Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 Ok, I am officially sick of summer and truly sick of thunderstorms. Blah blah blah blah. 8) By the middle of January of this year, I was sick of snow, and I really like snow! Now we're smack dab in the middle of summer and I'm ready for fall! We had a storm roll in during the very wee hours of the morning, Jesse woke me, he was panic stricken. I did not realize it rained so hard last night, I was out cutting grass today and suddenly ended up in standing water. Dang! Anyone have some goats I can borrow? The weeds are taking over! I won't even go into the skeeter issue. Now another storm is rolling through. Candy has been lying close to me, thank goodness she is only moderately bothered by it. Jesse slept through the first rumbles of thunder but suddenly leapt to his feet and came charging back. Luckily he settled down behind me and is only mildly panting. Once he is upset, it's too late to employ any preventative measures like the peppermint extract or Melatonin etc. Okay, enough ranting from me for now! :lol: Quote
abker17 Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 It' alright your aloud to rant! That's what we're here for! :D We've gotton some storms today to, I'm about two hours away from Richmond. I'm not sick of summer, but I am sick of rain. :x :x :x Seems I can't do anything when it rains. :( Quote
Nancy B Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 You know, this really has been an unusually wet summer. Good news is that the water restrictions that we've had to live with for years are gone, bad news is that it's very tough to find time to mow the darn lawn when it's not raining! Quote
yellowlabsrule Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 Last night we had a HUGE thunderstorm. :o I HATE thunder and lightning. Sable started barking a little, and mom went and let her out, but then she didn't want to come back in (maybe she had to go potty really bad :lol: ) One thunder shook the house and rattled the windows :o So much for a nice nights rest :roll: We have had a pretty dry summer :( I like rain better. :oops: Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 they are saying we are going to have the hottest day in the uk today since they started keeping record almost a hundered years ago I can not wait untill the October when it starts to get colder Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 Tony and Cleo don't seem to be as bothered as much by thunderstorms, Cleo simply hates getting wet :lol: Now when it comes to fireworks, that where Cleo gets panicked! Finally they have slowed down if not stopped in our area. We've done Rescue Remedy and I have also just boarded her at work, but it gets worse year by year. I'm afraid next year she will be on tranquilizers :( Quote
stacer126 Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 I know this weather has been awful. I can't wait until the fall too. I love the colours of the trees. Winter is snowboarding season for me so I'm ready to change seasons. Quote
Carolk9s Posted August 6, 2003 Author Posted August 6, 2003 [quote name='Tater']Tony and Cleo don't seem to be as bothered as much by thunderstorms, Cleo simply hates getting wet :lol: Now when it comes to fireworks, that where Cleo gets panicked! Finally they have slowed down if not stopped in our area. We've done Rescue Remedy and I have also just boarded her at work, but it gets worse year by year. I'm afraid next year she will be on tranquilizers :([/quote] Tater, I can very much relate to a dog with fireworks phobia, poor things it must sound like the world is ending to them! There is an alternative to tranqulizers that MIGHT help Cleo stay a bit more relaxed. It was actually discussed in this thread: [url]http://forum.dogomania.com/viewtopic.php?t=6728[/url] I urge you to read it and consider trying the peppermint extract and Melatonin at least. Using the Comfort Zone helped here too. It is important to treat the dog BEFORE the noise starts. If you go with tranquilizers, be careful. I've read some nasty things about ACEPROMAZINE aka ACE. I actually used ACE on Jesse some years ago, it knocked him down so far he could not stand for over an hour. Using the treatments listed in the thread have seriously helped Jesse stay calm and not panic during a storm. Hope it will help Cleo too. Quote
Angelboddy Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 I am so sick of summer. :-? But we have had rain here off and on for the past week. :roll: It will be pooring down rain one minite then the next minite it's sunny, but just a few hours later it will rain again. :-? I am kinda tired of the random rain, I just wish mother nature will make up her mind here. :-? Quote
sheltielover Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 It's been like that here, angel. I know I am definately ready for cooler weather. Now that I am 4 months pregnant, the heat is killing me.....and I never had problems with the heat bothering me before. I am so ready for Fall.......... :) Quote
Daisysmom Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 Yes, me too. It has been raining a lot here in Pennsylvania!!! I'm taking off tomorrow, and hope it is nice. I'm think I'll take the dogs to this other dog park I discovered in Delaware. It has a place where they can swim too. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted August 6, 2003 Posted August 6, 2003 At least you all are getting rain!!! We havent had a good downpour here for quite a while. The cracks in the yard are huge!! The temp has been in the mid to high 90's (with the heat index well over the 100's) and the humidity has been dreadfull. I have been having to wait until at least 11pm to walk any dogs and even then I come home dreanched with sweat. Cant wait for Fall to get here!! Some of the rain you all are getting would be GREAT!!! :Help_2: Quote
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