[nagdu] Thunder Shirt topic

Fri Aug 2 16:06:39 UTC 2013

I really wish I had known of this thunder Shirt/Storm Defender when my
rat terrier mix, tuffy was alive.  Storms in general would freak him
out and he would whine and jump in my lap shaking like a leaf.  I lost
him at age 16.

Where Leone my uide dog has never shown nervousness in Thunder or
lightening.  We don't have much where I am in Oregon.  She ahs her
thunder shirt on in the house all day and out doors yesterday but i
took it off last night.  she actually loves wearing it.  At 70 pounds
she has an XL in size.  It's helping in her chewing of her hot spot
which really pleases me.

As a pup of 5 years of age she hasn't chewed at it as of yet.

Debbie & Leone

On 8/2/13, Michael Hingson <info at michaelhingson.com> wrote:
> Hmmmm....  Well, now since the Thunder Shirt has come up what experiences
> has anyone had with them.  I am familiar with the Storm Defender cape, but
> have no idea whether or not the shirt also offers any help with fears of
> thunder.
>
> I met the inventor of the Storm Defender several years ago.  This cape
> comes
> in several sizes to fit any dog.  What it does is to dissipate the static
> charge that builds up on a dog's coat before and during a thunder storm.
> What the engineer postulated and proved is that it is not really the
> thunder
> that bothers a dog, but rather the static charge build-up that builds in a
> dog's coat before the storm even arrives.  This charge gives the dog a
> prickly feeling which worsens and then the thunder hits.  So, the dog
> becomes fearful of the charge, but really shows the fear when the sounds of
> thunder begin.
>
> The Storm Defender, as I said, dissipates the charge.  By putting the cape
> on the dog as soon as the animal shows signs of discomfort and then using
> treats and other methods to distract and positively distract him or her one
> can teach the animal that there is nothing to fear from the thunder sounds.
>
> Unfortunately for us the Storm Defender came out after I moved to
> California.  We never got to try it with Roselle.  However, I believe the
> engineer's conjecture as Roselle always began showing signs of fear up to a
> half hour before a thunder storm became evident to us.  She always was our
> early warning system.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 06:15 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Thunder Shirt topic
>
> Alrighty then, now back to our regularly schedule guide dog topics please.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Marsha drenth
> Sent with my IPhone
>
> On Aug 2, 2013, at 12:36 AM, "Michael Hingson" <Mike at michaelhingson.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I know.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debbie Cole
>> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 09:15 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Thunder Shirt
>>
>> That was meant as a joke.
>>
>> On 8/1/13, Michael Hingson <Mike at michaelhingson.com> wrote:
>>> I had nothing to do with it.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debbie
>>> Cole
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 02:43 PM
>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Thunder Shirt
>>>
>>> I believe Michael created this shirt.  LOL
>>>
>>> Ummm We saw this on sale at the farm store where I purchase Leone's
>>> food.
>>> It was marked at half price for $25.00.  It's an anxiety  piece of
>>> clothing with the softest fabric.  Leone's matches her harness.
>>> Iyt's calmed her behavior without drugs.  I'll explain how.
>>>
>>> No hot spot chewing, gnawing and licking.
>>> No scratching/itching
>>> No lunging/barking in public laces when she spots other dogs/cats.
>>> In times of storms or the fourth of july fireworks in our
>>> neighbornoon she's calm.
>>> She comes the firs time called.  (didn't always do that)
>>>
>>> I'm really pleased with the results of this.  It's fabric fees like a
>>> soft stretchy cotton/spendex.
>>>
>>> You can purchase it at any pet store or amazon.com.
>>>
>>> Debbie & Leone
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