[nagdu] Thunder Shirt topic

[Michael Hingson]

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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