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HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:13 PM Jul 2012

What does YOUR dog do during a thunderstorm? [View all]


8 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
Ignore it.
1 (13%)
Cower like a cat near a vacuum cleaner.
0 (0%)
Bark at it.
1 (13%)
Run around in circles and then crap on the flooor.
0 (0%)
Piss on the Chinese rug.
0 (0%)
Jump in your lap, pant, and get you all hot and sweaty with dog fur attached to your bare skin.
3 (38%)
Eat. It might be its last meal.
0 (0%)
Crawl under the bed.
1 (13%)
Throw up on something important.
0 (0%)
Other.
2 (25%)
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equal parts cower and bark. Also, are you outside my door? NightWatcher Jul 2012 #1
No dog, cat. jp11 Jul 2012 #2
My 60lb. Catahoula becomes a lapdog. bluedigger Jul 2012 #3
My Chihuahua hides behind the couch. RebelOne Jul 2012 #4
My two Shepherds try to pipi_k Jul 2012 #5
All of the above, two dogs. Remmah2 Jul 2012 #6
The only thing that seems to upset my yellow lab is if he thinks I'm angry with him. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2012 #7
Jake is deaf so he can't hear it. hobbit709 Jul 2012 #8
3 doxies barking non-stop TrogL Jul 2012 #9
Yeah, that's how dogs work. There's one in the neighborhood I call "The World's Stupidest Dog" HopeHoops Jul 2012 #10
I voted jump in your lap OriginalGeek Jul 2012 #11
It's my experience that the larger a dog is, the more certain it is that God's angry at it. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #12
Good poll! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2012 #13
Other: several of the above. nt LWolf Jul 2012 #14
Finds a sofa with a view of the storm and calmly watches it byeya Jul 2012 #15
Three dogs, three different reactions. femmocrat Jul 2012 #16
Other: Go Apeshit! trof Jul 2012 #17
My dog (a chihuahua) really doesn't have much of a reaction bigwillq Jul 2012 #18
My neighbor has a shepherd mix... Archae Jul 2012 #19
My largest (and oldest) dog used to get really stessed out avebury Jul 2012 #20
The bathtub. My wonderful black lab/collie mix Raven Jul 2012 #21
Black lab/collie sounds beautiful. Pics? I've got a kitten named Tink. Her brother is Peter. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #23
that's what my first Akita did TorchTheWitch Jul 2012 #29
Hides in the closet or under the coffee table. Incitatus Jul 2012 #22
Mine tends to pass gas (Farts) BlueJazz Jul 2012 #24
Other - he wants to run outside and play in the mud the rain creates TorchTheWitch Jul 2012 #25
My recently lost girlie would cower in my arms for a little while then make a beeline to the shower. hlthe2b Jul 2012 #26
Three canines, three responses. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #27
The world needs more people like you. I volunteered at a local dog rescue a few years ago. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #30
My daughter has a Katrina rescue dog that jumps in the bathtub. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #28
Seneca Whoa_Nelly Jul 2012 #31
My late cockapeagle was terrified of them until she went blind and deaf. She hit 16 too. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #32
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