Are our dogs extra-ordinary?

Darna in cage,Sydney and Xander guarding her.
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
September 16, 2017 3:48am CST
This afternoon, our skies are gloomy, it is drizzling, and having roars of thunder, but our dogs are just lying on the floor- outside in the veranda, under the car, and inside here in our living room. They seem to not care about the impending strong rains. I learned that some dogs are afraid of thunder. Our dogs however, do not mind at all. I should think they are extra-ordinary, but I think there are some types of dogs who are not scared of loud sounds. How do you deal with ‘scared-of-thunder’ pet dogs?
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@tech40 (23121)
• Philippines
16 Sep 17
@ridingbet My dogs are just sleeping.. and enjoying the cold of rainy season
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
in that case, maybe your dogs and ours are distant relatives. just kidding.
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@tech40 (23121)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
@ridingbet I guess they must meet each other maybe they are actually relatives! haha
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 Sep 17
@tech40 right on that.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
17 Sep 17
Every summer Daisy hides under the bed from the storms and I pat her to calm her. I am happy your dogs do not scare and they are so cute, my friend!
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
18 Sep 17
@ridingbet That is quite true. all of mine are above 70 pounds. I wouldn't mind having an extra large some day. :) I did have one dog, my last one that passed away... Tennyson.. he was afraid of thunderstorms and would follow me around the house when they were going on. they made him very nervous. the dogs I have now don't really care.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
thank you. from what a good friend here mentioned to me, our dogs belong to the small and medium sizes. her dogs are the big or large ones as seen in her avatar. am i right, @minx267?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 Sep 17
@minx267 they are big dogs so they are not scared of thunder and other loud noises. and our dogs are medium or small and they don't care too. so did you have that jacket for Tennyson?
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@velvet53 (22526)
• Palisade, Colorado
21 Sep 17
I would just have them lie down by me and I would pet them off and on to let them know that they were ok.
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@velvet53 (22526)
• Palisade, Colorado
24 Sep 17
@ridingbet I think it helps to let a pet know that you are close for them if they are scared.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
22 Sep 17
that is nice. your pets feel secure with you at their side.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
Really, they aren't afraid of the thunder! Our dogs are all so afraid of the sound fireworks specially on the eve of new year and Christmas. They would really hide in the corner of the garage and be under the car until those fireworks ceased from making sounds.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Sep 17
@ridingbet I think most dogs don't like those. They have a strong sense of hearing that's why. Any loud noise would already be deafening to them.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Sep 17
@ridingbet Then they are indeed extraordinary indeed.
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
16 Sep 17
Some dogs are scared and some do not mind, it's the same with the cats. Yesterday we had a thunderstorm and Willy the cat was quietly sleeping under our porch, he only opened one eye to be sure the rain could not reach him.
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
17 Sep 17
@ridingbet He was funny, he did not even move, just opened an eye and then back to sleep.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 Sep 17
@LadyDuck oh, i just love the posts on FB about the mischievous cats and dogs like their unusual positions in sleeping, how cats react to certain situations and showing their weird faces. i giggle while enjoying them.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
i can just imagine your cat opening an eye. he looked unmindful.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
28 May 18
@ridingbet I don't remember if my dog I had was afraid of thunder and rain or not. The cat I had before Sophie hated rain. Sophie doesn't mind it. She would love to sit out on our porch with the rain coming down on her but I will not let that happen.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 May 18
oh, this was the comment that i read in that discussion where i said you tagged me. i think you posted this comment in that discussion , and i am right, right?
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
28 May 18
@ridingbet I don't remember. Why is it so important if I tagged you or not? I could have done it by accident if i did do it.
@jstory07 (139328)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Sep 17
My dog was not scared of the thunder and he was the only dog I have ever heard of.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
that is good to know. are there other things that your dog is scared of?
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
16 Sep 17
I know most dogs afraid of thunder and your dogs my friend are amazing. Cool dogs I can tell.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
yes they are cool, hija.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
17 Sep 17
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@YrNemo (20255)
16 Sep 17
Rumbling sounds of thunder are not too bad like lightning (to dogs) I guess. If the sound is of a high frequency, bet you your dogs would not be happy one bit.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
they bark loud when they hear a distinct sound like the horn of a car, but they don't get scared.