We have been have some thunder and lightening storms here in FL over the past week.
My 2 greyhounds react differently to them - pictures are during the storm and after storm

Love your pictures!

Beautiful dogs.

Thank you. They are my cuties.

This is exactly why I am dreading Spring and Summer. Our 2 goldens panic with thunderstorms and we give them Valium 5mgm. Then we have to hold them and sooth them until it takes effect otherwise they are panting, digging at the carpet and trying to hide. It is so sad. Someone I worked with had a Boxer that almost bled to death during a summer thunderstorm because the dog developed a stress ulcer!

What pretty dogs! My Yorkie sleeps through anything, even as a young pup. My lab is attached to my hip at the first clap of thunder! I give him a little benadryl and rub Lavender oil under his chin. Seems to help a bit.

Beautiful fur babies !! :-D

Poor baby, she looks miserable... AND very relieved after the storm passed. :D:D:D

I love the expressive eyes - you can just see the concern! lol!

Does Kiwi have a boo-boo on her side? Love her eyes -- so expressive! Poor darling.

Kiwi ran about 8 races before she was retired and we rescued her. Her racing records show that she hit the rail on 2 of those races - she has a scar on both sides - but she is a love

What sweet dogs! Lovely collars too! Did you make them?

This is the weather we had 2 days before I took thos pictures

http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather...storms/1160839

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publics...damage/1161621

These were the storms that hit on Tuesday, when I took the pics
http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather...pa-bay/1161809

Always nice to live in Central FL - the Lightening Capital
- during the storms my bed never seems big enough

Ouchy ouchy! She's in a better place now, that's for sure!

No, I didn't make them, but I purchase them from a greyhound rescue group. They are called martingale collars. (http://www.collargirl.com/how_martingale_work.htm) -

Because greyhound necks are bigger than their heads, they would slip out of regular collars. Because greys don't have the body fat that other dogs have (not a lot of loss skin), it is harder to grab on to something if they get off their leads outside.

And yes, I spoil my girls, my DIL has told be if she is reincarnated, she wants to come back as one of my dogs.

That's funny about the reincarnation... one of my co-workers told me he wanted to come back as one of my cats. :-) We must be doing something right!

I knew when I read your title that you were from FL. Love, love, love the pics! The 3rd one where everyone is sacked out is so funny.

We are in SE FL. Our girls don't like the storms but have gotten calmer through the years about them.

Beautiful dogs, so graceful & regal. Are they rescues? I have a neighbor who does rescues and I just love them, the people are nice also.

They are beautiful dogs...maybe they need their own bed!

You might try Rescue Remedy for your girl who is afraid of storms. It worked for my Borzoi Larisa who was terrified of storms and also for my Jenny B who was a rescue Greyhound.

Beautiful dogs by the way. I miss mine so much.

Cute. I always thought Greyhounds were gray in color. They sure have long pointy noses. Bet they can get in tiny tight places.

They are such beautiful greyhounds. Hugs and kisses to them. Wish I could reach through the screen and lterally hug them but might scare you husband!!!HA

My daughter and fomer hubby rescued a retired racing greyhoud. He was so precious, Had to eventually be put to sleep, after they had him for 7 years, due to epilipsy. medicine would not control it. I happened to be visiting the day they took him to vet so Kody (AkA Killer B) spent the day on my bed and I told him to come and see me, cuz I would miss him.

Not I am not looney tunes, but I can feel him jump on my bed at night and can also feel my Amalie cat, who died 2 years ago, do same. I feel so blessed! They went over the Rainbow Bridge to Heaven.

Kody was all black the sister to my cat, daughter had died 3 yrs ago, smae mothh as Amalie, but different year. Both cats were white like QBETH on this link. Bethan loved Kody, they would curl up against other and sleep.

My 2 biggest dogs, a Great Dane and a CoonHound/Black Lab mix are terrified of storms. The Dane hangs with me leaning his head on my sholder (when I am sitting or leaning on me when I am standing) and the other dog is in the hall way where no windows are so the storm cannot see her. I used to have a Beagle mix who dlimbed a baby gate to get to me when a storm would hit. Often wondered why some dogs are so afraid and others could care less. Take care.
Linda

Thanks for sharing... beautiful

Oh, what sweethearts! I have one that was terrified of thunderstorms. He would hide and pee in fear, the poor thing.

He's much, much better now; I started seating him next to me as soon as he would start acting agitated, and then reward him with attention only as long as he's calm. As soon as he starts getting upset I stop touching him and paying attention to him, because that just makes it worse.

Now, as soon as the wind starts I can distract him with a ball and an indoor game of fetch - something he NEVER would have done when we adopted him a few years ago! Now the only time we really have problems is when storms hit at night, I would guess because we don't take control before he starts getting upset. But he's making progress with that, too.

Good luck!

Beautiful dogs!

June,
The pictures of your girls made me cry, they look just like Nick and Riley that we had for 9yrs Both rescued from the track.
I miss them so much, they were wonderful dogs.
Wofllady

My sister has a yorkie that always knows when storm is coming. Daphne is in her arms till the storm passes.