Holly
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Oliver seems to be getting more and more fearful each time a thunder strom comes through- which tends to be frequently during the summer in Atlanta! When he was a baby he didnt pay one bit of attention, but now he really gets scared. He is 2 and a half. I came home yesterday just as a storm was starting up and found him cowering under the bed. I got him out and he sat on the bed shaking like a leaf. I try not to give him too much attention when he does this because I dont want to reward this behavior and make it seem like he really should be afraid, but its really hard not to cuddle him when he's scared!
About an hour after the storm passed and he had calmed down, I took out his harness to take him outside. Well, just the sight of it and the thought of going outside had him shaking all over again, even though it was perfectly calm out at that point! Once I got him out, he was fine.
Anyone else have this experience with storms? How do you handle it? I feel so sorry for him that he is so scared!
About an hour after the storm passed and he had calmed down, I took out his harness to take him outside. Well, just the sight of it and the thought of going outside had him shaking all over again, even though it was perfectly calm out at that point! Once I got him out, he was fine.
Anyone else have this experience with storms? How do you handle it? I feel so sorry for him that he is so scared!