[Dailydrool] is our quirky girl like any others?

[Lynn & Linda Ferrell]

Our basset Zoey is 12 years old and getting quirkier all the time. She has 
developed in the past couple of years a fear of thunderstorms and fireworks. 
This has worsened and morphed into fear of noises of many types (planes, 
motorcycles, sounds on the television or outdoors, etc.). In addition, she 
is afraid of the dark. This may be an association with the darkness of 
storms and fireworks. She is more afraid of any noise in the dark.  With the 
very helpful recommendation of Momperson Bev on the DD, Zoey has had good 
results on Composure. Because of the noise fears, our vet has told us to 
keep her on a maintenance dose all the time, with additional doses for major 
events like storms or fireworks. Thankfully, Zoey is much more able to 
manage her fear. She is wary, but not frantic. She does not try to climb up 
on/over everything and everyone. She will go in the bathroom (on her own) 
during loud noise and we turn on the fan and she lays down and goes to 
sleep.

Every night when it starts to get dark, she starts her pacing and wariness. 
She does not want to go out after dark and if she does it is for a quick pee 
and nothing more. When we go upstairs she gets in the bathtub, storm or not, 
and goes right to sleep. Since the 4th of July she has slept every night in 
the tub. It seems to be her safe spot. She used to sleep on our bed, but 
does not like to be up off the floor when she thinks there is something to 
fear. She had been sleeping in her bed on the floor of our room, but not 
since the 4th. Are there any other hounds out there who have this sort of 
pattern and/or the love of the tub?

We love our girl. She may be quirky, but she is a total sweetheart. Thanks 
for any input you have on these behaviors.