[Dailydrool] Thunder and other stuff

[Swartz]

> The brothers seem to pretty much ignore the thunder and sleep peacefully
> the couches or in their bed.  They do seem a bit put out by the rain
> when they want to go out and it is raining.  They look up at me as if to
> say "well turn off the sprinklers so we can go potty"   I have only had
> 2 bassets that where afraid of thunderstorms, Wolfgang ATB and Shadow
> ATB. Both tried to find places to hide, but with each clap of thunder
> become more agitated and would soon be climbing...usually trying to
> climb up on my head.  Those claws are wicked when they are scared and
> trying to use them as cleated climbing paws on human skin.  This was all
> before the thunder shirts, so I had to give them Acepromazine...I hated
> it but I hated them being scared half to death.  
> 
> Down here in the Florida Panhandle the weather has been gorgeous except
> for a few rainy days.  The temps have been mild and the hounds have
> loved it, laying out under the big swamp oak just chillin' out.  
> 
> As for the dog poop thread...well I'm one of those that are not grossed
> out by the boyz poop or puke for that matter.  Other animals don't
> bother me either.  Humans poop or puke does bother me a little and I'm
> an Air Force medic.  I prefer trauma care over caring for the sick.  And
> I have no desire to work in a lab where all they do is work with human
> yucky stuff (pee, poop, blood etc) Animals yucky stuff doesn't bother
> me.  I worked as a vet tech for several years and I never gave it a
> second thought.  
> 
> I have also been known to pry my stolen hamburger out of a certain
> hounds jaws and stand there eating it in front of his very saddened
> face.  I have also growled at a hound and continued to eat my dinner
> after said hound has stuck his nose in my plate and flicked a tongue out
> to get a taste.  Boyz just because you lick it or drool on it doesn't
> make it yours!   Lol
> 
> Drool is being sent out to all the injured or sick hounds and humans.
> 
> Michele
> Momma to the Bad A$$ Basset Brothers
> Colt "yes she did! She took my hamboogie right out of my mouth"
> Ruger "I just wanted a little taste"