Butterfly went crazy today

[Tulip]

I was chatting with my neighbor who couldn't decide whether to grill because it was thundering here and there.

Butterfly marched up in his house and stretched out on the inside door mat like she was home. I couldn't believe it! And she was slow to come when I called her. What was that about?

[Peasie]

Re: Butterfly went crazy today

Butterfly has no shame

She was hoping for your neighbor would decide on steak

[Nanook]

Re: Butterfly went crazy today

Any port in a storm.

When I am at the grooming shop visiting or grooming my girls, it is amazing to see how some dogs will react to whoever walks in the door. You would swear that it is the owner who the newly bathed fur kid is seeing walk in the door, when the person might just be there for dog food and the dog has never seen them. Too funny. They wiggle and even bark with glee...and the unsuspecting would never know! Scary thought & a good reason to keep a familiar groomer, they know who is dropping off the dogs & picking them up,

If Butterfly doesn't love storms, the home was probably a welcome sight. If she does not usually stress out during a thunderstorm, then it could be a sign that things are changing for her. For example, when they can see less good due to old age/cataracts, for some reason it seems that thunder in the far distance will get them riled up. My blind Ruby used to totally freak an hour before a storm would come. She sensed it, maybe due to compensation for not being able to see.

So, that was the long answer. If the behavior was different than usual, watch her and see what else might be different. Maybe she just likes your neighbors a lot!

[Tulip]

Re: Butterfly went crazy today

She's only 4. She'll be 5 in February.

That was very out of character for her. She doesn't like rain, but she normally doesn't get spastic around thunder. She wasn't spastic this time, but I guess I'll go with the "any port" theory.

Your story about how some dogs react to strangers made me LOL. I was picking up Mon Ami (my previous dog) from the groomer while this lady was picking up her Pomeranian who had been boarded there for two weeks. Her dog ran right past her and jumped in my arms. She was so outdone. I didn't know what to say because he was determined to go home with me. I told her he probably smelled my dog on me or something.