Learning Fom Every Rumble !

For the past 2 hours we have had a moderately hefty storm.......no lightening flashes but constant rolling/rumbling thunder and some pretty gusty winds and rain.......I was on the couch reading and O'R heard the first rumble ( I didn't) He started to cry and paw/claw at me.........I jumped off the couch and yelled NO !! ( I do this because my skin is so thin from all the years of Prednisone that it tears easily, so I tend to panic in an effort to get away) My yelling NO ! simply raises him to the next level of anxiousness :( This time I grabbed 2 Clon and cheese and went outside on the deck...........he started to claw at the door but stopped and just whined........I opened the door and gave him the pills without looking at him, closed the door and went back to the deck, ignoring him completely........... he sat at the door and whined, but not loudly and soon he was lying down on the floor by the door...........this all happened before the Clon could possibly have taken effect..............he remained calm throughout the 2 hours...........I came in a few times and rewarded him with treats.....Good Boy !! I'm not really sure he needed the Clon, but am not going to push my luck just yet !

I feel that this change is a combination of the daily Clomicalm, ignoring his attention seeking behavior AND removing myself from him........when I do this I am not stressed and, therefore, neither is he !

I can hardly believe this and I feel like jumping in my car and racing over to give Dr A a big hug :)