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come now little dog

                                 stop shaking

                              it's only thunder







MagiCicada 13

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Mick Talbot

Date: 6/27/2018 11:43:00 PM

O pups could read, you can view by following the link https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/o_pups_could_read_1035419 Again in your debt. Mick

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/28/2018 6:12:00 AM

Aw I'm honoured! Elated to inspire. I'm just thinking, the "b" word would pump up the between the lines volume of this one. This crowd's not up for that me thinks ;p xomo (read yours once, coming back with coffee)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/27/2018 4:02:00 PM

I think the sound of loud thunder frightens most dogs rather small or large. We have little thunder here in the islands but on New Year's and Fourth of July dogs have to be kept inside. A great entry Mo! ; )

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/27/2018 4:47:00 PM

Nah, some, not most, in my experience. Working with dogs 18yrs only had a couple I think. My late Asteroid (white huskyXshepherd) would watch the blasting on the river with me :) she made the Police K9 Unit jealous at the Rememberance Day Ceramony with the cannons and their shepherd going off... Thank you Connie! xomo!

Lyric Man

Date: 6/27/2018 2:33:00 PM

Aww.. I can see and feel it! Well done, Maureen!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/27/2018 3:05:00 PM

Thank you :)) xomo!

Vijay Pandit

Date: 6/27/2018 9:36:00 AM

I can relate to that...I didn't know how to comfort him when our dog did that. A moment well captured.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/27/2018 10:35:00 AM

Actually with a dog, you have to not comfort them as that is akin to rewarding the behaviour, rather, you need to be their stoic pack leader. Lead by example if you will. Of this piece, I have in trying to explain the PTSD to a partner infuriated that I should flinch used the example of an abused dog. xomo

Tim Smith

Date: 6/27/2018 9:02:00 AM

I just saw an advert for a comfort shirt for dogs during the storms...wonder if they really work

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/27/2018 10:29:00 AM

Thunder shirts, I've heard they work. Fortunately neither of my dogs have had such issues. I would take them with me to fireworks displays, they would be more interested in the smells of rabbits and groundhogs than the show.