2007-06-19 09:56:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
There are actually two reasons that combine in this answer.
First, loud noises are an instinctive fear in most higher animals, even humans. We tend to jump when we hear a loud bang, before our higher brain functions override the fear reaction and tell us the noise is harmless.
Second, dogs' hearing is so sharp that thunder, fireworks, etc., can actually be painful to them, much as we would feel pain if we stood next to a jet engine running at full throttle.
2007-06-20 00:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jon S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And noise is vibration. Ever stood in front of bass speakers?
Maybe to dogs it don't even sound as thunder if you see where i'm coming from.
Untill we find a way of communicating with dogs in a linguistic way we have no idea why they are scared.
2007-06-19 10:02:45 · answer #2 · answered by Part Time Cynic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not just noise to a dog. Back when dogs lived in the wild before houses could shelter them, lightening was the sign of an impending storm. Lightening caused fire, which is the terror of all animals, even today. It also meant rain, and dogs don't like to be out in the rain. If they lived in a jungle, the rain would destroy foliage and they were in danger of being hurt. If they lived on the plains there was little place for shelter. Picture yourself outside with a storm coming and no house to shelter you. You'd probably feel a bit of trepidation as well.
2007-06-19 10:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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why are dogs so scared of thunder? it's just noise?
2015-08-07 19:21:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their hearing is several more time acute than ours and they don't know it's just thunder.
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2007-06-19 10:01:58 · answer #5 · answered by cleocat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's just the noise, my dog is terrified of thunder, fireworks, car's back firing, basically anything with a loud bang .. bless her she shakes like mad.
2007-06-19 10:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There hearing is much more acute than ours so they hear the sonic boom much louder than we do. If they can't see where the noise is coming from it scares them, like fireworks. Weren't you ever afraid as a small child, because you didn't know where it came from?
2007-06-19 10:00:27 · answer #7 · answered by budgie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog isn't scared of thunder or fireworks, but I suppose if you have a gun dog, you would expect that :)
2007-06-19 10:35:37 · answer #8 · answered by ~Nic~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Dog hears things more intensely than we do & there is also a difference in air pressure when there is a storm but basically they are scared because they dont know what it is...unknown things are scarry.....A gun going off is just a noise as well!!!....Chrissy
2007-06-23 02:07:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not my dogs. maybe because some dogs have sensitive sensation regarding loud noise like thunder.
2007-06-19 10:02:57 · answer #10 · answered by briggs 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋