I was awakened this morning about 12:30 a.m. by an enormous flash of lightning that I could see through my 
closed and sleeping eyelids.
It was incredibly bright!
Beside me, my oldest Beagle, Baxter, was shaking like a leaf and panting horribly. He was not afraid of thunderstorms until Florida was hit by a succession of hurricanes a couple of years ago. Now he shakes, rattles and rolls every time it thunders (which is a LOT during a Florida summer!)
I called my daughter in Pacifica, California because she's worked around animals all her life - plus it was only 9:30 pm in California...
She told me to rub Baxter all over with a dryer sheet. Huh? Did I hear that right?
She repeated her instruction, I said OK, hung up the phone, and dutifully rubbed my shaking, shivering, scared-to-death dog with a dryer sheet. He loved it...
He immediately stopped shaking. He stopped whimpering. He stopped panting and drooling. He went back to sleep!
I know a miracle when I see one!
We slept right through the remainder of the storm.
I checked around on the Internet and the theory is that the static electricity produced by an oncoming thunderstorm makes animals VERY uncomfortable. All I know is...it works! If it's voo-doo...who cares?
Peggy Edwards, REALTOR
Citrus Park & Westchase, Florida
(813) 787-2923
www.PeggyEdwards.com
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