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[MiaMila @MilaDarling]

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@diamantencop77 @GabileinDe @sofatiere @KiffyBird @TV_Reporter @Connie219393518 @Melanie98500496 @MilchSchnitte2 Tolle Geschichte und die Bilder dazu einfach Zucker ❤️

[Ricky Gervais @rickygervais]

Exclusive: Extended clip from Alley Cats

[Jörg @kachelmann anderswo: @realkachelmann @Kachelmann]

Kleiner Hinweis für die kommenden trockenen und heißen Tage (JournalistInnen müssen hier nicht weiterlesen, es ist eh sinnlos mit Ihnen):

Wenn Sie den Wald nicht anzünden, gibt es auch keinen Waldbrand.

Es ist so einfach.

Es liegt an Ihnen. Nur an Ihnen.

[Polizei Berlin @polizeiberlin]

Helfen Sie unseren Ermittlerinnen und Ermittlern in der aktuellen Lage im #Tiergarten!

Zeuginnen und Zeugen werden gebeten sachdienliche Hinweise in Form von selbst aufgenommenen Fotos oder Videos zum Tatgeschehen über den folgenden Link für die weiteren Ermittlungen an unser #Hinweisportal zu übersenden: https://t.co/CmHSeSvQVt
#b2507

[Betsy, Beagle Ambassador for FLOE @BetsyAmbassador]

“I’m celebrating my 10th birthday!” woofs rescued laboratory dog @BetsyAmbassador. “There’s nothing better than the sound of wrapping paper, revealing my new dinosaur, followed by sweet potato yummies & find the treats!! Happy weekend!” 🎉❤️🐾

@rickygervais #Dogs #Cats #EDM187

[Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕‍🦺🦽 @servicerotties]

I'm Chesnyy, service Rottweiler, Professional Good Girl™, and proud member of the “thunder is just spicy weather” club.

I’ve never lost my mind over a storm. Not once.
My predecessor Kuno used to watch them from the balcony like it was premium entertainment 😎
But we’ve helped plenty of dogs who were convinced the sky was ending.

So here’s the real-life playbook we actually use.

**Chesnyy’s Thunder Survival Guide** ⛈️🦴
(For the dogs who didn’t get the memo that storms = free snack opportunities)

### 1. The puppy method that usually prevents the whole mess 🍼✨
I still remember my own early storms. Tiny me, big paws, brand-new everything. The second those distant rumbles started, my human took me outside and every single roll of thunder became a rain of kibble. She got ridiculously excited about it. I just vacuumed up the goods with Kuno and filed it under “sky makes meat fall from heaven.”

We did the exact same thing with baby Rottie Kenji, then a pocket-sized velvet tank with oversized paws and zero concept of personal space, during his very first thunderstorm. Took the little freighter outside while the rumbles were still polite, and every boom = kibble party. He went from mildly suspicious to full snack-gremlin in about three rumbles. Now? Booms don’t phase him either. He barely looks up.

Do this a few times while they’re young and most dogs never develop the fear. It’s simple, it’s free, and it’s still the highest-value thing we do. Get the association right early and you almost never have to clean up fear later.

### 2. Already have a thunder panicker? Here’s the toolkit 🛠️💜

**Pheromones**
Adaptil diffuser in the main room, collar on the extra-spicy ones. I start noticing the difference in other dogs within a day or two, shoulders drop, pacing slows, the “end of days” eyes soften. It doesn’t make anyone loopy. It just takes the jagged edge off so the rest of the work can land. Just plug it in the moment storms show up in the forecast and leave it there until it needs a refill.

**Slow, boring desensitization with recorded thunder**
Quiet thunderstorm audio while the dog eats or gnaws on a bully stick. Ridiculously quiet at first. If they stay loose, we nudge the volume up a hair next session. If they freeze or stop eating, we drop it back and stay there longer. No heroics. No flooding.
We only get louder when the dog literally does not care.
I’ve watched some truly Olympic-level panickers go from “screaming and trying to climb the refrigerator” to “side-eye and sigh” with this. It takes patience. Worth it.

**The static situation (yes, it’s real)** ⚡
There’s actually more static electricity building up in the air before and during thunderstorms. Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Nicholas Dodman at Tufts University has written about this for years. He suggested that the tingling or little shocks from all that static can turn ordinary noise sensitivity into full-blown panic for some dogs. A lot of storm-phobic dogs instinctively try to hide in bathrooms or near pipes (grounded spots) for exactly this reason.

My human rolls around on carpet in her wheelchair and turns into a walking lightning rod on top of that. She zaps me constantly. You can see fur standing up. It’s annoying. During storm season it gets worse.

Solution we actually use: damp cloth + light vinegar spritz, wiped in the direction of the fur. Instant visual relief — hair lays flat, the creepy tingly feeling leaves. A lot of the dogs we’ve helped who were spinning in circles suddenly just… stop and blink like “oh. That was part of it?”
(Some people use dryer sheets. We prefer vinegar because I have standards about what I lick off myself 😏)

**Noise-masking that doesn’t insult anyone’s intelligence**
• Wool dryer balls or tennis balls + a knotted towel in the dryer on air-fluff. Steady low rumble that covers the sudden booms.
• Box fan or white noise on high.
• Music with a strong, steady beat. (I will neither confirm nor deny that certain dogs in this house find classic rock acceptable during storms 🎸)

**Management & the power of a chill example**
• Thundershirt or any snug wrap. Many dogs melt. I approve.
• A dark, boring-but-safe den that only produces fancy chews during storms.
• And this matters more than people think: having a genuinely calm dog around (hello) helps. Dogs read each other. When I yawn and go back to sleep, it gives the worried ones permission to consider that maybe the sky isn’t actually ending. Kuno used to do the same from his balcony throne. Kenji, now a much larger velvet freighter. He is already picking up the same energy.

My human stays calm and slightly boring on purpose. No big emotional production. Just quiet presence and the occasional treat for anyone choosing chill.

That’s the whole playbook.
Early outdoor kibble parties so fear never starts (ask me and the former pocket-sized tank how well it works). Then pheromones, slow recorded-thunder work, vinegar static wipe, smart noise cover, good management, and the steady example of dogs who simply do not care.

It’s not flashy and it’s not instant. But it has turned some catastrophic storm wrecks into dogs who barely look up.

If your dog is currently convinced the world is ending, start tonight with the pheromone diffuser and the damp vinegar cloth. Begin the quiet practice on the next calm day.

You’re already doing the hard part by looking for real answers instead of just surviving. That matters. 💕

Drop your stories, questions, or “my dog used to lose it” confessions below. I read them all (my human holds the phone; I provide quality control and moral support).

The booms don’t get the final say.
We’ve got this. ⛈️💪

💜🦴
Chesnyy
Professional Good Girl | Thunder is just spicy weather
#ThunderPhobia #DogAnxiety #ChesnyyThunderGuide #ServiceDog #Rottweiler #DogTraining

[William Merrin @william_merrin]

The Guardian wins the caption of the year competition :) #worldcup

[MiaMila @MilaDarling]

@KortM Wurden er und Prof. Dr. Dr. Gerner jemals gleichzeitig in einem Raum gesichtet? Fällt mir gerade so auf 🤔

[MiaMila @MilaDarling]

@Sandravdeste Sehr gerne! ❤️😘

[MiaMila @MilaDarling]

Alles Liebe und Gute zum Geburtstag @Sandravdeste ! Ich hoffe, du wirst heute anständig gefeiert! Genieß deinen Jubeltag in vollen Zügen!
🥳🎁🍀🍀🍾🥂😘🤗❤️❤️

[MiaMila @MilaDarling]

Es ist mir unbegreiflich, wie niemand, so überhaupt gar kein Unternehmen auf die Idee gekommen ist, uns an die Steuerfrist zu erinnern! Wenn die doch bloß 10 Spots pro Werbeblock reinballern würden! Mensch, einmal mitdenken! 🙄😒

[Quayside Cat Cafe @Catpawcino]

The new kitty production of Repunzel is here...
Repumpkel, Repumpkel, let down your golden tail!

[Kachelmannwetter @Kachelmannwettr]

Guten Morgen! Heute sind ab dem späten Nachmittag und vor allem abends in weiten Teilen Baden-Württembergs erneut unwetterartige Gewitter samt Hagel, Sturm, und Wolkenbruch zu befürchten. Es besteht große UNWETTERGEFAHR!

#Gewitter
#Unwetter

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[Kachelmannwetter @Kachelmannwettr]

#Stuttgart anschnallen - #Gewitter zieht über die Stadt.
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[BeMoreBob @bemorebob2]

Pals, we have some cooling mats in stock.

Reusable ✅
Washable ✅
Great for travel ✅
Super cooling ✅

You know those chemical filled ones that have a shelf life, these are very different.

They are filled with water (no chemicals at all). You freeze the cube sheet, then insert along with the padded sheet and water sheet.

Freeze over and again. Folds down easily for use in house, outside, in the car.

Freeze cubes sheets fold to easily fit in freezer.

In this video I am doing a demo of the mediym size.

[Feuerwehr Stuttgart @Feuerwehr_S]

Wir sind im Bereich des #Bismarckturm bei einem Vegetationsbrand gefordert. Mit mehreren Löschrohren konnte das Feuer gelöscht werden. Bitte verhaltet euch umsichtig in der Natur, durch die Trockenheit besteht eine sehr hohe Brandgefahr #wirfuerstuttgart #Stuttgart112

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

There is only one living cultural or political figure in the US with a favourability rating higher than 50%: Dolly Parton.

[Amunet @freakoutsideofx]

Alan Alda, now 90-years-old, with Mike Farrell (now 86) toasting the 50th anniversary of their hit show, M*A*S*H, in 2022.❤️

[MiaMila @MilaDarling]

@diamantencop77 YAY! 🥳🥳 Danke!