No wonder the dog was out of her wits last night
Local photographer Glenn Martin captures the spectacular lightning last night north of Canberra
Indi, our standard schnauzer, may watch television, but she can’t cope with thunder and lightning. She’s not thrilled about fireworks either. We’ve had several noisy thunderstorms over the last 10 days or so. Most have come at night which means she jumps on the bed to be comforted.
Last week I decamped to the single bed in Libby’s room and took the dog with me. Last night she was a wreck, and Poor John decamped to Libby’s room. Indi stayed with me.
Thanks to a post on Facebook, I know what really set her off last night. A bit after midnight, local photographer, Glenn Martin, took himself to the top of Mount Ainslie (not far from our house) to capture about 100 shots of the ‘sound and light’ performance.
Mother Nature sure knows how to put on a show. Martin sure knows how to record it.
P.S. I hadn’t known of Martin’s work before, but you can be sure I’ll follow it now. All of his prints are available for sale.
Where to next? 
That is a stunning shot, but I do feel sorry for your poor dog.
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I agree with both of your thoughts.
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Behaviorists are not yet sure what part of the storm frightens dogs most, whether they’re reacting to lightning flashes, the sound of thunder, wind blowing around the house, or the sound of rain on the roof. Some dogs even start to pace and whine half an hour or more before a storm.
https://www.rover.com/blog/dog-storm-phobias/#
PS… Wonderful shot !!!!
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Thanks for the link. Indi is anxious long before the storm arrives.
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I know my lovely friend!!! Kisses!!!!
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What a storm! Great photo, I agree.Luckily, our Ollie is unaffected by storms or fireworks. But we may never have had a storm like that one, in Beetley. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It was an amazing storm and brought a bit of rain too. We’ve had two standard schnauzers and both have hated thunder and lightning.
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Very brave photographer to go up a Mount to capture such a beautiful, but also dangerous Mother Nature event. Incredible results, his picture is stunning. Your poor dog must have been so scared😄
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Indi was so wound up. I don’t know how to calm her other than to just be there for her. On his facebook page, Glenn Martin said the storm was far enough to the north that he felt he wasn’t in danger.
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How spectacular is that. Enough to frighten anyone!
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Indi appreciates your vote of agreement.
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What a photo! Have you considered a Thundershirt for Indi? They’re supposed to help calm dogs.
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I’ve tried something similar to a thundershirt, but it doesn’t have any effect. Luckily we don’t have such storms very often.
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We had a border collie who used to chase lightning strikes around the farm. She would run and bark through the paddocks like mad, while her son ‘Max’, a kelpie, would cower under our chair.
Milo, our Jack Russell is indifferent but looks at us as if to say; ‘ just stay calm’.
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Maybe Milo could help Indi to stay calm. Would have been funny to watch your border collie chase lightning.
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What a spectacular light show and Martin did a brilliant job of capturing it. No wonder Indi was terrified.
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I was so pleased to find his photo and even more pleased that he said it was okay to share.
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What an amazing photo. Dogs have much better hearing than humans so it’s not surprising they get upset by thunder.
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Great point. I have pretty good hearing, but Indi detected the initial sounds of thunder a couple of minutes before I did.
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Poor Indi! Beautiful photo though. Another excellent photographer is Paul Kowalski.
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Thanks. I’ll have to check out Paul’s work too.
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Okay, simply looking at that photo would frighten me. It’s terrifying yet amazing too.
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Yep, terrifying yet amazing.
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Reblogged this on Blue Dragon Journal.
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Thanks so much. Always appreciate a reblog.
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It’s a fabulous photo, isn’t it? The lighting has been amazing but I’m too scared to go out chasing it. Luckily none of our dogs have been the slightest bit fazed by storms or thunder or even fireworks
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I really respect lightning. Over the years, I’ve been in four buildings that were struck by lightning. Maybe that’s why the dogs are nervous.
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Wow!!! Amazing photograph! 😍
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Delighted to be able to share it here.
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Spectacular! Thanks for sharing! I have two mini schnauzers, they feel Indi’s pain. 💕😊
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Maybe it’s common across schnauzers? Our first schnauzer hated thunder and lightning.
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Poor poochie. Ours was never troubled by storms until she hit very old age and then the poor girl just went bonkers. (At least her hearing was still good!) Absolutely stunning shot – wow!
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Our first schnauzer hated thunder and lightning until he got old and deaf!
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Thunder drives our female Irish Setter onto the bed or skittering around the bedroom. I know they have testimonials (doesn’t everything?) but the doggie Thundershirt? Drop the second r and that’s how well it worked.
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Luckily I didn’t have to buy a Thundershirt or equivalent to find out the truth about them.
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Luck, that.
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That is amazing. I’d never have believed it if I didn’t see the picture.
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It is remarkable.
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So, in the middle of a powerful storm, the dogs hide for protection and the photographer makes for the tallest mountain to capture it all. !!! 🙂
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Makes one question what constitutes “intelligence” …
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exactly my thoughts!
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I wondered too, but Glenn said the storm was far to the north of us which is why he felt safe being on top of Mount Ainslie. Still, I wouldn’t have been up there.
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Fantastic pic. I didn’t see the lightening but the noise of the thunder and lightening was frightening here in Cooma. Kristine
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I think the storm was all over this region.
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Gorgeous lightning, Peggy. And had I been out on the trail, I would have been as nervous as Indi! –Curt
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Yep, if I’d been on the trail, I’d have been looking for shelter. Quick smart.
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Our dogs hate fireworks on the 4th of July. I can only imagine their level of distress with lightning. How did you cope?
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I cope fine, but I am at a loss as to how to console the dog.
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LP,
A fantastic photo of the lightning storm in your area! A brave photographer to be outside and using a METAL Tripod???
My Irish Terrier dog is not scared of lightning and loud thunder, I think because of his dog traits loud noses do not effect him. They were used in WWI to relay messages between battlefield command posts. The conditions of war at that time was gun fire, fires all around, wounded people, bombs etc.
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With that background, you’d want Laddy on your side in an emergency!
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Wow! That shot is amazing! I hope your poor pooch has recovered now though. 🙂
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She’s totally fine when there’s no thunder.
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Wow! Just wow! Both the lightening display and the photograph. Amazing capture.
Alison
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Glenn said he took about 100 pics. I guessing this was the most magnificent.
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Wow, I just love lightning storms, that shot is wonderful. But our dog and cat also head for the hills.
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One of our previous dogs nearly jumped out of his skin if you dropped a wooden spoon on the kitchen floor. But thunder and lightning didn’t faze him at all.
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Weird, you can never tell!
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Poor Indi. Our cat would climb under the covers with us. That was a great storm. I live in Central Florida, the lightning capital of the world. Yours was great by our standards.
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It’s nice to know we can compete! Apparently Darwin is our lightning capital.
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Wow! We get astonishing thunderstorms as well. Poor wee doggie. 🐕 I noticed the Thundershirt company has soothing chews for dogs in thunderstorms.
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Methinks that Thundershirts and related products are a bit of a gimmick. I borrowed a shirt once for Aggie (the dog in the banner) and it didn’t give him any relief. Going deaf in his old age was the only thing that allowed him to ignore thunder.
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The picture is amazing. Nature can be beautiful, yet a bit frightening at the same time. I can understand why your dog was traumatized
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Yes, Mother Nature can be very frightening. I wish there was some way for her to tell her furry friends that they shouldn’t worry.
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Poor little thing, storms can be awful for animals. Mother nature is in part utterly incredible, and at the same time frightening with powerfully destruction potential. And wow, that is an incredible shot, very talented photographer! x
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He is a very talented photographer. I think he has been quite busy over the last week or 10 days chasing our daily thunderstorms. Sadly, the dog is a wreck until each storm passes.
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Our pets are so sensitive with premonitions.☺
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Yes, their radar is impressive.
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That’s it!⚡
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That is just…wow. Divine power and beauty that would scare the blazes out of the bravest of us, let alone a pet. Glad you’re safe! xxxxxx
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We’re all good and the thunderstorms seemed to have stopped for the time being. Whew!
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A bit more than a few fireworks there. No wonder Indi was so unnerved. Brilliant photo, that.
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It’s raining again tonight, but no thunder, so Indi is asleep.
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I live in what is considered the lightning belt of East Africa in the Lake Victoria Basin, but it does even come anywhere close, not a bit, this is way too big as it is phenomenal.
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It is very impressive. Electrical storms have been more common this year, but I have started giving the dog treats when there’s thunder and lightning and she is much calmer.
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Poor dog, I can imagine the horror. Myself, I would love to see this spectacular display 🙂
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I’d like to see it too. 🙂
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What a sight ⚡️😍
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Have you seen much lightning on your travels?
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What I found most interesting was the lightning that we did not see between Panama and Australia. The Pacific Ocean seemed lightning free, perhaps because of our distance from major land masses until we reached Oz. Literally, 2.5 years without an electrical storm that I can recall.
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Very interesting. At least you weren’t a lightning rod.
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hope no one was under that. continue…
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I think everyone made it out alive.
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wow what a photo!
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Glad I could share it here.
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