How the weather can have an impact on your pet

we had some hot weather this summer and the heat can be very dangerous for your dog 22 new Storm Team meteorologist Adam shuno is working for you with how the weather can have an impact on man's best friend in addition to the heat there are also other kinds of weather that can affect your dog's Behavior this time of year the weather can sometimes be perfect for taking your dog outside for a walk but the weather can also influence your dog's mood and behavior hot weather can really affect some dogs one of the reasons Stacy stab moved here from Florida was because her dogs didn't like the heat I couldn't take my dogs out most parts of the day from like May to November because they just wouldn't go they would stop look at me like what are we doing pant heavily when the weather is hot some dogs won't eat as much and will become less active so if they like to go into the water that can help cool them off some dogs can even sense when the weather is about to change my last dog heard the Thunder before I would ever hear it he'd get nervous way ahead of thunderstorms she can sense I would say a good 45 minutes to an hour before a storm comes in I'm not as familiar yet with here because it's a different weather pattern than Florida according to a study from Penn State University some dogs experience a rapid increase in the stress hormone cortisol during thunderstorms dogs also tend to be more perceptive to changes in the weather than we are and can feel changes in the static electric field when thunderstorms approach putting your dog in a safe place like a kennel closet or under the bed covers can help to calm them down during a thunderstorm working for you I'm 22 new Storm Team meteorologist Adam stumo