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A few minutes ago lightening struck very close to the house and a massive thunder clap shook the house. Within a second or two both of my dogs ran from elsewhere in the house and were in the bed cuddling with my wife. She didn't hear the thunder but the dogs certainly woke her up.

That could happen at my house, too. Not sure if that's funny or sad, though.

My dog would be between my legs too, even with distant thunder, but never on the bed ... except if we're not home.. And then it's "Who's a naughty girl? Have you been on the bed?" And then she's back between my legs.

My dogs are always on the bed or anywhere else they want to go. Thunder doesn't phase any of them.

Though I wish he would, my dog Moose doesn't cower whenever there's a thunderclap around here. Nope, instead, he seems to take it as a personal insult, starts barking uncontrollably, and charges to the door as if he wants outside so he can give a piece of his mind to whoever or whatever made that obnoxious sound out there!

(...yep, I suppose in a manner of speaking, he tends to take after his owner and how HE occasionally reacts to some of the more outlandish 'sounds' emanating from another particular forum around here!)

If he starts chasing thunder you may never catch him

Our old, now departed, lab Maggie thought a thunderstorm was good sleeping weather. Never bothered her.

Now the vacuum cleaner or the lawn mower, different story.

I have to make sure my pitbulls are inside when I cut the grass. They attack the lawnmower, snow shovel too.

Our Keeshond would climb the fence and follow us down the street hours before a storm would arrive.

If one came up while we were gone, she'd go to the neighbors, who would let her wait inside. Once the storm had passed, she'd go to their door to be let out, then climb back into her own yard. This went on for a couple of years before we found out.