->  >> A stranger thing yet is there's no reaction to thunder
->  >> when we are
->  >> riding in a car through a thunderstorm. hmmm! What do
->  >> you think?

->  >  BM> Perhaps the dog keeps tense while the car is in motion, to guard
->  >  BM> against lurching when the car changes direction or speed, thereby
->  >  BM> proctecting his back somewhat.  Maybe in the house,
he's relaxed, and
->  >  BM> a sudden clap of thunder makes him start, and causes
his back to hurt.


->  >  Hmmm I don't think so. :) On our way bck to TX
->  > through Mississippi we
->  > went through a very nasty Tboomie, at a stead speed on
->  > rote 10 and he
->  > was very calm and relaxed. When we do go into a town
->  > though and are
->  > stopping a lot he takes notice but seems very calm.

->  > I think it might be the wind (white nose?) tuns out
->  > the thunder sound
->  > somehow. That could be it.

-> Maybe he just likes to ride in the car so much, and smell everything if the
-> window's open, that it takes his mind off the thunder.

That's precisely how my Vet diagnosed my dog Spanky.

One morning he was in so much pain he could not stand.
To get him outside I cut the sides down on some
soft side luggage and hauled him outside with the handy 
handles.

Upon seeing his good friend and my neighbor he stood right
up and ran over to her.
Later the same day he caught the ride to the Vet without a problem.

Advised of this the vet said it was his adrenal gland kicked in
when excited and he was prescribed a steroid which I administer on a
very carefully determined minimal as required schedule.

He's been happy these last two years.

Were it not for this drug I'd have had to have him
put to sleep.
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