My dog Hershee will get scared and run just before thunder claps, but I have never been in an earthquake to see her reaction before hand.
It’s still running, sensing it may become someone’s dinner.
Check out this video of a yellow lab sensing an earthquake and running seconds before it hits
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Dogs hear it about 7 seconds before.
My computer must be missing something. All I get is a photograph of the dog sitting there.
In 1990, minutes before a tornado nicked our home in Illinois, our mellow Chow refused to come into the house,panicked and hurriedly scurried under the front porch like his life depended on it.
It was the only time he had ever gone under the porch.
Even in rain storms or snow storms, he would keep his guard next to the front door.
I have two labs and in 2008, we had a 5.6 earthquake. No premonition and they just froze when the ground was shaking.
I live in Eureka and the dog bolted only seconds before the shock wave hit not moments. In hindsight we realize our English Pointer sensed the quake when she failed to come out of her shelter for 3 or 4 hours before the event even though it was fair weather. Our neighbors cat still hasn’t come home...