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Barometric pressure is the atmospheric pressure measured by a device called a barometer. That pressure peaks and is at its lowest, so our air changes. High pressure is greater than the pressure around it. Here, couples with clear skies and no humidity. Low pressure is less than the pressure around it. Bird pairs wind, atmospheric elevators, warm air, clouds, humidity, rain, thunderstorms, tropical storms, cyclones and / or tornadoes.
Human studies have shown that differences in barometric pressure cause a variety of physical, emotional, and behavioral changes. These include headaches, mood swings, and complaints of more pain. Perhaps you or someone you know claims to be able to predict the weather better than the caretaker simply because you feel a change in your body or mood.
So how do these changes in the atmosphere affect your dog? Science is not real. However, dog owners, especially hunters, and those with scent hounds like companion dogs have noticed a drop in barometric pressure, and their dogs are changing their tracking method. This observation leads them to believe that their animals change their odor and compensate for the changes in odor transmission.
They also noted that their dog tends to hold its head higher, in drier air, to catch odors when atmospheric pressure is higher. If they are extremely windy, their dogs have a harder time tracking their odor; probably because the direction of the smell changes. As the barometer drops and the winds calm down indicating that they have entered low, their dogs tend to hold their heads below the ground with their breath.
There are such sincere owners who are extremely kind and attentive and report that they are warning of changes in the weather by monitoring the physical and behavioral changes of their dogs. These included restlessness, panic, tremor, wheezing and shortness of breath. Many of them feel that their animal needs to be hidden; others think their dog should be exclusively beside them.
There are arthritic dog owners who claim that their pets look stiffer and find it harder to get up or walk with low barometric pressure. They may be right. Why can’t dogs feel extra pressure on their joints like we do?
Bottom line – if you know about your dog’s changes, that’s awesome! If you are not, you may be paying more attention now because you know what to look for. Your dog may try to tell you something in the only way they know.