Wind = Exhaustion

I've said this before: If you have a dog and you don't consider your dog a part of the family, you're missing out on your best friend's potential. That means treating your dog like a child, especially when they're sick, scared or in need. If you ignored your child, you'd be arrested for child abuse, right?
Well, last night a strong Alberta Clipper system came through the Md./DC/Virginia region and brought VERY gusty winds overnight. Our weimaraner,Dolly, tends to get startled, even frightened when the winds gust madly outside. She did last night, too. After going to bed at 10am, Dolly awoke at 11am when the winds picked up and kept slapping the flag wildly in the front of our house.I got up and let Dolly out back, not realizing it was the wind. Back to bed, 30 mins. later, from her bed (next to ours) she reached up and put her paw near my head, waking me again. I realized it was the wind, and went outside (Wind Chill near 15) and took the flag down. She went back to bed for 1 hour more and Pawed me again when the screen door on our unfinished back porch slammed back and forth- so I went outside and secured it.
I decided with the wind howling, she'd only wake me again, so I put 2 blankets on the floor and she and Franklin came and curled up underneath them with me. We slept about 2-3 hours last night, if that. Dolly kept getting up, and was shaking from fear when the wind would howl. SO, I'll have to work with her on getting over that. Meanwhile, I treated her like she was a human daughter, and let her know she was safe. THAT's what love is all about. That's how my parents treated me and raised me. Dogs should be treated no less.