Fireworks Nightmare: Pet Support Thread 🤬

Our three cats, long since departed, were all different. One didn’t like fireworks but grew used to them over time, one was terrified, the other didn’t seem to notice them. The cat flap was kept locked though on nights when there were likely to be fireworks.

Nothing much here but nearly everyone has dogs so no fireworks just s???on all the pavements.

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kittylester

They have cancelled the fireworks in Scarborough for the sake of the walrus.

That has to be the loveliest post of 2022

Urmstongran

Years ago we had 2 cocker spaniel dogs from the same litter.
Gun dogs.
Nature or nurture? I don’t know.
What I do know is that fireworks never fussed them.
They’d lie, next to one another, sprawled out, on their sides (a sign of a very relaxed dog!) in front of the fire (when we had one and them) and not so much as twitch at the loud BANGS! 💥 outdoors. Such contented sisters. Our lovely roans.

My spaniel is completely unfazed too, he’s a blue roan so maybe the breed is relevant. Mind you, he can hear the fridge open from a mile away, and be there with his nose in it when you could have sworn he was fast asleep in a distant room.

They have cancelled the fireworks in Scarborough for the sake of the walrus.

Years ago we had 2 cocker spaniel dogs from the same litter.
Gun dogs.
Nature or nurture? I don’t know.
What I do know is that fireworks never fussed them.
They’d lie, next to one another, sprawled out, on their sides (a sign of a very relaxed dog!) in front of the fire (when we had one and them) and not so much as twitch at the loud BANGS! 💥 outdoors. Such contented sisters. Our lovely roans.

Peggy isn’t the least bit worried about fireworks - they started here about an hour ago but really hates Christmas crackers. She starts to shake as soon as she sees them being taken out of the box so we have to put her in another room while we pull them.

Just found this link to soothing music for dogs which might help some who are upset by fireworks.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAy6pp2Wh1M

We haven't any at present, hope it stays that way because I don't want to watch my girl having a seizure. Damn things are just a nuisance.

Fireworks started here at about 8.30 and if other years are to go by won't finish until well after 12.30. Our rescue dog is fine indoors but gets a bit spooked if a real banger goes off just as she is having a pee, lol. I can remember a friends poor dog being so spooked that he wouldn't go out and she used to have to ring me up and ask me to gomup to persuade him as he would follow me anywhere. He used to climb onto my lap absolutely shaking. Fortunately, none of our other digs have been particularly bothered but like people they are all individuals. X
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They’ve started here - very loud.

We have gundogs. When they’re around 12 weeks old we start exposing them to all kinds of noise. When our kids were small we.d get then to hammer a wooden box next to a puppy cage. Result is rock solid non-reactive dog.
Most dogs that do have stress issues have learnt to react to the owner worrying about the dog reacting.

Rosie is the first of my 5 greyhounds not to react to fireworks or thunder. Gracie and Hattie would be terrified, quivering wrecks. It was heartbreaking but fingers crossed, Rosie won’t bat an eyelid.
I’m not tempting fate by doing her bedtime walk at the usual time though (around 10) it will be by 9.
Commiserations to all terrified pets and their owners .

Our dog is fine as long as he's with us so we will go outside at midnight to watch them but tuck him in my partners coat....none here as yet...all very quiet