I have never had a pet that liked the noises and damn few that tolerated it at all well. One dog escaped from the house and nearly eviscerated herself on the 8-foot high fence that she was trying to leap over. For that matter, their humans aren’t all that fond of the noises either. I get that there are people who find all the banging and shrieking excellent, but I wish they’d do it at the “fireworks reservation.”
One time, the neighbor’s dog was scratching at our door, utterly terrified by fireworks. To put it in perspective, she had to travel a fair distance uphill to get to our place. Despite the fact that she always chased our cars as we drove down to the street, we took her in.
Our roomer downstairs in our finished basement keeps three dogs:
Two youngsters, quite rambunctious, and an elderly dog of 12 calendar years, who has gone fully deaf and moderately blind. The young bloods are looking at her like she’s made out of reinforced steel….. 8°)
I will be watching A Capitol Fourth on PBS tonight. While I will miss the fireworks this year, I am very optimistic that by this time next year this virus will be history (or at least a manageable nuisance with vaccines and treatments available). And we will celebrate America’s 445th birthday in style.
Years ago we went to a fireworks display in a large park in our town. We took our two hunting dogs with us. When the fireworks began, all around us dogs starting going crazy — howling, running away or trying to, being chased by their yelling owners, etc. But our girls both stood up and began staring into the sky and gently wagging their tails. With all that shooting, surely it was going to rain ducks!
I’m lucky. My dog ignored them until they really got under way and then barked at them for a while until he lost interest and fell asleep. I had a dog once who took everything out of the bathroom and put it in the hall.
Daeder almost 4 years ago
Poor dogs.
Concretionist almost 4 years ago
I have never had a pet that liked the noises and damn few that tolerated it at all well. One dog escaped from the house and nearly eviscerated herself on the 8-foot high fence that she was trying to leap over. For that matter, their humans aren’t all that fond of the noises either. I get that there are people who find all the banging and shrieking excellent, but I wish they’d do it at the “fireworks reservation.”
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member almost 4 years ago
One time, the neighbor’s dog was scratching at our door, utterly terrified by fireworks. To put it in perspective, she had to travel a fair distance uphill to get to our place. Despite the fact that she always chased our cars as we drove down to the street, we took her in.
sevaar777 almost 4 years ago
My dog won’t leave my lap. Hard to type around her.
Spun_G almost 4 years ago
Our roomer downstairs in our finished basement keeps three dogs:
Two youngsters, quite rambunctious, and an elderly dog of 12 calendar years, who has gone fully deaf and moderately blind. The young bloods are looking at her like she’s made out of reinforced steel….. 8°)
The Love of Money is . . . almost 4 years ago
If you think the fireworks are loud now . . . wait until people hear Biden was elected and Trump lost.
Librarylady almost 4 years ago
My city postponed the fireworks till September.
lobo1939 almost 4 years ago
Much like my cat. She becomes very anxious insisting on being held but wanting to escape the bangs by, like the dog, getting under beds .
david_42 almost 4 years ago
We had a really great dog whose only flaw was fear of loud noises. She now rests where there is no thunder.
Michael G. almost 4 years ago
I love America and I love dogs. That’s that.
Northgalus2002 almost 4 years ago
I will be watching A Capitol Fourth on PBS tonight. While I will miss the fireworks this year, I am very optimistic that by this time next year this virus will be history (or at least a manageable nuisance with vaccines and treatments available). And we will celebrate America’s 445th birthday in style.
casonia2 almost 4 years ago
Years ago we went to a fireworks display in a large park in our town. We took our two hunting dogs with us. When the fireworks began, all around us dogs starting going crazy — howling, running away or trying to, being chased by their yelling owners, etc. But our girls both stood up and began staring into the sky and gently wagging their tails. With all that shooting, surely it was going to rain ducks!
oldlegodad71 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
My dog does that in thunder storms
pamela welch Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I open the bedroom closet door for my pets; they pop in there for the duration.
knottytippet almost 4 years ago
We spend every week-around-July 4 in the national forest to keep our dog safe from firework terror.
JanaKralovna almost 4 years ago
I’m lucky. My dog ignored them until they really got under way and then barked at them for a while until he lost interest and fell asleep. I had a dog once who took everything out of the bathroom and put it in the hall.