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12-30-2014, 07:56 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Pearl River, La
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| Fireworks A week before and a week after New Years Eve in our neighborhood people set off a lot of fireworks. All it takes is hearing a couple of them and she is in my arms shaking like a leaf. New Years Eve there will be so many going off that I am not sure what I need to do to try and keep her calm. I worry about her getting so scared. Does anyone have any ideas how to keep her calm? |
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12-30-2014, 08:03 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chessington, Surrey, UK
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| It's like that over here, too...and Harry used to be exactly the same. A lot of people use, and have great success with, the Thundershirt - I wonder if you've tried that? The way we solved it with Harry was to hold him in our arms, securely and gently wrapped in a blanket, and actually SHOW him what was making all that noise. I think before that he didn't know/couldn't see what the heck was going on.... He calmed right down after 10 minutes or so - we pointed at them and went "Oooooh + Aaaah" and clapped happily ( what a pair of idiots we must have looked....!!!) but for us it really worked. Now he actually does his meerkat impression, just to see out of the window....I really wish you luck!
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12-30-2014, 09:23 AM | #5 |
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| Yes I will try that first. We have a big window at the front of our house that she likes to look out. I am glad she does not bark... |
12-30-2014, 12:15 PM | #6 |
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| Be careful she does not get loose , as she may run away out of shear fear. We have problems with fireworks that our vet eventually gave us medication.
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12-30-2014, 12:23 PM | #7 |
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12-30-2014, 09:15 PM | #8 |
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| The thunder shirt worked well for us. Have you tried wrapping her slightly tight in a towel?
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
12-31-2014, 04:52 AM | #9 |
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12-31-2014, 10:22 AM | #10 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I hope one of them works. It was terrible when we lived in town and Callie was scared when the fireworks would go off.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
12-31-2014, 10:34 AM | #11 |
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| Where we live we don't get to see any fireworks - just hear them. The neighbors fire off some but they aren't the kind that make a show in the sky - just noise. Mostly Tibbe barks at the noise so I laugh a lot, tell him to "sick that big noise" and things like that to amp up his prey drive over his fear and keep him distracted should he act nervous. I never, never coddle him or say things like "it's okay" if he's got big eyes, shakes, hides or acts scared, which experts say can reinforce the cowed behavior as acceptable to us in the dog's mind. Tibbe loves playing chase with him running from me with his chew bone in his mouth so if he starts acting worried over odd noises, we play chase and hide games and I get him involved in searching for treats I "hide" right before his eyes. He loves to do that. I also will take up his toys and bait him with them until his prey drive is engaged. To Tibbe, thunderstorms and fireworks aren't scary but let a science fiction show come on TV with some weird new-age sound effect coming out of the sound system and sometimes still he backs away from the TV, will try to leave the room! Funny little guy.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
12-31-2014, 10:56 AM | #12 |
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| Along with all of the above...If she's not scared of music maybe try turning on a radio with something soothing in a room further away from the firework noise. My neighbors do a lot of fireworks and gun shooting on July 4th and tonight. We turn on Rockin New Years Eve and turn the tv up to drown out big booms! I worry more about my horses even though they are used to loud noises.
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12-31-2014, 12:07 PM | #13 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Uh oh. Just realized I said "sick[sic] the big noise" rather than "sic the big noise", but now I'm all awash in two kinds of sics, if there even is a plural form.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
12-31-2014, 12:31 PM | #14 |
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| I knew what you meant Jeanie!! My DH loves Sci Fi and I hate it! I also hate his surround sound which makes my dogs bark all the time and me jump!! What you are saying really makes sense! Never thought of it that way but my dogs are brave and not really scared of anything but maybe going to the vet. They will bark tonight with the fireworks I'm sure! Mine always go into their protective mode no matter what is going on. After reading your take on it I guess I should be glad even if the barking gets to me a little! I think we should all report back tomorrow when the smoke clears!
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12-31-2014, 01:07 PM | #15 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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| This will be my first holiday with my yorkie, and I'm going to be out of the house at a party tonight. I live in quiet neighborhood, bu I'm sure he will still hear the fireworks and be afraid. I have a little pen set up for him that I keep him in at night with a water bowl, food bowl, toys, bed, wee wee pads and a blanket. Should I keep him in the pen while I'm gone? If so should I put extra blankets? |
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