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Originally Posted by WalnutHill  Okay so we live in the middle of nowhere - this time of year our few neighbors shoot fireworks everyday, all day long.... The woods sound like a battlefield.
Catherine is okay unless she is near the fireworks, then she burries herself under my shirt, occasionally popping her head out under my neck  I usually have to hold my hands over her ears and she calms down.
But, our 70 pound lab is freaked all day! He won't go outside at all. He gets so scared he pees on the floor sometimes. If it was only the 4th, we would be okay, but it's already been 3 days of fireworks with many more to go, I need advice. Reassurance is not working. Is there some sort of anxiety medication that can be used in the short run?
Any suggestions would be helpful |
I have a black lab who does the same thing. He got so scared once that he jumped inside, and toppled over, a large city trash can. I have gotten him used to the noise slowly but surely. I keep him inside when someone is shooting off fireworks or there is a thunder storm. I bought a CD with the noises a thunderstorm makes, and I got an app on my iphone that has loud whistling noises on it like fireworks (though it is a bomb), and it has calmed him down significantly. The key is to take a noise and play it softly, gradually raising the sound level, until it becomes commonplace for them to hear it. Hope that helps you in some way. Good luck!