Pups did great with fireworks So last night went awesome! We had some bad storms before the fireworks and there were no issues. Then when we had the fireworks (we can hear them from the fairgrounds) everything went great. No one reacted and everyone was fine. I guess last year the girls reacted so bad because someone just a few houses down was setting them off but they didn’t this year. Callie used to be really scared of them but has gotten better as she has gotten older. Penny last year acted really weird. Anyway I’m just so glad they were all chill because I hate to see them really upset and scared. I am sad to say lots of dogs locally are being posted as lost and found and almost none of them have collars on. How did your pups do this 4th? |
Not so good here. Pennsylvania "had" a ban on residential fireworks. Pennsylvania has fireworks stores every mile in my area. They sell to out of state only, you have to show your drivers license to purchase. Last year in June 2018 they passed the law Pennsylvania residents can now buy fireworks. Since the law was passed in June 2018 many residents were not aware fireworks were now legal even tho there were huge signs / billboards all over. Last year in my community it was quiet as usual, last night starting at 9PM it was like a war zone here. Poor Cody was terrified, he was hiding under what ever he could. The sky was constantly lit up with flares, there was not as much as 2 minutes of silence until 10PM when it all stopped. I see a thunder shirt in the very near future for my kid. |
Same here. Fireworks are illegal. I went home Wednesday to see people lighting fireworks and driving off laughing. Like it wasn't bad enough to have to evacuate the last time my hills were on fire. :rolleyes: JakJak did ok. He did get a bit ruffled up. He had an accident this morning, and he threw up water last night. His anxiousness made him keep going back for more water. We tried to distract him with high value treats, and have the TV on really loud. For the most part he was fine, just a tiny bit off. |
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When you enter my community there is a open field where there are no houses. Last year after they passed the law Pennsylvania residents could now purchase fireworks the HOA sent out letters any fireworks were to be set off in that field. This community is heavily surrounded by woods, we have had rain but the last two days the temps have been in the low 90's drying everything. Some of the fireworks looked like Grecci fireworks, huge, multi color rockets that lit up the sky. That field was not used, It's a wonder no house caught fire. Cody has never experienced anything like this before, he was so scared he wouldn't even come to me and he always comes to momma for comforting. I doubt next year will be better, more then likely it will be worse. Stupid ppl. |
We had serious thunderstorms at dinnertime, then fireworks all around. We can see theme park shows from our home, and the local county fireworks are right across the lake. Couple that with the many set off in ours, and adjoining neighborhoods, I dread the noise on the 4th. Beau and Tyrone were fine for the most part, but the LOUDEST yorkie in the world (Gus) was in rare form!!! My ears are still ringing, lol. :eek: |
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Gus was not scared...no shaking, hiding, etc. He is just the most vocal, loud dog we have ever had. Last night was more about warning us that there were disturbances in the area, and he did not like it. Barked like when people come to the door, and ran back and forth between us and the lanai sliding glass doors. He would come and cuddle in our lap, but each time a new firework went off he would jump up to alert us. The good part is that he slept well when it was finally over...all the excitement really tired him out! |
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Tibbe was totally unfazed during the first bouts of fireworks. I think our city or some other entity had its usual professional fireworks show last night slightly before 9 but about 1 1/2 hours after that was over, the city seemed to explode with these interminable bouts of booms, both little and big, for the next couple of hours. They sounded far off but just kept on and on, sounded like war sounds in the movies! Dang! I was getting mad, I mean, there is a limit to how kid-like teens or grown men should act and I was getting worried Tibbe would start to get upset. Eventually he began to hold his ears back and round his eyes big(reading my body language) and I put him in my lap, started scratching his back. He went out like a light and was totally cool through other bursts of pure noise. Ugh! It's never been this bad. I'm still steamed at how many so-called good citizens illegally boomed on and on last night once the pros were done before 10 pm. We've never had fireworks that long or loud before. What's with people?!?! Got pretty rankled thinking of all the dogs in all the neighborhoods within hearing distance subjected to that barrage, maybe many of them home alone and scared and many drugged, swaddled or hiding, trying to cope. I just heard a firecracker go off! These wingnuts had some left! |
Jackson was OK because they were far enough away. When we have had them super close before, he does not like it. But if they are far enough in the distance, he seems to be okay. We were visiting in Gettysburg and watched them from our hotel balcony. He stayed in the room with the TV and A/C on and I do not think he even heard them. |
I spoke to soon........ somebody one or two houses down put them off for over an hour last night. I locked the doggy door. The boys barked off and on, but weren’t horrible they pretty much know leave it and stop. Callie started having a bit of an issue toward the end. Poor Penny though she was very scared and nervous like wanted to be held and that’s unusual for her, her ears were almost touching on the top of her head. She stayed jumpy all night, if there was any kind of noise she would jump. Penny is not a dog who is scared of stuff so it makes it a huge deal that she was scared. I posted on fb how I wish they were illegal every where but for people who had like permits to do them at like the fairgrounds and stuff, well my uncles fiancé who wants to argue with me about everything lately and likes to say she’s an animal lover but isn’t trust me on that, anyway she was like I love them and they are so festive and so on and it was just frustrating when people who don’t have an animal with that fear that just don’t get it. I also worry about vets with ptsd. I don’t like it no matter what day but if everyone at least did them on the same day those of us with fearful of firework dogs could at least be prepared. I’m just so frustrated with people who only seem to think of themselves. We also had a large storm with lots of thunder and lightening right after the fireworks that lasted well over an hour. |
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