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Fireworks Hi does anyone have any tips on fireworks , its nearly the 5th of november which is Guy Fawkes night here in Britain which means lots of fireworks, and Alfie is terrified of them he just shakes and pants the whole night. Ihave just bought a D.A.P ( dog appeasing pheremone) diffuser that the vet recomends Just wondered if anyone has tried them. |
I suggest a loud tv or radio and you by their side...seems to work for BAby...Good luck, i know it can be scary for our little ones! |
I had a Jack Russell that would just bark, run in circles, jump in the air, and pant so I finally had to give him a mild tranquilizer and put him in his crate (where he slept every night) in a darkened room (so he couldn't see the flashes of fireworks) with the radio on loudly. I felt so sorry for him, but we tried everything until we just had to completely remove him from the situation. Also, sometimes we would take him places where there would be no fireworks. We also had to same problem with him during thunderstorms. He was really scared. |
Fireworks and loud Thunder scare all of my dogs. |
Awe, Harley feels your pain. Fireworks are his worst enemies. I've never used any sedative medications on him though. I just do my best to distract him and try to cover up the noise w/ a radio or I take him into the basement. If it really is too much for him maybe you could get a friend who lives away from all the fireworks to watch after him until they're all over w/ so he doesn't have even be around them. Their hearing is so much more intense than ours that I can't even blame them all for going insane! Poor babies! |
Poor baby, my Gracie detests loud noises as well. I distract her with a loud radio and lots of attention. good luck |
I had to come home from work last night because my mother in law said Eddie was hiding under the bed, terrified of the neighbor's fireworks and refusing to come out for her. When I got home, he came out but was shaking like a leaf. I ended up taking him to work with me, and he was fine after that. But it's probably worth some serious discussion. The only time Eddie has ever run away was on the Fourth of July in MIL's care. And there's another thread going around today about a South Carolina dog who took off because of fireworks. I definitely would not let a dog out unleashed when fireworks are popping off. Ever. As for sedatives, I'd be real leery of them. I like ilovebaby's idea of loud music and keeping the dog close. |
My Edie had no problem with fireworks until she was about 4 years old. Now she hates them. I keep her in the house and put a blanket over her crate to muffle the sound. I keep the crate door open, but she feels safe in there and stays inside. A friend of mine had a Border Collie who ran off on July 4 because of fireworks. It was terrible because he did not have his collar with tags on because he had just been swimming and they took it off because the color ran. My friend was distraught--he bought a BIG ad in the newspaper (at considerable expense) and put a photo of Sam in it. (He was also calling TV stations to inquire about television time) Luckily, the good samaritans who picked Sam up saw the ad and there was a happy ending to the story. :) After that, my friend got a microchip installed. But I don't think he'll ever take Sam's collar off either. |
Kennel and place in a room that you are least able to hear the noise, put on the radio. Also there is anxiety wraps which is like swaddling a fuzzy baby that works plus a massage type technique that can put dogs right off to sleep in a thunderstorm. http://www.animalambassadors.com/practitioners.shtml http://www.animalambassadors.com/shopbooks.shtml http://www.animalambassadors.com/sho....shtml#calming Which I have done on a Shepard and he passed right out. Now when he hears a Strom coming he goes to his owners for a rub. Also if all else fails you can use a couple of different drugs the help settle things down. PM me for those names as you need to ask the vet for them. Joy |
My girls don't pay attention as long as it is just a few firecrackers. But in the 15 minutes after midnight on newyears eve where people shoot a lot of it off, they go bananas. So I take one dog on each arm and hold them gently but firm, stand at the window and admire the fiireworks. I don't pitty them or comfort them, because doing that confims that there is something to be afraid of. Instead I "Uuuh" and "aaah" at the lovely fireworks and talk to them like the trainer tought me to talk to them when getting their attention. And of course praise them. In 10 minutes or so they calm down and stop shaking and trying to get away. They can feel that I have it and them under control I guess :) |
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