Worst night in America

[Canefan1]

The commotion has come to an end. Hope everyone had a nice Independence Day. I think our dogs made it.

[swils8610]

2 of my dogs don't mind them at all. The 3rd dog hates them.


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[Canefan1]

Originally Posted by swils8610

2 of my dogs don't mind them at all. The 3rd dog hates them.


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That's about right. Hope your third has a good one tonight.

[GradyPhilpott]

I hate fireworks.

[Canefan1]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I hate fireworks.

I didn't as a kid Grady but now I'm with you.

[milov]

Private use of fireworks have been banned in all states in Australia for some time now. The Northern Territory however has held on the the practice for their annual Territory Day celebrations.

Combining very poorly made Chinese fireworks with a population that leads the world in per capita alcohol consumption leads to many losses of eyes and fingers and sometimes lives.

I've watched the territory day celebrations in Darwin from across the Bay. It looked like the footage I saw of Baghdad in 2003.

[Mick P]

You should try living in Spain. Out here they set off fireworks for the slightest reason and that sets the dogs off barking which in turn sets other dogs off. The Spanish think this is great and set more fireworks off half a mile away. Eventually every dog in the village is barking and the Spanish love it.

When we Brits complain, we are accused of being miserable old buggers and are told that we should buy ear plugs.

Regards

Mick

[THC]

Originally Posted by gradyphilpott

i hate fireworks.

x3

[superdog]

Every dog Ive ever had was terrified of fireworks.

Except oddly, my two now. They go about their business as though nothing is amiss.

[One Ping Only]

The cats were not amused.

Nor was I trying to go to bed at a reasonable hour.

[uscmatt99]

Originally Posted by bdex75

Have you tried the thunder shirt or vest?? We used to have a lab that freaked out at thunder or fireworks. We had to pretty heavily medicate him on July 4th. The vest worked great. He didn't mind shotguns and retrieving birds. Was really odd. So we put 2 and 2 together. His life jacket when hunting acted as a thunder shirt of types best we could figure out.

We go to municipal fireworks now and just save the hundreds of dollars we used to spend. Take to dog we have now (standard poodle) with us. She doesn't mind them at all.


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I've got to try this for our dog. He's generally anxious, especially with fireworks, thunder, and the sound of anything cooking on the stove. I believe the stove issue is related to the occasional subsequent fire alarm beeping. I think he got Pavlov'd at my in-laws' place as they deep fry a lot. Anyway, could be worth a shot.

[Canefan1]

Thank goodness it's limited to around 5 nights a year.

[Rockrolex]

Our dog died many years ago and we never replaced her (we travel too much to keep a pet). She would hide under the bed on the 4th but was fine at all other times. Last night we sat out on the beach to watch the fireworks with our 5 yr old granddaughter. She got bored with them about 1/2 way through, but then perked up at the finale.

[Dr.Brian]

One of my dogs doesn't like thunder and lightning, but she's not too bad with the fireworks.
She just lays next to one of us and pants a bit. Thunder will have her scamper off to one of the rooms in the house without a window. She likes closets.

[Valenciawatchrepair]

We live in the city limits and 1 mile from the downtown square. Yesterday someone was shooting at exploding target and the sound was ridiculous. Fireworks were nowhere near as bad as that was.

[superdog]

Originally Posted by uscmatt99

I've got to try this for our dog. He's generally anxious, especially with fireworks, thunder, and the sound of anything cooking on the stove. I believe the stove issue is related to the occasional subsequent fire alarm beeping. I think he got Pavlov'd at my in-laws' place as they deep fry a lot. Anyway, could be worth a shot.

It didn't help my dogs.

We used it for general anxiety. For example one of our pups hates the car and shakes the whole time. The anxiety vest did not work for us.

[Floorguy]

My girl was a little jumpy too. But one night a year, I think she can handle it. I think a lot of us are forgetting that we were young once and probably did all the things that we complain about now!

[Dr.Brian]

We have a thunder shirt, but I'm not convinced it actually helps. If I'm home I put it on her sometimes. She may pant less, but she still trembles and will go hide if it's close. It can't hurt to try though. I do wonder if it might help when we know that we aren't going to be there and know a t-storm is expected.

[bayerische]

One of ours is scared sh*tless of fireworks. If we had her loose, she'd ran away.

[Chadridv]

my dog Blue (RIP) got a Xanax prescription for the second half of his life. Worked great! I'm sure results may vary, and while I didn't love giving him xanax it was the only thing that would calm him down.

[Canefan1]

Thanks for chiming in everyone,I'm glad for the responses.

[rr-nyc]

Both my dogs can't stand thunderstorms or fireworks.

If someone is home, they'll typically hide under a table nearby. If nobody is home, they are almost always found hiding in one of the bathrooms, furthest from a window

[gmh1013]

I hate the damm things ....my wife hates them....the cats really hate them.....some drunk asshole outside the front of my house popping them off at 2 am when im trying to sleep....i was ready to shoot him.

[droptopman]

Fireworks are illegal in our city. Very thankful for that. But even though they are illegal, some folks were still shooting them off last night. Both our current dogs do not even notice much when we have thunderstorms or the occasional fireworks. Sounds like we are very lucky. One of them does get very sick in the car. Poor dog just vomits repeatedly. Tried meds and other methods, but nothing helps. We just do not put in the car unless we have to.

Nothing against fireworks, but never really did anything for me. Seems like an odd use of resources.

[Canefan1]

Originally Posted by droptopman

Fireworks are illegal in our city. Very thankful for that. But even though they are illegal, some folks were still shooting them off last night. Both our current dogs do not even notice much when we have thunderstorms or the occasional fireworks. Sounds like we are very lucky. One of them does get very sick in the car. Poor dog just vomits repeatedly. Tried meds and other methods, but nothing helps. We just do not put in the car unless we have to.

Nothing against fireworks, but never really did anything for me. Seems like an odd use of resources.

I thought my ex and I might lose one last night. She has been abused in the past,lost her eyesight in both eyes and was soo stressed last night I thought this could be the straw. Thankfully with Klonopin and love she made it through.

[locutus49]

Our cats went crazy (we live near the fireworks). It felt like we were under attack. Fortunately we have Ativan (like valium) to calm them down if needed.

[rr-nyc]

Originally Posted by droptopman

Fireworks are illegal in our city. Very thankful for that. But even though they are illegal, some folks were still shooting them off last night. Both our current dogs do not even notice much when we have thunderstorms or the occasional fireworks. Sounds like we are very lucky. One of them does get very sick in the car. Poor dog just vomits repeatedly. Tried meds and other methods, but nothing helps. We just do not put in the car unless we have to.

Nothing against fireworks, but never really did anything for me. Seems like an odd use of resources.

Fireworks are illegal in NYC as well but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to curb the use on July 4th.

It sounds like a war zone from nightfall until 2-3am

[breitlings]

Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

Your neighbors have canons? Wow. Must be a cool place.

My neighbors at the bay have cannons. Dont understand the fourth hate or firework distaste

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by breitlings

My neighbors at the bay have cannons. Dont understand the fourth hate or firework distaste

Fireworks have been around for over 1000 years. Clearly, there's some common enjoyment in them that has driven such longevity. Millions of people get off their couch to go see organized fireworks shows. The backyard variety is simply people bringing a taste of that home.

If people were upset about neighbors employing celebratory gunfire, I'd get that. But hating on fireworks mystifies me.

[GermanyMatt]

My dog didn't mind them a bit, but he lives his life pretty unaware of stuff.