Sca does not care for fireworks

[KarenCurtis]

Careful what you wish for a 32lb neck warmer in July is not a fun as it sounds

Plus he was up and down off the bed last night about 50 times. I think he hears them and figures he needs to check his area. Then with nothing there he is keyed up because he heard it kind of like a haint.

Sca the big neck warmer!
Sandstorm runs back and forth and growls and barks. GrrrrrrrrrrWooooof !

 

[nbrard]

I never realized how lucky our fur kids are here on the south west coast until reading this forum. Fireworks are so regulated here that you can only purchase them around Halloween, but most municipalities have banned them from being used. For Canada Day the only displays are done by the cities on July 1 and no other days. We also get very few thunderstorms and my understanding is that the ones we do get are nothing like what most of you experience. To top it off we are heading into a few hot days which for us is 27oC (84oF)! I better let Mikos and Brie know that there will be no whining because many of their fellow shelties have a lot worse to deal with!

 

[Jaynie]

Bela had a hard time with the fireworks, too. Three nights in a row, plus last night a huge, loud, noisy thunderstorm to go with it.

I broke down on Friday and ordered her a Thundershirt. Wish I had done so sooner, so we couldn've had it last night.

She was so anxious that I broke hubby's law and let her sleep on the bed with us. Instead of just lying at our feet (as she usually does) she wedged herself between our shoulder blades and took turns resting her head on one of us. She got so upset that she was drooling a lot. I gave her a dose of Rescue Remedy early in the evening, but later had to give her another. After an hour that didn't seem to be helping, so I gave her half a benadryl to take the edge off. It worked wonders, but today I have a groggy dog.

I figure that we are making some progress, because instead of wanting to hide under the bed, she wanted to be up on the bed with us.