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TeamPooka

(24,229 posts) Thu Jul 3, 2014, 12:54 PM Jul 2014

My dog loves America, but hates the 4th of July

She hates fireworks.
They freak her out big time.
Mrs. Pooka got a Thundershirt a couple years ago and I must admit it does work.
Pulled it out last night after the kids started celebrating the 4th early and she calmed down.
She gets so scared/anxious we now go for a car ride in the evening on the 4th so she can't hear all the bang bangs.
The irony is Mrs. Pooka LOVES Fireworks displays.
Fortunately there is a mall parking lot we can park in to watch the town fireworks display so we get a win win, kinda.

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My dog loves America, but hates the 4th of July (Original Post) TeamPooka Jul 2014 OP

car ride - not sure that will work for me hollysmom Jul 2014 #1

Arf! shenmue Jul 2014 #2

I wonder if it works for thunderstorms. LWolf Jul 2014 #3

Ditto.nt clarice Jul 2014 #5

How about thunderstorms? Mine hates them. nt clarice Jul 2014 #4

Yeah it works for those too. Any kind of Boom Boom. That's where the name came from. TeamPooka Jul 2014 #6

How do you know she loves America? rurallib Jul 2014 #7

that would be Underdog! n/t orleans Jul 2014 #8

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

1. car ride - not sure that will work for me

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Thu Jul 3, 2014, 01:40 PM

Jul 2014

Being in an urban area - there are fireworks in every gosh darn town. My town is just 4 square miles, the fireworks are 1 block from my house. It is an Italian town so many Italian fireworks (the flash/bang kind),
I just turn on the TV loud and put on the air conditioner no matter what temp. She sleeps under the computer table. She is not scared so much as annoyed, my previous dog was scared.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

2. Arf!

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 04:38 AM

Jul 2014

Happy Forf.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

3. I wonder if it works for thunderstorms.

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 01:19 PM

Jul 2014

My old dog doesn't have to worry about fireworks; we live way out in the boonies and nobody in our little rural area would use homemades because of the fire hazard. She IS terrified of thunder, though; hides behind my legs, leans on them, shakes, and drools.