If you feel you have to or that you know your dog will be fine during fireworks please make sure that your dog has up to date tags and a collar. You might feel confident but your doggie just might not! After all, July 5th as the busiest day of the year for animal shelters is no coincidence!
The following is from Dog Time:
Many dogs are very afraid of the loud noises of fireworks. If your dog is scared of thunder during storms, then it is almost guaranteed to be nervous around the loud noises of fireworks. If you have a new dog, one that wasn’t living with you last 4th of July, it’s extremely important to be prepared since you don’t know the behavior of this new dog and how he or she will react to loud noises. A dog’s instincts tell it to run away from loud noises like fireworks. Even a dog that is in a yard might be so scared that he jumps a high fence or digs a hole under the fence to get out and run in fear.
If, God forbid, this happens to you, at least you will be confident in the fact your dog will be returned to you. It is imperative you take all safety measures to make sure you don’t lose your dog, and best to just put puppy inside where he’s safe or even inside a nice secure crate for the few hours that fireworks will be their loudest.
Tags are not expensive, only about ten dollars, or if you want to be super safe go with microchipping at around fifty dollars. The latter can be done at your local animal shelter or at the vet.
And don’t forget to take good photos of your dog to post on telephone poles and on social media. But again, the best idea, like Dog Time suggests, is just to keep the dog inside during the worst of the works!
Happy Independence Day!
