http://www.petsugar.com Girl's best friend. en http://www.petsugar.com/3406664 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/3406664"><img width=160 height=93 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/192/1922243/27_2009/14b79c2782bf74e6_firecracker.large.jpg'></div></a><p>If you're in an area where you can't completely shield a pet from fireworks by keeping her inside far from windows, or drowning out the sound, there's a possible solution to get her used to the distant booms.<br /> <br /> While it's possible to <a href="http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/fireworkscd.htm" target="_blank">purchase fireworks CDs</a> for this purpose, you can download some for free online, <a href="http://sounddogs.com/extendedsearch.asp?keyword=fireworks&amp;Column=Preview&amp;OD=ASC&amp;ddCategory=0" target="_blank">like these when you right-click</a>. To use, play in the house quietly and slowly work up to a louder volume. (The same can be done for sirens if you live near a hospital.) Have you ever desensitized a pet in this fashion?</p> http://www.petsugar.com/3406664#comment Getty July 4th fourth of july firecrackers Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:05:21 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/3406664 http://www.petsugar.com/1754716 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1754716"><img width=160 height=142 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104166/27_2008/scaredcat_0.large.jpg'></div></a><p>Happy <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/tag/fourth+of+july" rel="nofollow">Fourth of July</a>! I've shared my tips to <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1752404" rel="nofollow">prep pets for firecrackers</a>, but for those of you who can hear them from your homes, are your pets ever affected?<span class="inline left"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1754716" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Are Your Pets Scared of Fireworks?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-1754716" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-1754716" name="edit[choice]" value="0-1754716" class="form-radio" /> Yes, it's trouble big time in our house!</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-1754716" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-1754716" name="edit[choice]" value="1-1754716" class="form-radio" /> Not sure – we haven't ever encountered the noisemakers.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-1754716" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-1754716" name="edit[choice]" value="2-1754716" class="form-radio" /> No, he's oblivious (or maybe hard of hearing)?!</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-3-1754716" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-3-1754716" name="edit[choice]" value="3-1754716" class="form-radio" /> Other – I'll share in my comments below.</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1754716" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.petsugar.com/1754716#comment poll fireworks fear July 4th fourth of july Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:00:03 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/1754716