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Are Your Pets Scared of Fireworks?
Happy Fourth of July! I've shared my tips to prep pets for firecrackers, but for those of you who can hear them from your homes, are your pets ever affected?
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Are Your Pets Scared of Fireworks?
To the Rescue: Fireworks Are Scary!
Fireworks can be very frightening to a dog . . .
What's Your Take: Did Heather Mills Kill a Dog?
An East Sussex woman is claiming Heather Mills' fireworks killed her Weimaraner, Glow, seen above. The incident occurred last weekend during the 20-minute firework conclusion of the birthday celebration for Mills' daughter with Paul McCartney, Beatrice.
Sandra Rowbury (who lives yards away) says her five-year-old dog was terrified by the loud explosions and suffered a "fatally bloated gut," dying only a few hours after the birthday party ended.
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Dealing With Fireworks as Easy as Right-Click, Download
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.
While it's possible to purchase fireworks CDs for this purpose, you can download some for free online, like these when you right-click. To use, play in the house quietly and slowly work up to a louder volume.
What Happened on Petsugar This Week (6/29-7/4)?
We're smack dab in the middle of our long holiday weekend, and I hope yours is going along swimmingly! This week we discussed how your pets may react to those noisy fireworks displays (how did your pets do?), new celebri-smooshies, and my July Must Haves. What else did we cover this week?
Do Tell: Nibble From the Grill?
I want to include my pooch in our fireworks-less Fourth of July plans, but North and yums mix all too well! He's very well-behaved outdoors with many things to sniff (and has a lovely red-and-white striped harness), but I'm worried to have him so close to a hot grill. .
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North is normally a pretty quiet pup that only occasionally barks at a knock at the door or a ringing telephone. However, a guaranteed, ten-minute tizzy starter is the buzzer at my building's entranceway. My friends know to always phone but never ring when they arrive, but for deliveries or unexpected guests, I'm left no choice but to answer the door while I'm trying to talk him down.
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