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How did your dogs do around fireworks? (32 replies)
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4th july =lots of fireworks. We went to the city park to watch fireworks took 4 kids, wife ,8month old german shepherd .we all had a great time . my pup was not scared at all i was so proud of her |
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| Echo doesn't even acknowledge the noise. She is too busy people watching. You are right to be proud! |
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Fire works or thunder, doesn't even phase my dogs (one is 17 months the other is 13 weeks).
I love that! My last Am bred GSD would get in the tub and shake. Even at the snap of a twig! |
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None of mine are bothered by them either; fireworks, thunder, first day of hunting season....nothing phases them. Even my girl who has a pinch of American showlines..... jh |
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Mine dogs love to watch them. You see their heads start low and follow it up in the air and then go back down looking for the next one. It's pretty funny to watch. The noise isn't a problem.
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| rbarlow, that's really cool! In the past I have tried to get my dogs to look at them, but they act like they don't see them. Mine have no reaction to fireworks or thunder. |
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Mine have no reaction to them but would love to get ahold of the person running around throwing them...lol
My dogs take weapons out of your hands,including brooms, rakes, shovels, sticks and guns....they see the teenagers next door thru the wooden privacy fence and would love to get them and inialate the firecrackers.. |
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Mine dogs love to watch them also!! then they bark excited after the boom.
the same with lightning. we watch the storms and they run out into the rain to get it.
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Mine don't notice, in fact, they fell asleep right under them last year.
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Wow for you guys!
I gotta be honest.......a couple of mine really don't like them. They bark if they are outside as the fire works go off!....
I have only noticed it in the dogs that have been imported......?....the ones born here.....no. |
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All three Shepherds, no reaction. In fact, Carla, the 5 month old saw her first parade today with loud sirens from the firetrucks, and many people on bicycles, and dressed up for the 4th. She thought that she was the star, as many people came up to pet her, and talk and ask where I got her from.
Dawn |
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Mine don't even turn an ear.
If we have them somewhere, where there are firecrackers going off, they're more interested in people watching and eventually just plop down and go to sleep.
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Mine dont bother at all, obviously 4th July isnt celebrated with them but we have Asian weddings approx 40 weekends out of the year (I live very close to a large Pakistani community), plus bonfire night over here tends to last for over a month and New Years Eve they are going off. In fact I like it in Oct/Nov as I can walk my dogs in peace in the evenings with no latchkey dogs roaming the streets. The only time I have had a dog uncertain around them was a blind dog I had in the early 90's.
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| Anubis couldn't care less with the ones we've been around already. Considering a month ago a lightning bolt hit a power line 10 feet above us and he only looked for a second and kept playing with his toys....nothing phases this dog anymore. I think a bomb could go off and he wouldn't care. |
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| My oldest and youngest could care less about the noise, they will watch them. My middle boy has thunder issues so it is usually Melatonin and then we take him outside to play. He is ok as long as we are with him and he is on the Melatonin. My mom's Shih Tzu loves to watch them, but then he loves to lay outside and watch heat lightning and meteor showers. Too funny. |
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oh boy,
both my guys are very good sound minded not affraid of the fireworks.
my female, i have to watch cause if we lite some fire works she wants to eat them, its funny but not really. |
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our dogs are accustomed to very loud noise on a regular basis:
30.06, .223,5.56, 12ga., .44 magnum etc etc etc.
pjp |
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My female looks around intently, "where is that coming from, what is it, I want to know everything about it" type of look. No fear, just that alert look that she always has. My male looks up the first time, then goes back to what he is doing and pays no more attention to it. I have had dogs that showed aggression. I could not throw fire crackers around them as they would try and catch them. It made them angry and they wanted to kill that thing. I liked this, but will settle for anything but fear.
For any out there with pups, make sure you keep them away from dogs that are afraid, they will pick it up instantly. Also, do not baby them if they do show fear. Ignore it and distract them with their favorite passtime. I believe a dog can be free of fear, but under the wrong circumstances can pick it up later in life. Maybe not all dogs, but some for sure if not watched. Some guns like a .25 auto can be very piercing to a dogs ears if fired to close for example. I never assume that they are solid and cannot be affected negatively under enough negative stimuli. Every 4th I like to watch them a little, as well as throughout the year in training or just to see where they are at, never hurts. |
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| My GSD pup completely ignores it. Of my 2 rescue dogs, one of them also totally ignores it, but the other paces and whines until it's over. |
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For any out there with pups, make sure you keep them away from dogs that are afraid, they will pick it up instantly. Also, do not baby them if they do show fear. Ignore it and distract them with their favorite passtime. I believe a dog can be free of fear, but under the wrong circumstances can pick it up later in life.
olskool,
great advice-you are so right!
Kaiser has NEVER reacted to noises of any kind and my Border Collie has always been very afraid of noises-I noticed Kaiser was watching her today while she was shutting down and trying to hide-I gave her melatonin and rescue remedy and she went to her "safe place". Then when Kaiser heard a loud crack and appeared it he might stress -I grabbed his favorite soccer ball and acted like the noise was the BEST thing happeneing woo hoo then threw it-he brought it back and I waited for the NEXT firecracker and threw it again- and repeated this until they stopped- after that he was fine.
Katrina |
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We don't go to the big crowd displays that are put on all over the city. We have enough neighbors shooting off the big booming displays, all we need to do is set up lawn chairs on the driveway. We took Echo out last night during the height of it all and enjoyed the show. She spent most of the time staring at a rabbit in the neighbors yard, knowing she wasn't going to be allowed to give chase. Finally she relaxed and watched the show with us. When we went inside, there were still people shooting off rockets and such. Funny, when we turn off all the lights and tell her it's "Nite Nite time" she goes into her protective mode. Not a sound out of her all day or during our driveway spectacle but with the lights off she starts a low growl and soft bark at each bang. I got up, opened the front door and let her watch for a moment and she was satisfied. Not another peep out of her all night.
Does anyone else's dog have an alarm system that automatically switches on when the lights go out at night? Prior to the 4th of July celebration, Echo has alerted on different neighborhood sounds after dark. Nothing like being awakened from a deep sleep by a four legged alarm system that just heard something that went bump in the night. |
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I think you are all so lucky to have your furbabies not care about the fireworks. I have one that I just adopted on June 1st that is not phased at all. The outside environment does not bother her, unless it is people cpming too close to our property. My other, a male from German Showlines, completely freaks out. He follows me like glue and shakes and trembles, pants so bad that I fear he will have a heart attack. I adopted him Feb '09. He gets Melatonin and gets to sleep with me, because that is the ONLY way I will get any sleep.
Sadly, as I was typing this, at 7:05am, someone nearby lit off a few and my guy went straight to his crate. If anyone has any suggestions on how to get him over this, I would be interested in those comments.
My male is 20 months old and my female is 18 months.. |
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We were all asleep by dark. If any dogs noticed, they kept it too themselves so Mom could get some rest after a long, day working on the not-very-successful yard sale. ;-/
SS
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It isn't luck, mamabevi- it's training, exposure, and good old fashioned strong nerves. I recommend to my clients whose dogs are frightened of noises to go find a sound effects CD or dowload them off the interent. (Especially crying babies for expecting couples!) Crank up the speakers and let it rip thorugh the house while you train and play with your dog. Make it a positive. This way you can control the frequency and timing of said noises. You can also start with it turned down very low as you go on about your day, them slowly turn it up over the course of a dozen or so sessions, maybe more.
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we walked the pack to the show.
the great dane mix was not interested, aussi mix wanted to go home, Hero want to play, and Sita watch with amazment.
nice display, we all sat on the grass and quietly enjoyed |
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Dogs weren't allowed at the display we did, so I'll find out tonight for sure how Oakley handlies it. She was calm and relaxed when i got home last night, with the neighbors doing theirs, so I think she'll be fine. They fired off all night last night, and neither of the dogs seemed bothered by it...Tonight we'll do a small aerial display here at home, so we'll see how it goes.
Crys |
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| olskoolgsds, I read your statment on how they can be free of fear and pick it up later in life. I have notice with my rottie, he does not like them anymore, does not throw a fit but will not come outside with me and watch them anymore. When he was young, He and I would walk the blocks and watch them, he loved it, not anymore. He would go If I insisted, but with his age and not feeling well, I leave him alone. |
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just love a great firework display - so beautiful!
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| My puppy did not like them. He didn't bark nor whine -- but he clearly wanted to come inside. So I went outside with him and just acted like nothing was going on. He came and sat next to me, then he would go to the door -- repeating that. I had neighbors setting them off behind my house, on one side, and several in front - so it was quite loud. |
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Mine's been used to sleeping with an air compressor hose being blasted on and off all day since she was a puppy. Thunder and other loud noises don't faze her a bit. People walking anywhere near the house (even across the street!) get her full attention, however! LOL
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When we are outside he runs in the direction of the first few that go off, with a deep growl and menacing barking. A few more and he pretty much ignores them, he is 11 months old so this year is his first real exposure . Thunder does not bother him at all. Does that sound about right for his age, nerve-wise? |
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My GSDs couldn't care less.
My JRT thinks its part of a courage test and gets all wound up, barking to engage. He knows the difference between gunflire/artillery sounds and thunder. Thunder he doesn't even notice. Nearby artificial explosions get him all amped. I attribute using the base's K9 facility for training in his youth had something to do with that.
The old rottie I used to have developed a thunder/fireworks phobia as she got older. She wa around 5 or so when it really started to get problematic. I have no idea why. Oddly enough, the only way I found to calm her down was throw a towel over her head. For some reason, that worked.
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