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My dog who is as brave as a Lion is afraid of fireworks and thunder,
does anyone know of a product that will calm her down ? being close to Fawkes night the local yobs have started letting fireworks off and our little town now has a firework shop. God knows why
Loddy
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We used tranquilisers from the vets. Waste of money. Dogs were worse and kept awake longer.
All the rough collies we have had, six in all have been terrified of any sort of bang. Even though we live in th ecountryside and hear guns going off they have all been bad.
The shelties, some have beeen worried and barked, shivered and hid.
Now the two 14 year old ones are as deaf as a post so no problems with those.
We did have limited success with a herbal potion, But now we get them all in the MH and have a drive to Clumber park . Have a brew and a short walk. After 8:30 we return home to peace.
dave p
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Get some Benylin from the chemist but make sure it is the original stuff. The non-drowsy kind is no good. Put it in warm milk or similar and it works quite quickly.
I agree with DTP, doggy remedies are pretty useless.
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Meg(Boxer) loves fireworks, she stands most of the night on the settee looking out the window at the aerial display, and on Saturday we have a family bonfire and fireworks, and she will be by my side as i light all the fireworks.
there is a product called serene-um its available over the counter. It is very effective in our(dogs) experience! Its not a sedative as such it contains the building blocks for seratonin (brains happy dopy chemical) and has a calming effect. It needs to be given for a couple of days to build up a bit, check it out online, sorry i cant remember the manufacturer off hand..
Izzy, our lab is scared of most sudden noises but is fine with fireworks. As she came from a working kennel she had been shot over as a young pup so wasn't totally freaked out.
Last year she was about 5 months old when the fireworks started and she was a bit jumpy and wanted to hide. Fortunately she is ball possessed, so I took her out in the garden when the fireworks started and played with the ball and treated her when she ignored the bangs. It didn't take her long to just ignore them because she is very focused on her retreiving toys. Now when she hears fireworks she wants to go out to play.
That may not work for everyone but if the dog has a ball or squeaky toy or maybe just some tasty liver that he/she is nuts about it may work but it would depend on the level of fear.
One thing you shouldn't do is make a fuss of them when they're fearful. It's best to just ignore them.
Our old lab (avatar) loved fireworks and used to sit in the garden watching them.
Lesley
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