How are your dogs with fireworks?

Two mongrels - both collie crosses:

Daisy - 3 years old - really doesn't care. She will cock her head to listen to them, but then generally ignores them.

Fred - 6 years old - HATES them (but then he hates all loud noises). He either goes behind the tv cabinet and shakes or he presses himself as close as he can to his favourite human, curls up in a tight little ball and shakes. The very best thing is to ignore him . . . no stroking, no talking to him . . . until the noise stops and he calms himself down.

P
 
Kane hates them with a passion.
He's a wee cairn and is pretty sure these damn noises are trying to get into his garden- so he barks the whole night! - the whole night.
 
My dog has developed a huge fear over the last two years. He was never bothered by any noise for 7 years, but now even a muffled bang turns him into a shivering wreck.

He trembles and drools and tries to find the smallest space he can crawl into. Almost toppled our TV last year trying to get behind it. If i let him up beside me he tries to bury himself into you....ended up sitting on my head last time!!!
 
Mine aren't bothered by them, but did have a collie x lab that was scared of them. He was the same with thunderstorms and battle re enactments.

Has anyone heard the bedtime story for dogs narrated by Simon Callow ? Its intended to soothe worried dogs on firework night and I guess, also to help insomnic dogs.
I've only heard a snippet but would love to hear the rest of the story about Stanley.:o
 
My Collie x Lab is not bothered, they go off when we're walking and he's not bothered.
I'm just wondering if they hurt their ears though? He doesn't show any pain so I'd like to take him to watch them but don't want to risk it.
 
Thanks all for your replies, I've noticed that the 'bang' noises are better tolerated than the 'swirly- whirly- shriek -scream -then BANG' noises? Imagine what the dogs are hearing! Hope you all have a safe time :)
 
None of mine ever take any notice.

My young bitch jumps on a chair and watches the fire works. I don't know what the pup (4months old) will do but she has heard a shot gun, just lifted her head then went back to sleep.

Throughout their training I make sure they get use to all kinds of sounds ,so there is nothing that will worry them.
 
ooh we've just had some whizz bangs which my collie totally ignored, I'm nearly happy about that, she was busy stealing the cats food at the time :p
 
My collie/springer is absolutely fine and doesn't even seem to notice them, the springer on the other hand is curled up on my feet shaking as I am typing because they are going off all around us at the moment.:(
 
My poor wee Lhasa Apso is terrified and is shaking like a leaf as I write this, it's like a war zone out there. My Rough Collie isn't bothered at all!
 
When my parents had a garden display, the dogs stood on hindlegs leaning on fence (at other side of garden) watching the fireworks eagerly.
We did have a pomeranian that hid under the table during fireworks.
 
When we got Brochan (his name is Scottish Gaelic for porridge) last year, he tried to hide from them indoors at first, but is a lot better now if he hears them inside. A couple of months ago, there was a deafening clap of thunder above the house, and he just looked up for a moment, then came over to me for some attention. He wasn't concerned at all about the rest of the storm. However, my Mum's partner and I had him out last night, and we only got him about half-way along our usual route when fireworks started to go off nearby. He slammed on the brakes, then turned and pulled for home. The rain was also lashing down, so we all got back completely drenched, and looking very sorry for ourselves. Mind you, there haven't been that many this year (touch wood), so here's hoping it stays that way.
 
There were a few went off tonight and they didnt bat an eyelid, but I know they can react to loud bangs by barking at them, so our plan of action is just to act as normally as possible and shush them if they do start to bark, we'll just have to see tomorrow night!
 
My lot like them, stand with me and watch them in the garden. I rushed out tonight to walk them and forgot all about fireworks, the local display caught me by suprise but we all stood and watched from the hill :)
 
:( my poor lurcher is pacing and panting as we have a fireworks display in our village....luckily it seems that everyone has opted to go there rather than have their own in their gardens. i just hope that doesnt mean that they do their garden fireworks tomorrow!!!!!! my collie cross is laying at my feet and is watching my lurcher and then looking at me as if to say whats wrong with her????? i will be pleased when this weekend is over and bonfire night is a distant memory!!!!
 
Most of mine are ok but I have one dog in at the moment that is a complete mess :( He's such a lovely chap I't had to crate him for his own safety and cover him with a blanket to try and calm him down (he crates normally so its not a stress for him but a comfort).

I hate fireworks night myself so to see a chum in this sort of state is just another reason for it to be in my bad books.
 
Well, following on from my earlier post on this thread - I did not know what mine would be like as this time last year she had just been, or was just about to be, handed in to the Dogs Trust at 8mths of age. So, I did not know what she was like - tonight it's a bit of a warzone outside and, well, she couldn't care less! :)

She's barked at some we let her watch out the window but it was a very excited, tail wagging bark not a scared one at all!
 
My Staffie wasn't too bothered when she was younger, but over the past few years, she has become more scared by them.
I act normally as if nothing is happening, and she gets more anxious the longer they go on for. Last year, she got so worried that she paced up and down constantly, eyes bulging, panting heavily,lips drawn back tightly, her ears were constantly flicking around, and she started to overheat. She was shaking, the whites of her eyes turned pink and so did her skin.
I get toys out and play games with her to try to distract her, and do a bit of clicker work to get her to think about doing anything other than being petrified of the noise.
It has been fairly quiet here tonight apart from a few loud bangs earlier, but one of my neighbours opposite usually has really loud fireworks.....I'm just waiting for them to start at some point over the weekend.
Missy was quite agitated earlier, but soon calmed down and relaxed when I got a few training treats out.
I've tried calmers etc with her, but they don't make any difference.
 
Evie hasn't bothered in the past, but we have never had fireworks close by. Unfortunately in the last half hour some ignorant b***ards of neighbours have decided to have a super loud display. Freya is barking at the fireworks but Evie is not very happy. The last thing I want is her trying to squeeze into silly spaces 4 days after spaying so got tv on full blast and hoping she will settle so I can go and check ponies. :mad:
 
I do wonder why some dogs react more than others. I live on a pretty busy estate - my neighbours directly opposite have had fireworks going (my dog watched a few then got bored). Then one of the houses up the street they have decided to set off fireworks from in the middle of the street - dog does not care and aI let her have a look out the window.
She has now just been out for her night toilet break and is currently asleep in her chosen 'night bed' as per usual and there are STILL loud fireworks going off!!!

I just find it odd -she has THE biggest ears ever and hears everything very clearlyyet is not bothered at all by all the noise. I do wonder why some are worse than others. Is it just natural in some dogs more than others or do some pick it up from their parents or even their humans??
 
Millie my oldest JR and Dora my youngest absolutely hate them, they'll hide and sit shivering, Millie doesn't do thunder either, she chewed through one of our walls the last storm we had. Mouse and Jimmy (middle JRs) aren't bothered in the slightest
 
I have never seen a pattern in dogs reacting to fireworks, I have had some totally unbothered, and their offspring who hated them. I had one bitch who for the first 6 years of her life never turned a hair and could be out in the garden with fireworks about and not bother. Then at the millenium some neighbours (the same ones as tonight I suspect) had a huge party with commercial display type fireworks, she didn't like those at all, and from then on got progressively worse with fireworks and any sort of bang, till she reached the point she would actually be sick with fear poor girl.
 
My BT is 10 months old and doesn't bat an eyelid, the first time he was a bit barky (this was back in the summer) so my housemate took him into the garden, as soon as he could see the fireworks he was fine. He spent all of Saturday night asleep in an armchair, didn't even flick an ear!

I wonder is fear something that comes in later? Mine's so friendly and bold I'm waiting for something to go wrong (acutally he is worried by a few things, mainly the iron, the hoover and brooms, clearly I don't do housework enough!)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top