Im a sure this has been discussed and if you can direct me to a topic than please do so

I need some ideas what to do with one of my dogs

I got the dap fussier which is not helping

any ideas she is going crazy

Really difficult as they just don't understand. I shut all the curtains, keep them in one room and turn the music or TV up. My 4 were out for a walk when they were banging earlier and they were fine, it's when they come in there is a problem. Would your dog be better if they are allowed outside? some are, what age are we talking?

When mine were bad I used to use Rescue Remedy.

Hopefully it will be over soon, good luck.

Hi Karen

The sad thing is she used to be ok with them she is 2 years olD. But last yr I went to check a neighbours house as i thought it was on fire took the three dogs with me as it was late, got caught in a firework display (well neighbours) and since then been a nervous wreck! the only thing that is helping at the mo is the others keeping calm! just horrible seeing her distressed!

Probably too late now but may be worth considering for next year (or New Year!):
http://www.dorwestherbs.co.uk

Have a look at their special No Fear fireworks pack which includes Skullcap & Valerian herbal tablets and Valerian compound. My mother really struggled for years with her rescue dog who chewed through doors, burrowed behind TVs and computers ripping out all the wires (and phone) and went berserk. Dorwest's pack proved the solution.

I had a hunch my dog would not be good with fireworks this year as we recently moved. He was fine in previous years as it was a more built-up area and the fireworks would start off a week or so in advance, just mildly, then gradually growing to a war-zone crescendo. It seemed to break him in gently. Here it has been more sudden, less noisy and warlike, but more in contrast to the general peace & quiet of this rural area. He's been bothered by it but dosing him on the Dorwest as per their firework instructions has really taken the edge off it for him.

I must say, it occurred to me today, what a bizarre society we live in where we are forced to drug up a 'family member' for up to 4 days every year....

thanks MsTemeraire

I will have a look

Have a look at the other thread that is running at the moment. Jeangenie used DAP wipes this year and she says that her dog was far more relaxed than normal with the fireworks.

I've found zylkene capsules really effective and have combined them with a dap collar. Other than that block out the noise and close the curtains, provide a safe den to let the dog hide in if they need to. Mine goes to hide oin the downstairs loo, its her way of coping.

I may be " barking up the wrong tree" here but one of my girls is noise sensitive and normally goes ballistic at fireworks even though we used DAP diffusers etc. This year she is happy to be out whilst they are exploding, the only difference is we have had her spayed, anyone think that the lack of hormones surging through her body might have made a difference?????

I know fireworks give people a lot of pleasure and I am probably getting old and crusty but the amount of money that has gone up in smoke tonight would have made a huge difference to a charity and  a lot less animals would have been petrified.

I am interested in trying the DAP wipes.

Fingers and paws crossed it will soon be over!

It's been oddly quiet around here this year and not seen that many going off, can hear all the ones in the city if outside and not heard too many and not seen huge amounts either. NYE was busier in the sky compared to this weekend.

Some idiots though have been setting them off(big bang ones) almost every 5 mins around here, which is very isolated and the dogs have been going crazy, setting each other off barking and getting way too excited by it all, so had to split them all up into different rooms :-( Other than that they have been good..

Maybe the recession has stopped people from buying there own and paying out for professional events instead?

dorwest... valarian compound liquid.Might be too late now but at least get if for the christmas period and next year. Ask them for the best dosage for your dog.

You can also try rescue remedy which is available in tesco put it under the tongue if you can manage it.

(just to add one of  my girls is really worried ..NOT..she is standing looking through the glass door up into the sky at the neighbours fireworks ..her head is following them as if to say ohhh ..that was a nice one..LOL)

Roni

Here is the other thread: http://www.champdogsforum.co.uk/board/topic/126842.html#fp

sorry I dont have any more advise but what i find strange is how having no bad experience  that I am aware of my little one is terrified she is 3 next year and has been fine untill now. She has spent each evening sitting bolt up right shaking so much the sofa was shaking too or following me around glued to my leg shaking poor thing

If you are old and grumpy sawwheaties I am too displays i can take real ones not the ones in the neighbours gardens its all the random stuff

I have tried lots of things - not DAP wipes though - haven't heard of those.  Quite honestly nothing has made any difference with Meg.  Since we all jumped out of our skins when an unexpected firework (a very big one) went off 9pm one summer's eve Meg has been terrified of anything that goes bang, which now includes thunder and very windy nights.  We had to have a dog sitter (my son) last night because my husband bought theatre tickets without thinking about the date.  We just make sure Meg has access to places where she can hide away or follow us around.  We don't react to noises and carry on normally.  She was better this year only shuddering when the bangs got close.  Not being on an estate this year has made a huge difference.  Our presence is the most calming thing for her.

I sadly had to have my 12 year olf retriever PTS due ro hyperacuity She slowly got worse and worse self mutilating vomitting and evacuating in terror at eventually even distant noise either shooting or fireworks. I slept on the sofa next to her for 3 years as she was afraid of thunder and lightning too. I adored her but could no longer see her suffering once it became obvious she was not ever going to be able to cope. We tried everything dap dvd cd and all sorts of chemicals both pharmaceutical and herbal, One vet was very rude and didnt believe what we had done and nothing had worked they said they had never failed well they did this time. It broke my heart as physically she was like a six month old puppy racing about and bouncing over fields and fences the day she went. It took me 18 months to get round to even thinking about another dog and now we have a super lab pup who makes me smile every day she will never replace Amber but she is a little love who was totally unphased by the noise this weekend in fact she went out to watch from our garden when she went out for a pee