I needn't have bothered!

[Daisy]

As I mentioned elsewhere we have been gardening most of the day, but ever mindful of the date and thinking about fireworks I left what I was doing to feed Eva early, and take her out for essential business before the bombardment started.

I went round the house closing all windows, curtains and doors, put Classic FM on Alexa (special doggy calming music on tonight and tomorrow), put the telly on in the living room to mask sound and gave her what I hope was a calming massage.

Result! She has slept on the sofa all evening. So have we finally solved her fear of fireworks?


NO! There wasn't a peep of fireworks or even the smell of them this evening.

Repeat performance booked for tomorrow!

[Gemini]

Well what was the chance of no fireworks when the night before bonfire night is a Friday?!

We heard quite a few.

Just think of it as a dress rehearsal Daisy

[Nanto2girls]

Daisy,at least you had a practice run.

We heard and saw quite a few fireworks last night.

[Oma]

Daisy
We said last night there has been no fireworks in the run up this year ,
Tonight will be another thing though as our local pub put on a huge display each year and hundreds turn out for it
All for charity .
I noticed this year they put out flyers and on social media for pet owners to be aware when it will start and for how long .

Maybe people can’t afford the fireworks before hand this year .

[Gemini]

Plenty around here since Halloween!

Our friends who came the other night had to leave the dog with a family member (and collect her when they left us) as she cant be left alone with the fireworks going off.
Having only one elderly and very deaf cat it doesn't bother us personally, but I feel for the pets and owners who are affected.

[Daisy]

Gem, I often wonder how many cats get lost, or worse, because of fireworks. If they are frightened and run away from their usual territory they must become very disorientated. Then when the fireworks go off night after night at this time of the year they must think the world is ending.

[Lizzie48]

We had a jack russel years ago and the fireworks never bothered her at all, she could go for a walk with all the bangs around her, we get them from October to the end of January! My last dog was another story, oh dear, as soon as he heard them he went into hiding!

[Daisy]

They differ so much, don't they, Lizzie. Of our two Yorkies, Rusty the larger 'out there' one oblivious to them, but his brother Clyde was very frightened.

We've done the same again tonight and Eva has slept until now, and now she's playing with toys.

[Mimi]

We had lots of very noisy fireworks here, I wonder how neighbours pets were , it seemed to go on for ever .

[Daisy]

Mimi, I feel so sorry for pets and wild animals. They must be terrified.

We went through all the preparations again last night - Operation Fireworks was in full swing. There was only distant noise and Eva slept through that until about 8.30 when a neighbour behind us started setting off really loud fireworks. They only lasted about 5 minutes, but she was still shaking and panting 2 hours later!