Fireworks: Too Scary for Words (or Woofs)

Yesterday was The Fourth of July and you know what that means, don't you?    A lot of noise.   And for some of us that noise from those pesky fireworks in the sky (or in the neighbor's yards) makes us turn into nervous wrecks.

I must admit that I had to tuck myself into my crate and put my paws on my head to help with the noise from our neighbor's house, but my "sister" Scarlett just about had a heart attack.   She shakes so hard during a thunderstorm that we think she might break and of course, she didn't enjoy the sound display yesterday either.

But guess what?  Being the wonderful PitBull Boy Bloginator and Reporter Extra Ordinary that I am, I have discovered what could be a solution for the anxiety attacks many of us suffer brought on by loud noise and thunderstorms.

Check out Thundershirts   & go from BANG to AHHHH in no time at all.......... seriously!                                                                                   
                                                 noise-image


Here is what the nice people who make the Thundershirts have to say:

Whether for thunder, fireworks, or any other sound, Thundershirt can help your dog’s noise anxiety. And no training is required! For noise anxiety, just put on Thundershirt and observe the results. Over 85% of Thundershirt users see significant improvement in noise anxiety symptoms. Most dogs respond with the very first usage; some need 2-3 usages before showing significant improvement. If you are aware of a noise trigger coming (e.g. thunderstorm on its way), put your Thundershirt on your dog prior to your dog becoming anxious. But… it is fine to put Thundershirt on AFTER your dog has become anxious; you will still see good results. In most cases, it is fine to leave your dog in her Thundershirt for extended periods of time. Many Thundershirt dog owners will put their dogs in their Thundershirts prior to going to work if a storm is forecasted during the day.

We actually found out about Thundershirts from one of our clients, Ms. Cheryl Engel, who has a very big housefull of Cocker Spaniels and most of them are not good with noises.      She absolutely assures us that Thundershirts work, so Mom says that she is going to order one for our Scarlett-Baby and we'll test it out.

Here is what else is pretty amazing.     Thundershirts appear to help with problem barking as well, so now I KNOW FOR SURE we need to get one for Scarlett.   If anyone is a problem barker it is Scarlett (she is --- after all a Rat Terrior)

You can check out lots of videos on Thundershirts home on the internet  -- we found my Mouse Person asleep under the birdcage and convinced him to take us around and so we watched all of the videos.     Pretty amazing.

  This is what a doggie looks like wearing his very own Thundershirt.  When we get ours to try on our Scarlett Baby, I'll update you on our success with it.   


As my Mom always says, "can't hurt, might help".

Love and Licks,


Bob
---- not a fan of loud noises either

Posted by Daisy and Bob's Blog at 7/5/2010 2:07 PM
Categories: Handy Helpful Hints
Tags: blogging pitbull Thundershirts
 

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