Helping Dogs Cope With Fireworks and Thunderstorms: Tips to Ease Noise Anxiety
Summertime often brings backyard barbecues, family gatherings, fireworks displays, and sudden seasonal storms. While these events may be exciting or mildly inconvenient for people, they can be deeply unsettling for dogs. Loud booms, flashing lights, and rolling thunder can trigger intense fear and stress in canine companions. It can be difficult and emotional to watch a dog who is usually relaxed become restless, tremble, pant heavily, or pace the house searching for somewhere to escape the noise. Dogs frequently sense storms and fireworks before humans do. Their hearing is far more sensitive, allowing them to detect distant thunder or fireworks ...
