Fireworks

[IlonaM]

My vet has just sent me an advice email re fireworks and nervous pets which included this link to a desensitisation video on youtube: 

'Desensitisation gently helps pets feel less scared by introducing them to worrying sounds slowly. Playing our firework sounds video in the background is a safe way to help your pets get used to the noises.'

Normally I think one starts with the volume low and slowly increase in managed stages in response to your pet's progress.

 

[Angelina]

That's great advice. I'm going to try that - I think over the years, we've definitely found it easier but it;s still unsettling.

We listen to Classic fm and give the dogs Kalms which you can buy in the chemist and are herbal and the same ingredient as the vet's version, just a fraction of the price.

[first mate]

Quite a few going off tonight. Diwali is over, or so I thought. Anyone know what the special occasion is?

[exdulwicher]

49 minutes ago, first mate said:

Anyone know what the special occasion is?

It's usually a combination of "nearly Halloween", "nearly Bonfire Night", "weekend" and "dickheads".

You can adjust the sliding scale on each of those factors most nights for the next 3-4 weeks.

[first mate]

Don't know why but it seems like there have been impromptu fireworks since early September. At one point I even wondered if there was a shooting range or something like that over Dulwich Hamlet way- the direction where the firework sounds seem to be coming from? Is there some kind of new, fireworks craze going on and where are people getting them, out of season?