New Year’s eve–especially in the Philippines– is a love-hate relationship. Basically, we are thrilled at the joy of welcoming a brand new year full of brand new experiences, opportunities, blessings and possibilities. What we do not like however is the impending threat to our beloved animals we love and care for so dearly.
Yes, it’s that time of year again, when our furry little love bugs would hide and scurry their furry posteriors in the closet, behind the fridge or anywhere they feel safe.
Why do dogs hate firecrackers?
Based from what we learned from an article on PoochPalsPetCare (.com) dogs hate firecrackers obviously because of the high intensity sound. Dogs have very sensitive hearing and they hear firecrackers 10x the intensity of how us humans hear it. Also, we humans understand it, the sound and all, based from society. We also connect it to something cheerful and joyful but our pets, do not.
We found this very helpful tip online:
Photo is from doggiedrawings.net
YAAAAAY!!! Try this little trick even through thunderstorms and such and let us know if it works!
What are other tips you can suggest for our pets to remain calm and help them through New Year’s?
Should be “based on” not “based from”.
Article forgot to mention to wrap the ears
To you guys who ask how this “wrap” item helps dogs/cats, here is an explanation from PAWS aired in GMA News. The item is a DIY version of the “thundershirt”, a dog anxiety vest that’s supposedly sold in the market. It acts as a “swaddle” for dogs, applying pressure on their body to help relieve stress, fear and over excitement. this piece of fabric (scarf maybe) mimics the effect of the “thundershirt”. I hope this works for my 4 dogs.
if you’re unsure about the source, you can always do a reverse image search https://blog.wondercide.com/tellington-t-touch-training-with-lucie-leclerc/
By the way, I do not think it has anything to do with calming a dog from loud noise (firecrackers)