Now, I truly do understand that these people were only
celebrating the new year, but seriously, can’t we keep some sort of moderation
in the mix, for those people - and animals - who are sensitive to loud
noises? Someone just down the road sent
off a rapid succession of all kinds of noise-makers, that lasted for almost ten
full minutes - I timed it.
My poor dog paced, and whined, and barked, and was on and
off the bed, seeking some form of relief from those horrible thunderous noises.
When the revelry finally subsided at around 2:00, with occasional stragglers
until 2:30, my dog jumped up on the bed next to me, which he rarely does in the
middle of the night, trembling like a leave in a stiff breeze. I was seriously concerned. I’ve
heard that those thunder shirts help, but they’re also pricey and I can’t
afford one. What I did have however, was a previous dog's old coat and I put that on
my pup - it fit around him but I couldn’t zip it all the way closed. No matter
though because it did seem to help some.
After everything quieted down, my dog continued to pace and
whine and, at 2:45 in the morning I realized that, because fireworks were
already starting up by 7:00, he had not gone out to potty before we went to
bed. I had tried to take him out but someone’s fireworks exploded in the sky the
next block over, which scared him into a barking frenzy and he ran back in the
house. So back out of bed for the
umpteenth time, put him on the long lead and let him outside. First thing he
noticed was the bright full moon overhead, and obviously thinking that was
going to explode as well, he started barking at it. Sigh….
But we did manage to get the job done and once we were both
settled back in bed, the rest of the morning was peaceful.
I was awakened at 6:30 am by a very bouncy and energetic
dog, wide awake and ready to play. Really pup, we have got to have a serious
talk about your morning routine…
