Well the fireworks have started already, i've only had a dog for 2 years and he is scared everytime he hears a firework, anyone have any tips? is this something they grow out of?

Well, my dog has never grown out of it, she's a quivering wreck on bonfire night and sometimes for a week or two either side, depending on when there's a lot of noise.

I found using a DAP diffuser and collar helps - they give off the pheronomes of a lactating bitch and calm down the dog!! I was surprised they worked, but they did. Strangely, I tried them with my latest dog, who's nervous and excitable, and they didn't seem to do much, so it must just be luck I suppose.

The cheapest place to get them that I found is online at Petmeds.

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Ask the vet for some sedatives. I used to give half a tablet to my dog on bonfire night as he was a quivering wreck.

I don`t have a dog but a thought occurred to me. Guide dogs are trained to ignore all sorts of `scary` things, and horses used eg in Trooping the colour are trained to not be scared of loud noises. So an opening here for someone to start up a little business training dogs to not worry about loud noises. Could it be done?

Ours goes loopy every night now that they're going off all over the place, runs around the kitchen barking and scratching to go out; then when she goes out she just runs round barking. It's a nightmare, bring on a firework ban!

We had to have ours put down last Friday (she was going on 17, legs had given way and she had suffered a seizure), I just wish that we still had the fireworks problem. :sad:

Our dog doesn't mind the noise at all, as when we first got her we lived in the city centre so she's used to all sorts of noise.
But IMO, if you create a noisy environment, the noise might both drown out the fireworks (a little) and provide some distraction from the fear. Try putting on music, when you're at home and especially when your dog is alone, so that any firework noise doesn't seem so loud.
Good luck with it.
x

Awwww that's terrible Crooksey, my sympathy to you, it's not easy but she had a good life:(
Was going to suggest to other owner, turn TV up and you could try putting cotton wool in his ear's when it gets really bad..lol

Mine is ten and she'll quite happily sit outside and watch! They do grow out of it.

Cotton wool, she has enough hair on her ears already! hehe. I'm not objecting because her barking is annoying me, it's the fact that the poor little thing is obviously distressed from the noise and wondering what the heck is going on. If it was just a couple of nights fair enough, but it's every night and will be going on for weeks (if not months) :(

I have had this problem for 13 year with my dog and tried all sorts for him it upsets me to see him so frightend.A couple of years ago i went to my vets and got him sedatives he is so much calmer now when the fire works go off.I get mine from spire vets in chesterfield they call them fire work tablets and you can get them over the counter.