60+ year old thread.

And yet some people have dogs they raise and the dogs are fine... and others have multiple dogs that have problems. The dogs in one house don't have any concern and in a different house they are going crazy.

 

This and of course it’s a combination

if the human is fearful the dog will follow

our two cats. Brother and sister. Raised together from tiny kittens. One has no fear of booms, other must find the tightest spot to squeeze into for protection

Dogs over the last 50 varied. This beast she hasn’t a care. We stayed up late and she loved it

 

I’m not debating. Just saying what is already in any domestic animal. That being said there are breeds that can be taught to disregard sharp piecing audio. Labs, spaniels beagles. All sporting canines. That’s all I’m saying. Seen it, lived it.

 

No one knows why some dogs (and cats)are afraid of fireworks, gun shots, thunder etc. I’ve had dogs my entire life and for the last 40+ years have had trained hunting dogs (Labrador retrievers). My hunting dogs have been trained to not be “gun shy” since they were puppies. In fact they love the sound of the blast from a shotgun because it means they get to do their favorite thing - retrieve something. None of my labs have been bothered by fireworks. Other dogs I’ve had were definitely upset by fireworks and one would go absolutely crazy, trying to dig through walls to get away. I think more dogs than not are bothered and afraid of fireworks to varying degrees. Some dogs go nuts during thunderstorms. So everyone with pets needs to be prepared during this time of year to take care of their pets and hold them close.
I know some people get medication from their vets for 4th of July that calms them There’s also something called thunder shirts. It’s a snug fitting t shirt for dog that calms them during fireworks time. Don’t know why they work but they do , but not for all dogs). Take care of your pets, they are family.

 

Totally agree. ^^^^^^

 

This dog is afraid of nothing. Trained attack pool?

No problem

 

My wife and I rode down to the local train station today, I took the old Hercules 3-Speed, she took her 1996 vintage Trek 750 with something like 27-gear combinations; I was still faster downhill and on the flats, she was decidedly faster up the steeper hills. I'll be taking a week off between jobs, so we'll be do a full dress rehearsal during that week, ride to the station, take the train into Washington DC (with the bikes in the dedicated bike car), ride around DC for a few hours, and then reverse the trip to get back home.

I'm not personally a fan of lots of accessories on my bikes, but given the volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic I'll be encountering during my commute, I bought a mirror and a bell for the Hercules. I don't think I've had a bell on any bike of mine since, geez, maybe 1962.

 

A guy I see biking all the time has a red flasher on the back of his helmet