Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
Tough love! Thats how I always deal with my dogs. They are an animal not a child, not even human! My dogs do what I want them to do NOT what they want to do when it comes to stuff like this. In situations like this your dog needs a calm leader, not a pitty feeling mom!
Its not the "stupid peoples" fault for setting off fireworks. Its the dog owners fault for allowing their dogs to get worked up over a loud noise!
I live inside city limits, have dogs that when I got them did not like "fireworks" and I will be setting them off in my back yard come tomorrow night and Monday while the dogs are crated in the house! They will be happy, my kids will be happy, I'll be happy!
P.S. My husband has PTSD and I treat him with tough love when it comes to stuff like this (loud noises and tough situations) too, he still loves me.
Don't judge me for treating my Molly like a person, and I won't judge you for treating yours like a dog. Until you have been through everything I have been through you would never understand. She has helped me through many a deep, dark day and night when I would not even have raised myself from the bed if she had not been here. YES!!!! She is definitely more than just a dog to me!!!!!