Originally Posted by
Roberta
If you think or know they will be setting them off even more on New Years you might try buying some Rescue Remedy at a health food store. A few drops of that on the tongue of my dogs who hated fireworks seemed to calm them down. After lightening struck and burned our home 9 years ago they then became obsessed with the smoke alarms in the house. They would go out into their yard and stare up at the roof to see if it was burning as it was in the fire. Even the buzzer on the oven would set them off.
The problem with the Rescue Remedy is that you have to give it to them ahead of the impending noises. It takes a while to kick in. Also I have large dogs and you need an awful lot of drops to do any good. I find Benadryl works as well or better, as recommended by my vet. I even tried the Thundershirts; returned them and got my money back. Most dogs know thunder is coming way before we humans can hear it; they feel the pressure changes in the atmosphere. Hunting season is another bad time for my dogs.