I've got all MY faculties......

I found out a lot about this Noise Phobia business and I think that all you canine friends should know about it too, so here’s the result of all my studying. It seems that if I start to go deaf then it may not worry me as much – well that’s no good to me I’ve got all my faculties thank you very much! Still it’s interesting to know I suppose and could explain why Bracken, the old Golden Retriever next door, doesn’t seem to worry about fireworks and loud bangs. He’s as deaf as a post and so he can’t hear them – that explains it. The bad news though is that if my owners don’t take action to help me then I’ll probably get worse and worse every year. Well that’s it, I must force them into action – and the sooner the better!