Right, here’s the serious stuff and a reminder about all the important things you need to know that I found from reading the leaflet the other day. So tell your human friends and get them to do all these as soon as possible – only 5 days to go before it all kicks off…………….
Get them to make you a nice comfy refuge with your favourite bedding and familiar things. Preferably somewhere nice and cosy and safe feeling. Get it planned now so that us animals are used to being in it well before the bangs start.
Send them out to buy a new toy that you can have in your refuge on the days leading up to firework night. This will keep you occupied, well it does me! I must remind them to buy me a new toy as well to replace the one that I destroyed………
Get organised with the music so that we’re used to having music playing to keep us relaxed but also to stop the bangs and whizzes being heard so easily. Try various types until you find the most suitable.
If they haven’t already done it, make sure they contact Dorwest straightaway and get some Scullcap & Valerian tablets to start giving to you from now onwards and some Valerian Compound for those extra scary moment - then they'll be all prepared. At the moment they can buy both of these together at a Special Price until 5th November, so tell them it won’t cost much (humans like to hear this!) but will make such a difference to you. Although it’s best to start the tablets about now, don't panic if they haven't got them yet as it will still help if they begin later, and anyway the liquid Valerian Compound works really quickly and can be given just on the day of the fireworks and will still offer some help. So if your owners haven’t got organised tell them to get on with it as there is still time.
Talk to them about curtains. It’s a good idea to make sure that the comforting refuge is in a room where there are blinds or heavy curtains which can be pulled when fireworks are going off, then we can’t be frightened by seeing them. I find that the sight of them is quite frightening, so I do advise this as a really good idea.
See you tomorrow .................
I am Dr Monkey a 10 year old Border Terrier who is Dorwest Herbs very own Canine Firework Consultant! I offer a genuine ‘tea and sympathy’ approach that comes from having battled my own firework phobia ‘demons’. There really is no need for any of you pets to suffer panic, fear and anguish during the firework season – you can be helped and I'm here to tell you how.”
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