Is your dog afraid of fireworks?
Is your dog afraid of fireworks? If so, you could try relaxation training — for the dog — although it probably couldn’t hurt an owner either, or prescription medication, or counter conditioning, in which dogs are exposed to the noise of fireworks along with something positive. These methods were found effective by around 70 percent of dog owners in a recent survey. You might have less success with essential oils, homeopathy, herbs and pheromones. They were only 30 percent effective, according to the survey of 1,225 dog owners by Stefanie Riemer and Sarah Gähwiler at the veterinary school of the University of Bern in Switzerland.
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