Thundershirt for dogs scared of fireworks

phoebe1989seb

We have two dogs, aged three and four. Both DH and I love fireworks and have never made a fuss about them in front of our dogs, but one - curiously the one that isn't usually bothered by extraneous sounds - is absolutely petrified and barks every time one goes off. Sadly this in turn starts our other dog barking

Currently we live in a semi-rural area, but our last house was in a very rural location where no-one let off fireworks. Here though we are on the edge of a more densely-populated area where there are very large houses with vast gardens and many people have private displays throughout late October and November.

Sunday was Diwali and we had fireworks nearby from 5pm till 1am. Every night since there have been random fireworks going off in the vicinity of our property. Since then the one dog that is most affected has barked almost continuously from going to bed - they sleep in our utility room - at about 11pm, till 6am! Despite our bedroom being on the second floor and wrapping a pillow round my head, last night I didn't sleep a wink......thankfully DH is working away otherwise I don't know how he'd manage to get up for work

I've tried giving them rescue remedy and putting tight-fitting t-shirts on the dogs, but without success. I can't wait to sell this house, lol!