Houdini dog - fireworks, harnesses.

sheramber

You can take some measures to help him when you know there will be fireworks,

Make sure you walk him early.

A snug fitting tshirt can act as a thundershirt. If he is small the maybe a baby's one.

Close the curtains and turn the tv up or play loud music to drown out any outside noise

Provide a 'safe 'place for him to go if necessary- a covered crate or under a table/chair with a cover over it.

But there is not much you can do about random fireworks going off.

I did read of one lady who encouraged her dog to bark at the fireworks 'to tell them off' which worked with her dog.

halfone

I meant to report back a bit sooner - these are really helpful tips sheramber, thank you so much. I did try the tshirt yesterday as we heard gunshots on our walk and he was desperate to get away – I'm cautiously optimistic about this now, as he was pacing around in a frenzy when we got home so I put the tshirt on him and he did seem to settle a bit quicker.

re. the 'safe place' – although he did come to me with a crate he was clearly terrified of going into it so I stored it away. However, he's newly shown an interest in the void space under the stairs, so it should be relatively easy to create a small dark den for him in there with blankets etc. I can give him the 'covered chair' option too.

Thanks again...I've had dogs before but never one that freaked out like this, so all these practical hints have been really useful.