Every year, many, many dogs end up in emergency hospitals, shelters and, unfortunately, too many end up dead in the road from terror they feel from hearing the loud noises of the Fourth of July holiday. They panic and run to try and get away.
People fire off rockets, fireworks and then, at night, the fireworks come on and it truly sounds like a war zone. Even dogs that live within earshot of the SeaWorld fireworks that go off every night react to the holiday fireworks which are much louder.
Please consider keeping your dog safely indoors during this special holiday. A terrified dog can get out and scale a six-foot fence. I live in Ocean Beach, and every year I see so many people walking down to see the fireworks with their dogs in tow and I shutter. And every year, a couple of days after the weekend, the signs start to go up on the bulletin board at the beach: “Dog lost on the 4th of July.”
Please do right by your dog and keep it safe at home ” inside.