Hi

Sorry to hear how this has escalated, it is horrid to see or hear about a dog being so fearful.

Do visit your vet, there are new products on the market that can help with the fear in the short term. Tellingtouch is ideal, it also helps you too, as you can breath with her, but make sure you are not rewarding the fear.

Phosphorus is a homeopathic remedy that can have good effect, you need to give a high dose for a few days before the peak of the fireworks, this worked on my sound sensitive BC.

At home, try not to fuss her, put the TV, or radio on high, draw the curtains, avoid going out if she is really fearful. Don't push her with the harness, use a thick rope slip lead for now, or clip onto the collar. Picking her up first may help, before you get any leads out. Use lots of treats if she will take them.

A desensitisation programme and tape is a good idea, but it is too late to do it now really, the idea is you play noises on very very low in the house when she is eating playing etc. etc., gradually over days increasing the sound. They do work really effectively, I actually worked with a dog that was sound sensitive and after two weeks, we could let off a starting gun in the garden and she didn't bat an eyelid!!

I think like a lot of people, you will have to cope the best you can for now and then address the issue as soon as you can after the fireworks are over.

Kate

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