I feel ya op. I don’t get to go watch fireworks anymore because my lil dog is terrified of em. I gotta stay home and hold her while she shivers and hyperventilates till about 9-10 pm, which is when the neighbors stop firing them off and go to bed finally.
yea my bf’s dogs, they didn’t even flinch at the sound of fireworks
Because even though there are terrible people out there tearing our country up over stupid things, we still love our country? Not that hard to understand.
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I also don’t see much to love either.
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Nah fam, I ain’t taking that bait. I’ve had enough forum vacations for the year.
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My dog is creepy then he loves them jack russel terrior but mostly just loves to bark or bite at them after which i dont let him do anyways to hot!
My hillbilly neighbors love the 4th. It gives them cover to fire their shotguns in the air.
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I held my cat up to the window to watch the fireworks! 
(I got my hand sliced open).
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Evil creatures cats…(I have 3 xD)
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It’s not just the noise. Fireworks splatter toxic chemicals and heavy metals all over the place.
The majority of us are proud of our country. The loud minority doesn’t outshine the birthday of the home that I love
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My lab is like that. She just showed up one day and was like “Hello I’m your new dog”. You can tell it’s going to rain when she heads for the barn. And lord forbid you’re mowing the yard or something like the moment happens. She will fret and worry herself to death till she “gets you to go inside” then she heads for the barn.
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5 dogs. only 1 of them noticed the fireworks and got scared some. Other than that the others don’t care.
The Cemetery in my area went from the Elysian Fields to Tartarus last night in under 2 minutes.
Now all the old Tombstones will need cleaning. :X
Most of them are but we’re freedom loving Americans here and we don’t care. (Here in Idaho we just go to the Native American Reservation and buy full blown mortars and have contests with our neighbours)
As someone who has lived in Idaho all my life with a family that goes absolutely ballistic on the 4th, my 12 cats have never had an issue. Hell, some of them go outside with us.
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Live out in the country, the fireworks were barely noticeable here. When we lived in town someones fireworks set our shed on fire. So no, I don’t like them either.
I spoke too soon about the no fires thing. Damn! I hope the dude is ok and the Red Cross helps him with housing.
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Not really. Maybe the first time a firework goes off my cats freak out, but I found the two of them looking out the back window Friday night while some a-hole in my neighborhood decided to set off an hour’s worth of fireworks at midnight.
I think I was more upset than any of the animals in the neighborhood, because the fireworks were exploding above my house and rattling the windows. Sounded like I was getting bombed, and I happened to be really high at the time (comfortable/half asleep).
Luckily, the old guy next to me started shouting about his tiny dog being scared. Then the woman on the other side of me called the cops, and the drunk fireworks show was put to an end.
Cats seem almost immune to fireworks compared to dogs.
And fireworks are usually illegal here in NY too, but their sale and usage is now legal the week of the 4th. I think the politicians realized people were just driving to other states and stocking up on fireworks anyway.
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When something fun is outlawed, American’s are notorious scofflaws. It’s like waving a flag in front of a bull. We just charge.
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