With the 4th of July quickly approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to share how everyone keeps their dogs safe and stress free with all of the fireworks going on.

In the past I had dogs that were terrified of fireworks, and neighbors that seemed to delight on setting off fireworks the entire month of July. It was a highly stressful time, to say the least.

I always made sure that my dogs had collars and current name tags on them whenever we went outside for potty time - just in case one of them decided to run off due to the fireworks - even well trained dogs can panic and take off. Luckily mine never did. If I had a newer dog or one that I thought might be a high flight risk, I kept it on a leash outside and a drag line inside ( they can bolt out a door surprisingly fast when they are scared).

When there was a lot of fireworks going on, my dogs were in their crates with yummy bones to chew on. I would put a cover over the crate and turn the radio on to help cover the sound of fireworks. They really like Queen....

My current dogs are not scared of fireworks, and I no longer have neighbors that feel the need to set off fireworks, thank goodness.

What does everyone else do to get through the 4th?

Thanks for posting this! I'm going to send Betty Landercasper a link to this ... she recently posted about July 4th worries.