4th of July —> and your pets

[IndyWS6]

I dread it. Sir Elliott hates fireworks. He’s not scared - he gets progressively annoyed and then angry. He doesn’t overreact, but he lets loose a small werewolf like growl under his breath with each concussion. It stresses him out. We relented two years ago and had the vet prescribe traZADONE. He gets three in his snacky -snack (he’s a solid 135 pounds) about 4 hours before dark. It’s not a cure-all, but it helps.

We live in a decent neighborhood with lots that are ~150 ft x 150 ft. We’re not on top of each other, but it’s too fucking close to be launching mortars in your backyard. There is one house a block over that launches concussion mortars that literally shake the house. It’s idiotic. Makes me want to find a black market shoulder-launch weapon and teach some lessons.

Since people are stupid and lack common sense, I wish they’d make fireworks illegal again (they were years ago…). Self-restraint clearly isn’t working…

 

[VonBonfire]

I don't want to be the neighborhood killjoy and we have more space between neighbors here so I don't worry about it but my dogs will be barking until 1 or 2 in the morning. It's just a fact of life. We've had lots of rain so at least nobody will set the woods on fire, which is my main concern. I can see the city fireworks from my high vantage point out in the country so I'm planning on smoking a brisket, drinking a few beers, and having maybe a shot or two of wild turkey 101 ala @70 Mach 1 and just chilling. I'm actually working on a rock patio area out near the garden so in the future I'll have a nice area to sit while I watch them.

 

[IndyWS6]

I have nothing against them in the right setting. When houses are 35 feet apart (side to side) and 100 feet apart (back to back) that’s not the place for semi-professional fireworks. About 5 years ago, the wife-beater wearing, multiple pit bull owning, meth-cooking low-life (stereotypes exist for a reason…) that’s behind me at the pool house launched what had to be $1,000 worth of that stuff. I wasn’t home but saw the evidence the next morning. It took most of the day to clean the paper, wadding and half-burnt mortar shells out of the yard and off the roof, and about 3 hours to fish it out of the pool. Plus, $200 worth of chemicals to straighten out the water clarity. We had words. He hasn’t done it since, but it’s always a concern. No one with half a brain would think that’s acceptable…

 

[VonBonfire]

I have nothing against them in the right setting. When houses are 35 feet apart (side to side) and 100 feet apart (back to back) that’s not the place for semi-professional fireworks. About 5 years ago, the wife-beater wearing, multiple pit bull owning, meth-cooking low-life (stereotypes exist for a reason…) that’s behind me at the pool house launched what had to be $1,000 worth of that stuff. I wasn’t home but saw the evidence the next morning. It took most of the day to clean the paper, wadding and half-burnt mortar shells out of the yard and off the roof, and about 3 hours to fish it out of the pool. Plus, $200 worth of chemicals to straighten out the water clarity. We had words. He hasn’t done it since, but it’s always a concern. No one with half a brain would think that’s acceptable…

I'm wearing a wife beater right now and own a pitbull. But I'm too cheap to buy fireworks, LOL. I'd rather buy some new guitar gear.

 

[IndyWS6]

Do you kick your pit bull in the back yard or suspiciously burn a lot of “plastic packages” in a burn barrel in a residential neighborhood where that is prohibited? I suspect not. As with most things, there are nuances to stereotypes

 

[311boogieman]

2 cats and one is deaf. The other cat, who is insane (Rosie), could care less about lawn mowers or vacuum cleaners etc so

 

[70 Mach 1]

I cant stand fireworks anymore.
Have neighbors about 35 feet to my left that go berserk. Probably 15k worth of explosives every year

Thankfully by 12 they call it quits

I have central AC but pop on window units for white noise. The cats are in the basement and with the fan noise i go right to bed

 

[PDC]

Our pack has individual crates in the basement where they chill when we are at the office or running errands. They each get a lil' doggy downer and go in their crates around 8:30 or 9:00 on July 4th and then we bring them up to bed after 12:00 when its pretty much over.

 

[harddriver]

2 cats and one is deaf. The other cat, who is insane (Rosie), could care less about lawn mowers or vacuum cleaners etc so

My cat of 16 years(RIP) used to watch thunderstorms with me on the arm of her favorite couch and even with a lightning strike and clap of thunder right over the house that would shake the shit out of the house she would just look over at me unconcerned..........................She was a trip, I swear she thought she was either a dog or a human with four paws.......