Daisy and Gretchen

A smattering of fireworks has popped up this day before our Independence celebration, sending Daisy, in particular, on a nervous rampage.  Just after we left for an evening walk, all four of us watched a streak lift skyward and explode into an array of falling sparkles.  That was quite enough for Daisy and Gretchen as their usual push to continue a walk as long as possible became a mad dash for the home front.  Boom! Another explosion echoed through the neighborhood and the leashes went taught, signaling our pace was not near fast enough to obtain safety.

Her fortress of solitude, our bedroom, was the place Daisy wanted to be and that is exactly where we retired early for the evening. 

As a note of potential interest for those who also have dogs sensitive to fireworks, we are testing Rescue Remedy as a means to calm our two shorthairs.  So, I’ll let you know my findings after the true test tomorrow…the 4th of July.