Calm Through the Fireworks
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Prepare in daylight
Long walk in the morning, dinner early, curtains and windows shut before dusk, nearly everything that helps on a Diwali night is done before it begins.
Build the den
An interior room, a covered crate or the space under a bed, with their own bedding and something of yours: frightened dogs choose small and dark, and should be allowed to.
Cover the sound
A fan, steady music or any wall of even noise blunts the edge of a bang better than silence does, because it is the sudden change in level that startles.
Comfort is not reward
You cannot reinforce fear by sitting with a frightened dog, stay ordinary and stay near, and if this happens every year, ask your vet in advance rather than on the night.