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[Daveb257]

eldar said:

Has the optional shrubbery fitted i see.

Festive innit

[Johnnytheboy]

Can't think of a better place to put this:

[CardinalBlue]

Reading her replies, I’m pretty sure this is not a parody.

[Leptons]

CardinalBlue said:

Reading her replies, I’m pretty sure this is not a parody.

Amazing how it’s ok for Fur baby owners to inflict barking on everyone 365 days a year, but a weeks worth of fireworks and they’re all frothing at the mouth.

[djc206]

Leptons said:

Amazing how it’s ok for Fur baby owners to inflict barking on everyone 365 days a year, but a weeks worth of fireworks and they’re all frothing at the mouth.

I can see it from both sides.

I love fireworks but not the really st ones from supermarkets that get set off at random for weeks around bonfire night. I don’t really see the point in them. If you’re going to do something do it properly and show your neighbours a bit of consideration at the same time and warn them. The answer is not to go ranting on Facebook though, that will achieve nothing.

The thing that annoys pet owners and people with conditions such as PTSD is the unpredictability. If the displays had to be on the 5th or the weekend closest then mitigation’s could be put in place. Those of us who work shifts would also be able to plan our sleep patterns around them. As is it has become a fortnight of really crap displays from sunset to about midnight. It’ll be worse this year as many of the organised displays have been cancelled which is a shame. I grew up attending Lewes Bonfire Night, that’s quite the experience and I feel sorry for the kids who are being subjected to a 50 shot box from Asda in place of that.

[Sheets Tabuer]

I can't get over the breathtaking arrogance of pet owners, they seriously want to ban something that the rest of the country enjoys because they bought a dog.

fk off!

[CoolHands]

I hate dog owners. They let their dogs st everywhere 365 days a year then complain about fireworks for a week or two

[djc206]

Sheets Tabuer said:

I can't get over the breathtaking arrogance of pet owners, they seriously want to ban something that the rest of the country enjoys because they bought a dog.

fk off!

I don’t often see someone calling for them to be banned in fairness.

[Sheets Tabuer]

You should go on my local facebook page, its awash with frothing karens demanding a ban because rover shakes a bit.

God forbid they'd consider the rest of the country that doesn't own a dog or even seek veterinary advice on how they can help their pet cope,

[Whistle]

Lol, about 20 years ago when I was a tad more inconsiderate than I am now I would buy a set of 5 of the biggest rockets I could find.

I would stick them so far in the ground In my back garden there was no way on earth they would ever take off.

I would get so excited lighting it knowing what was coming, massive fizz as it struggled to try and take off.

Then it was like a massive explosion as it went off at ground level showering all of the local houses and gardens in small explosive packages in every colour imaginable.

You know how loud they are at 100m in the sky, imagine that at ground level all over my neighbours houses and gardens.


I thought it was so funny but my neighbours must of hated me.

All the local pets must have Sh/t them selves to death.

[djc206]

Sheets Tabuer said:

You should go on my local facebook page, its awash with frothing karens demanding a ban because rover shakes a bit.

God forbid they'd consider the rest of the country that doesn't own a dog or even seek veterinary advice on how they can help their pet cope,

Nutters. Roughly a quarter of households own a dog and most seem to cope without going full caps lock on Facebook and demanding bans. Do cats care or are they as indifferent to fireworks as they are everything else?

[ApOrbital]

They should all rescue/buy labrador gun dogs they ain't that bothered about bangs and just sleep.

[loskie]

WTF is a "furbaby"?

I'm a dog owner but morons like this should be .....

[S100HP]

djc206 said:

Nutters. Roughly a quarter of households own a dog and most seem to cope without going full caps lock on Facebook and demanding bans. Do cats care or are they as indifferent to fireworks as they are everything else?

My cat is literally scared stless of fireworks (and thunder). Two of the dogs are not bother but the other dislikes them to the point he shakes uncontrollably.

A friend of mine who is a vet has to sedate her dog for about 2 weeks due to how she reacts with fireworks.

Do I think they should be banned? I don't think so.

Do I think people should be more considerate, and keep it to the same night? Certainly.

[loskie]

my dog hates thunder, she never settles and tries to hide in corners and under the table (but oddly doesn't mind rally cars popping and banging)

Maybe God should ban thunder.

[alorotom]

ApOrbital said:

They should all rescue/buy labrador gun dogs they ain't that bothered about bangs and just sleep.

It wouldn't make a difference, in my experience its often the owners being the issue and creating hysteria around a noise which in turn the dog reacts to - had the owners not reacted the dogs wouldn't have batted an eyelid.

[CaptainSlow]

Whistle said:

Lol, about 20 years ago when I was a tad more inconsiderate than I am now I would buy a set of 5 of the biggest rockets I could find.

I would stick them so far in the ground In my back garden there was no way on earth they would ever take off.

I would get so excited lighting it knowing what was coming, massive fizz as it struggled to try and take off.

Then it was like a massive explosion as it went off at ground level showering all of the local houses and gardens in small explosive packages in every colour imaginable.

You know how loud they are at 100m in the sky, imagine that at ground level all over my neighbours houses and gardens.


I thought it was so funny but my neighbours must of hated me.

All the local pets must have Sh/t them selves to death.

Back in my youth we used to fire rockets down the slide at the local park....they used to clear the whole field at ankle height.

[CanAm]

alorotom said:

It wouldn't make a difference, in my experience its often the owners being the issue and creating hysteria around a noise which in turn the dog reacts to - had the owners not reacted the dogs wouldn't have batted an eyelid.

Same with children. We have two neighbours who are drama queens; their children are turning out the same way.

[Daveb257]

S100HP said:

djc206 said:

Nutters. Roughly a quarter of households own a dog and most seem to cope without going full caps lock on Facebook and demanding bans. Do cats care or are they as indifferent to fireworks as they are everything else?

My cat is literally scared stless of fireworks (and thunder). Two of the dogs are not bother but the other dislikes them to the point he shakes uncontrollably.

A friend of mine who is a vet has to sedate her dog for about 2 weeks due to how she reacts with fireworks.

Do I think they should be banned? I don't think so.

Do I think people should be more considerate, and keep it to the same night? Certainly.

You can’t come On PH & be all calm, reasonable and suggesting a compromise ?

I agree though, first salvos here last night, first few the dog got a bit stressed, by the 4th/5th/6th lot he was indifferent

[Antony Moxey]

alorotom said:

It wouldn't make a difference, in my experience its often the owners being the issue and creating hysteria around a noise which in turn the dog reacts to - had the owners not reacted the dogs wouldn't have batted an eyelid.

That’s definitely not the case with my dog. The first year or two he heard fireworks he was fine, but something must have clicked as one year we couldn’t find him only to discover him curled up in the utility room shaking uncontrollably. It took literally hours to calm him down and now no matter what we do - turn the telly up, get his toys out to play, give him treats etc etc - as soon as he hears a firework he turns to jelly and tries to hide somewhere. So in this case it isn’t us creating an issue, he did that all by himself when something spooked him and he’s never forgotten it.