On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 17:53:01 -0000, mich ,although not a dog, wrote:

As for my animals , they were fine. I have yet to have a "terrified animal"
on Bonfire night or the nights that suround it! Are you sure your not
reading your feelings into their behaviour?

I suggest you read the following taken from the Guide dogs for the blind
Association's Website :-

"Guide Dogs has campaigned for a number of years for fireworks controls.
The charity is forced to prematurely retire a number of guide dogs each
year as a result of trauma caused by fireworks noise, as well as retraining
many others and sedating hundreds more. As fireworks use has grown in
recent years, so have the negative effects and Guide Dogs is faced with an
annual bill of hundreds of thousands of pounds. In addition, guide dog
owners are often left without the independence and mobility they have come
to rely on from their guide dogs."

Do you *still* feel the same ?
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Regards,

Troy the Black Lab.