Mary Allen
Is your dog scared on New Year’s Eve? With our tips from hearing protection to sedatives, you can take away your dog’s fear on New Year’s Eve.
It’s not just your dog who is scared on New Year’s Eve. Cats and numerous other animals also suffer from banging at the turn of the year. But there are tips that will help the dog to overcome the fear on New Year’s Eve.
If you have your dog with you from an early age, it should be able to handle the loud noises that occur on New Year’s Eve. But not all dogs have received so much security from their owners from the beginning. Other four-legged friends may have had bad experiences or are extremely anxious creatures overall. Then the turn of the year with fireworks and bangers can degenerate into real stress.
With the following tips in our guide, you can alleviate your dog’s stress on New Year’s Eve or even avoid it altogether. So you and your dog can start the new year happily and relaxed.
Fear Vests
Fear vests or the so-called “Thundershirt” has an amazing effect on many dogs. The vest fits snugly to the dog’s body. Like a hug, it exerts a light pressure on the chest and midsection that is very comfortable for the animal. Similar to babies who are wrapped tightly, the feeling of tightness in the Thundershirt has a very calming effect and can help your dog to survive New Year’s Eve with the banging, a thunderstorm, or other situations and noises that seem threatening to him without fear.
Homeopathy
Just as Bach flowers have a calming effect on people, they also support dogs in phases of excitement and uncertainty and make them calmer. There are now plenty of products made especially for dogs with the natural active ingredients of plants. Possibly CBD oil for dogs is also something for your animal.
Give your dog a few drops of it (please follow the instructions) and help him to have a relaxed turn of the year without fear of firecrackers and banging. If necessary, get advice from the veterinarian on what else could help your dog.
Anxiety collars
You can support him practically unnoticed by the dog by using an anxiety collar. This collar exudes pheromones, which are all-natural substances that calm your dog and take away his fears on New Year’s Eve. Your veterinarian may be able to tell you more about this and has the answers to your questions.
Most collars work for about four weeks and then slowly wear off. They are therefore ideal for the critical phase around the turn of the year.
Anxiety lines
Anxiety leashes use the same principle as anxiety vests: the leash design exerts a slight pressure on the dog’s chest, which has a calming effect. This can be worth its weight in gold, especially when you go for a walk around New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day when the banging or the fireworks cause some moments of shock. It can also help to take away your dog’s fear on New Year’s Eve. Once things have calmed down again, you can use the “Thunderleash” like a normal leash.
Anxiolytic room fragrance
The scent is imperceptible to humans, but the pheromones emitted via the socket atomizer are very calming for dogs and reduce stress on New Year’s Eve. As with the fear collars, only natural materials are used here, which ensure more composure for your animal. This remedy can also help so that your dog can experience New Year’s Eve without fear. If you have any questions, you can get advice from your veterinarian. He knows your animal and knows what helps him.
Desensitization
If your dog is afraid of fireworks, thunder, or other loud everyday noises, you will be doing him a favor by gently getting him used to all these noisy phenomena. Start doing this early enough in the year.
Various CDs are commercially available that contain the exact sounds that cause stress in dogs. Start playing very quietly and behave completely normally. After a few weeks, your dog will react calmly and at some point will no longer be afraid on New Year’s Eve.
We wish you a relaxed New Year’s Eve (in which you please avoid these mistakes) and a healthy and happy New Year for you and your four-legged friend!