re: Best Drug for Firework Anxiety for Dogs?

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You would rather drug your dog instead of just putting them inside/away from the fireworks?

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Of course they'd never have to piss or shite outside in the 8 or so hours of fireworks. They don't use no liter box baw.

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You would rather drug your dog instead of just putting them inside/away from the fireworks?

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Being indoors doesn't help in the least. If the door is opened at all while it is going on they will shoot outside because they are dogs and not overly bright...they are exercising the flight side of their fight or flight instinct. They have no idea why they are going outside during the skeery noise only that they are going and going is better than staying where the skeery noise is. If it is a big enough dog they may not wait until the door is opened to take off...they may run through a door or jump out a window. They are out of their minds with fear...some will also get violent.

I have read that more pets go missing on 4th of July than any day of the year and New Years eve is second. Keeping them in a cage in the house is the safest bet but it doesn't help their anxiety which is very bad for them...while it is ongoing. Within an hour or so you most likely won't see any difference but while the noise is going on they lose their damned minds. If they ain't caged and the door opens for a second they may be gone and won't stop until they don't hear the noise...which is going to be a long way off and most likely involves crossing a bunch of roads.