Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/07/02/pandemic-frazzled-dog-goes-on.html
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Or as my father explains his dog’s firework fear, “There’s a giant dragon, right now, roaring on our front doorstep! How are you not alarmed about any of this?!?!? He’s clearly intent on getting in!”
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That dog sounds suspiciously like Rick Moranis. Has he been seeing Gozer again?
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I am impatiently awaiting the time when laser shows are way cooler and much cheaper than this gunpowder nightmare, and this stupid madness will be seen the same way we see our ancestors who banged pots and pans to scare away evil spirits.
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Plus, the whole celebration of human slaughter thing. Maybe if those red phosphorous sparkles were carrying scraps of human flesh with them, we’d rethink the whole thing.
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In a country divided isn’t it good that once a year we can come together as a nation and collectively hate on dogs?
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Growing up I had no idea this bothered dogs. All my dogs growing up were bird dogs and trained so they weren’t “gun shy”.
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Ancestors? We do this at least once a year on Feb 3: “setsubun no hi”
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Drone swarms too… someday.
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My cat is not a fan of the excessive ‘sky fire’ going on here (NYC) either.
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Best not to focus on the lyrics to national anthems, either. I never looked at France the same way after learning La Marseillaise. Sheesh, Bastille Day is just around the corner, too. 
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Not so much “someday”…
Probably cheaper already over the long run, given that they’re reusable.
The problem is, the people setting off fireworks want transgressive explosions, not pretty shows. (Locally, I’ve got “gentlemen” setting off large rockets during the day, when all those clouds of sparkles are practically invisible.)
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That will be cool but no replacement for fireworks. There’s something primal about pyrotechnics that lasers will not be able to replace. Just like you can sit and stare into a fire for hours but not into a fireplace recording playing on your TV.
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My thoughts exactly. Are you the keymaster?
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It’s all reversed here in Taiwan. My dogs don’t give a damn about the constant random fireworks. It’s year-round and they don’t even look up when a ton of firecrackers go off. Me? Drives me utterly insane, I go into bloodlust-fuelled whirlwinds of rage and my gf has to hold me back from mass slaughter.
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I sure as hell wish I was!
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Sorry, I hate to tell you, but at that time gunpowder fireworks will be “retro”, “old school”, nostalgic, and hip. Kids will feel cool for “discovering” this neat old-fashioned thing to do. GenZers will delight in introducing their grandkids to the kind of fun they used to have back in the day of 2020. 
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There are definitely a fuck ton of fireworks going off here in DC right now. Hopefully it dies down once the inventory/ availability of them does off.
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It sounded like somebody was setting off mortars in my neighborhood-- maybe even on my block. I’ve been petting and trying to soothe my dog for an hour, and she’s still restless.
I love fireworks, but I hate knowing my dog is in fear and pain. And there’s probably several more nights of this to come. I’m going to call the vet tomorrow, to see if there’s anything more I can do for her.
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