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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 03:42:30 JST Aral Balkan

   Buttoned down the hatches (well, closed all the curtains and blinds) and now blaring music and white noise so we’re settled in for the night to brave the fireworks with the puppy.

   (Some asshat already set one off at 6PM but thankfully Osky didn’t hear it.)

   #fireworks #pets #ptsd #kilkenny #ireland #newYearsEve

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 03:56:10 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Ben Ramsey

     @ramsey I know, I know… just fixed it 😛

   • Ben Ramsey (ramsey@phpc.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 03:56:11 JST Ben Ramsey

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     @aral How many buttons do your hatches have? 😉

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 04:17:00 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Tad Lispy

     @lazurski Next time I’m in the Netherlands let me know if you’d like me to have a talk with your neighbour because I’d be more than happy to.

     *smh*

     (And love and cuddles for the kitty.) 💕

   • Tad Lispy (lazurski@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 04:17:02 JST Tad Lispy

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     @aral yeah, i feel for your pup. It's the same with our senior cat. Every year he is terrified and running around to find a place to hide. Our neighbor thinks it's fun to detonate this terribly loud firecrackers that make whole building shake! It's not event pretty like the colorful ones that explode in the sky. Just a fucking bang and stinky smoke. Take care!

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 04:19:02 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Cosima

     @gazebo_c Thank you 💕

   • Cosima (gazebo_c@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 04:19:04 JST Cosima

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     @aral urgh, fireworks are just the worst! For puppies, animals in general and even some humans.

     Crossing my fingers that it may be an as-calm-as-possible night for the 🐾 one. 🍀

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 04:28:05 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Nicodeamous

     @NickDawson I’m so sorry. Please give your pup lots of cuddles from me. I’m sure you already know but a white noise machine (or app) really helps ours. As well as loud music and/or TV to cover the noise. Also, I read today that feeding them something they like (treats, etc.) might help. Good luck.

   • Nicodeamous (nickdawson@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 04:28:06 JST Nicodeamous

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     @aral they have already started here in the village (rural France) and the dog is petrified 😥

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 04:29:44 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Sue

     @Sue_AS Aww, that’s an excellent reconditioning. 💕

   • Sue (sue_as@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 04:29:45 JST Sue

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     @aral
     My fur buddy canine feared fireworks- would tremble and hide terrified. Now he just barks at them as I yell "Be quiet you fireworks!" He's a Jack Russell Terrier. They love having jobs to do. So we converted a fear of loud noise into a "job" telling loud noise to "Shut up!" Wish I would have thought to do that when he was younger. We "work" well together even though our "job" doesn't stop the loud noise. #WhateverWorks #Dogs #Fireworks

   • James Holden (jamesholden@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 07:49:58 JST James Holden

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     @aral Ours was fine until he was two, when a massive illegal one was set off within feet of him while he was being walked. Since then we’ve had convulsions, loss of bowel control and refusal to go on walks even weeks later. We have to medicate when it gets bad, which is very expensive. We let him pick his place to hide out and play classical music for him on a smart speaker. Fuckin’ sucks man.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 01-Jan-2023 07:49:58 JST Aral Balkan

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     • James Holden

     @jamesholden Same thing in Malmö. One almost hit us (blinded me for a second, it was so close) and I’ve never seen him so afraid. Fingers crossed we seem to have blocked them out so far (and it started raining).

     Lots of love to you and your pup.