Thatched cottages in Swindon......... come on Dave, you've been on the egg nog early this year
My mums dog went off a cliff in Cornwall when some kids let off some bangers a few weeks before 5th Nov. Got washed up on the beach below a few days later. Bit sad for mum.
Still love fireworks though, something childish about fire and gunpowder
Do agree that they will be banned one day though, but what next do we ban cos of noise? Planes, football matches, music festivals.
Noise is a big issue J, it is not getting any quieter on the planet and we all need to sleep. I am sure at some point a lot of private aircraft will be fitted with secondary silencers rather than ban them, it would make a hell of a difference to people who live near airfields. But it is not really aircraft, football or music that causes so much distress to animals, they are all relatively quiet in comparison with fireworks.
Justin G wrote:
My mums dog went off a cliff in Cornwall when some kids let off some bangers a few weeks before 5th Nov. Got washed up on the beach below a few days later. .
Sorry mate, now I LOVE animals, but that has made me bust a gut laughing and I dont know why.
My apologies, thats sick.
My dog cowers and shakes with her heart rate at about 200. Screws herself into a tiny space down the side of furniture. I'm caught - I enjoy a good display but the misery that dog suffers makes me with they wouldnt keep setting them off for a week either side.
I dont think the cliff things funny. If that happened to my dog it would be all I could do not to hurl the little Bananarama! down after her.
I have 2 Jack Russells of differing opinions. the female,at the first sign of fireworks is choking on the lead,pulling for home. The male stops when there's a bang,looks around,then barks until the next one goes off,he watches the rockets and reluctantly comes indoors when there's stuff going off
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morgan wrote:If that happened to my dog it would be all I could do not to hurl the little Bananarama! down after her.
...I agree, which is why I csant understand why I thought Justins story was funny. I have got a warped sense of humour though
A mate of mine crashed his motorbioke into the back of a bus full of special needs kids which was stood at a bus stop. Is that funny? Nope, but I had wet my pants when he told me. Why? dunno.
My last dog used to suffer bad with the fireworks. It was pitiful seeing her so distressed. We used to have to drug her but when she got old and ill it was too dangerous to give her the drugs. It used to really upset me.
Billy, the dog I have now, couldn't give a monkeys. It is such a relief. He doesn't like it if he sees the flash overhead mind. He flinches and starts heading for home. But he does not get into a state over it.
Dave wrote:My last dog used to suffer bad with the fireworks. It was pitiful seeing her so distressed. We used to have to drug her but when she got old and ill it was too dangerous to give her the drugs. It used to really upset me.
Billy, the dog I have now, couldn't give a monkeys. It is such a relief. He doesn't like it if he sees the flash overhead mind. He flinches and starts heading for home. But he does not get into a state over it.
Good on yer Billy.......................Hermans the same, 'cept he sometimes runs off with the spent sticks when they land, Ajax just wants whatever I'm eating, ballux to fireworks
Our old boxer Suki used to attack the ones we set off in the garden, once ran around with a catherine wheel that had'nt finished ...................had to keep her behind glass after that
...................had to keep her behind glass after that 
