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multigraincracker

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2. My dad use to raise and train bird dogs.

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Wed Jul 5, 2023, 08:07 AM

Jul 2023

He would start with a cap gun and fire it every time the pups were fed. Then he moved up to several shots. Next it was a shot from a 22 and ended up with a shotgun blast. It always worked. The dogs loved big bangs.

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Ember the cat changed her mind about fireworks. [View all] wnylib Jul 2023 OP

My dog sat on the balcony while I watched. Barking at people not fireworks. LizBeth Jul 2023 #1

I don't think that people go too far with it when wnylib Jul 2023 #3

My dog has a reaction to people, other dogs, bicycles and cars. LizBeth Jul 2023 #4

It's the once a year part that scares them. wnylib Jul 2023 #6

I don't know about where you live, but every place that I have ever lived, the niyad Jul 2023 #9

Seriously?? Eveery single person I know with pets has been having problems niyad Jul 2023 #7

Yes, people with PTSD are affected, too, as well as pets. wnylib Jul 2023 #8

Scofflaws don't give a damn. Fireworks are illegal inside the city limits niyad Jul 2023 #10

Sadly, that's true. People do what they want to do, wnylib Jul 2023 #11

My dad use to raise and train bird dogs. multigraincracker Jul 2023 #2

Good way to get them accustomed to loud noises wnylib Jul 2023 #5