Independence Day According to the Dog

[tiger_spot]

Being a Somewhat Compressed Version of Events

Galen: What the hell was that?!
us: Nothing. It's fine.
Galen: No, shit, those are explosions! We're under attack! FEAR! FIRE! FOES!
us: Yeah, okay, they're explosions. But they're fine! Nothing to worry about.
Galen: Are you sure? Perhaps you did not hear the explosions. THOSE WERE EXPLOSIONS, GUYS.
us: Trust us, we know what we're talking about. Do we look worried?
Galen: No... but you TOTALLY SHOULD.
us: It's all right. We know. Everything is okay.
Galen: You're not taking this seriously.
us: No. No, we're not.

Those of you who have heard my dog cuss can perhaps envision this more accurately. Ah, hounds.

Comments

[phoenixpdx.livejournal.com]

For the next round of explosive holidays, may I strongly suggest getting some sedative medication from your vet to calm his anxiety? It's really hard on dogs, especially ones with sensitive ears.

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

Medication would be way overkill. He wasn't really scared, just startled (and concerned at first). It's just that when he has something to say, he is by God going to say it until he is done saying it. The latter half of the evening, he was asleep; there was more normal house-noise then (piano and TV) to cover the bangs, so that might have been part of it, but mostly he had realized there wasn't actually anything to worry about.