How does your dog react to fireworks? What do use do/use to help calm your dog?

With Viva she isnt scared of the fireworks, she just constently barks and growls at them, she does get worked up when lots are going off.
My mum has brought her dogs some calming tablets from Pets at home, i think they are called serene-um.
Has anyone used them before and are they any good?
I was thinking of getting Viva some for over the weekend so she doesnt get as worked up.

They didnt do anything for Marley Steffie, nor do DAPs or the new expensive tablets, he was a wreck last night bless him he refused to go out of the house and hadnt a wee from 11am to 10.30pm when we literally had to drag him out ( he wont do anything in the garden)

I'm dreading tonight though my last resort is the bach flower remedy that I have bought off the internet I'll give him some of that to try and keep him calm.

Hope Viva is ok :love:

I am dreading them as well


Hazel doesn't like them but so long as she can cuddle under the coffee table she copes, but won't eat or move at all


Misty barks at them


Bryn looks at the other two as if they have a screw loose


Ellie do not know yet, hopefully she will be OK as she doesn't mind noises

Sadie has reacted well to the dap diffuser, good luck everyone

Bailey and Tilly are fine with fireworks not sure about Shades i'll let you know

Marley is under the table bless him

mine dont care at all just got in from walking Rostam they were going off all over the place ppl looked by in shock as didnt bother the lad but hes not noise sensative its known to be genetic and some breeds are more effected then others suchs as GSD's BC ect

if your working GSD is noise sensative it couldnt work say in the army police ect

saying that xena couldnt give a crap either

Poor marley hun have you been giving him the flower remedy b4 hand hun as works better once in their system? poor lad cant be nice seeing him so upset give him big hugs off me once its all finished

that's good

Mine have been ok tonight so far, may it continue

Sam & Tess dont seem to mind the fireworks. However, Molly has been under the computer table or in a corner out of the way. I ignore the way she reacts but just turn up the radio or tv depending which room she is in....although it doesnt help when firework noises are on the tv

I did end up getting the serene um tablets yesterday. I gave Viva 2 as said on the packet last night and i didnt hear a peep out of her all night. She did have a lil bark but then just went back to sleep, they defo worked for her, altho there was not many fireworks going off and the ones that did were in the distance, she was alot calmer in herself than usual, she didnt even get excited about going out for a wee like she usually does.
She's had 2 again this morning as its says to give them to the dog 2-3 days prior if possible and i will give her 2 again tonight as theres more than likely going to be more going off tonight than yesterday.

With these things, what works for one doesn't work for another, you gotta do what works for your dog

I wish they worked on mine though

Yea thats true Sandra, thats why i thought sod it i'll try it, you dont know till you try. Shes zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz at work atm

Bless her I have even tried Plumb Cherry drops, the woman said they were brill but didn't touch her may use them on myself for when I get nervous