[NAGDU] Taking my dog to college football games

[David]

Andy, we live less than half a mile from a baseball stadium that 
regularly has massive fireworks displays.  They use a lot of the loud 
bang type fireworks.  Claire doesn't pay any attention to them.  She 
doesn't even react to cars that backfire less than 20 feet away, yet she 
can hear me pick up a leash or open a food drawer when she is asleep in 
a bedroom on the other side of the house.  I would be more concerned 
about a rock concert than about fireworks.  Concert volumes are closer 
and far more damaging to ears than the sound of fireworks explosions 
that are effectively 300 to 400 yards away even at the stadium, 
especially when you consider that they are exploding very high up in the 
sky.

Of course, some dogs appear to be very sensitive to sharp noises.  Our 
pet pup shakes when she hears thunder.  A previous pet pup use to crawl 
into the bathtub or fireplace when she heard a car backfire, or heard 
thunder in the distance.

I would never take Claire to a gun range, or to a rock concert as I feel 
the volumes are simply too high, but I do take her to the ball park.  
She enjoys watching the fireworks in the sky.  She is a genius in crowds 
and I wouldn't dream of going there with my cane instead of Claire Rose.

*David and Claire Rose in Clearwater, FL*
*david at bakerinet.com*



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