that is my fav historical film. i teared up the first time we watched it in history class.
Mentally preparing myself for being locked in a closet with my drugged up dogs who will be a nervous wreck all night and it’s the only place in the house they feel safe in, but I also need to be in there for them to feel safe, and the sounds of the fireworks will be slightly muffled from there.
My dogs and I aren’t fans of the 4th of July.
My dog has fairly recently gone deaf, and the only tiny silver lining is that he’s been completely unfazed by the fireworks we’ve been getting for the past week around us. Good luck tonight!
Ive never had to tried it my self but ive heard having relaxing music playing loudly or even like thunderstorm soundtracks can help to mask the booms. Also a heavy blanket/vest wrapped around the dog really helps. I think its called a thunder blanket(?) but its like wrapping them in a constant hug. Ive also had a friend whos dog was prescribed puppy valium for fireworks because it was so bad for the dog.
When we first adopted Pippin, our youngest, he was terrified of thunder storms. He sleeps in bed with me so I began playing thunderstorm sounds and he learned pretty quickly that thunderstorms are no longer a scary thing.
With fireworks, though… we’ve tried everything (including the thunder jacket) and had to resort to meds. Even fireworks on tv or video games send him into a panic. It breaks my heart to seem him so afraid, but all I can do is provide him with a safe spot and snuggles…and puppy Valium.
Hoping for rain between the hours of 7pm to midnight. For context, we’ve been breathing in the smoke from the Canadian wildfires for weeks now.
Smoking pork butt for the first time! I anticipate mediocre results but hey I’ve never done it before.
I’ll actually be at the esplanade in Boston to see the Boston Pops and Massachusetts National Guard perform my favorite musical instrument, the M198 155mm howitzer.
I love how the 1812 Overture was actually originally written as a patriotic anthem for a completely different country (Russia), but the moment us Americans found out it used a fricking howtizer as an instrument we decided there’d clearly been a mix-up somewhere, because this was obviously the most American song that had ever been written.
I’ve done that before, it’s fun. Are you going to be in the hatch shell or by the water (or switch)?
I was at the hatch shell. It was a good thing too because fireworks were all obscured by clouds. You cannot really switch once the concert starts. It is not physically possible.
