How to help your dog cope with fireworks: Dogs Trust Shoreham issues advice for owners

By Megan Baker
Published 20th Oct 2022, 11:18 BST
Updated 20th Oct 2022, 11:19 BST
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With Halloween, Diwali and Bonfire Night ahead of us, Dogs Trust Shoreham has issued advice to dog owners to help our canine companions, who might be scared by the unexpected bangs and bursts of fireworks.

Adel Burnett, Dogs Trust Shoreham Manager, said: “Dogs have approximately four times more sensitive hearing than humans, so the loud cracks and bangs of fireworks can often be a terrifying and confusing experience for them. Fireworks tend to be sudden, unpredictable and bright.