Hey folks! Tomorrow is one of those days when planning and preparation can save our furry friends a ton of anxiety and distress, so let’s talk about some solutions we can have in place to keep them from stressing over the explosions in the sky.
Here is an article from Patricia McConnell (author of Control Unleashed and other force free training books) that goes over some things we can do or not do to keep our buddies below threshold. While the article is certainly about dogs, many of the guidelines (including about counter conditioning) can be applied to our feline furballs too.
What are your go-to’s for making the 4th as comfortable as possible for your animals? Is your companion highly sensitive to noise? Share your tips and tricks for other folks to adopt if they haven’t already made a plan.
mcconnell also has cautious canine - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/678120.The_Cautious_Canine - more of a leaflet than book, where she describes classical counter conditioning of fearful dog.
basically what you described, but it is summarized pretty neatly for people not familiar with the concept.