Andrea Rosebrock 
Well, the 4 of July is over and things are quieting down. Now it’s time for dog owners to round up or find their dogs who escaped from homes and yards and are now filling animal shelters all over the country.
Animal control officers pick up more dogs after the 4th of July than at any other time of the year. We may love fireworks with their festive colors and booms and bang but many dogs are not quite so enamored of the festivities.
Too often, dogs will do anything to escape the fear and anxiety the the loud, sudden noises of fireworks instill in them, including jumping fences, digging under them, digging through walls and even going through windows.
So this holiday weekend, many shelters will be open and shelter workers will be putting in some OT so that people whose dogs escaped can retrieve them.
Hopefully next year, people will listen and take the proper precautions when it comes to their canine companion’s safety on what for us is a festive holiday but for them can be a terror!
Thank god its over. Four nites now my neighbors have been shooting off fireworks and firecrakers. Our boy has been a nervous wreck. He’s been so stressed he didn’t even want his walk this morning. I showed him the leash and he laid back down looking at me as if saying “Are you crazy, lady?” We let him sleep all day.
I sent this out every year before the 4th:
Fourth of July is the busiest time of the year for shelters!
Sign up for Pet amber alerts ~Register to receive lost pet alerts from your area http://www.LostAndPound.com
Spread the word to all local organizations, police, shelters, vets, even your neighbors!
LostandPound will send out an alert within a 60 mile radius from where your pet was lost.
Let’s stay connected & bring the lost ones home.
Please check out lost pets to see if you recognize any: http://www.lostandpound.com/search.php
(if the pic area is marked with an X click on it, then click on contact pet owner and you will see the pic)