I’ve had my rescue dog only a few months but I know without a doubt she is going to be incredibly anxious and scared when fireworks start going off on July 4th– she hates thunking/booming noises. I live in the middle of a large city where they will be going off allllll night, and likely in the weeks before and after.
I already have loose plans to roadtrip to visit family this summer with my dog, and started to wonder, would it be a crazy idea to start the roadtrip ON the 4th of July?
my thought process is that we’d be safely ensconced in my car, on major highways away from residential areas where fireworks are going off. we’d plan to stay in hotels off the highway as well which I’m assuming would not be hotbeds of firework activity…
I know taking an anxious dog to a new location during fireworks is inadvisable but it’s less about the destination in this case and more so that I’m getting her away from a trigger.
has anyone done something like this? what am I not considering with this idea?
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