Whoah calm down. @Dotto I don't get the jump to cruel fucker when she hasn't discussed it. And I tend to always agree with you, so perhaps a back story I've missed.
He could be posting saying fucks sake, I had to go out in the cold last year, I can't be bothered, she should go but wants to stay with dog.
Others saying they would never get a dog because of this. Again, calm down.
We are farmers, we have many dogs.
The biggest issue here is guns and shooting.
We have between us 26. Two are scared, one had to be rehomed.
It's. It easy but as some PP have said sometimes contained exposure is better. I've sat with collies cuddling them as the shoot goes by and that's easier than alone.
Fireworks are minimal and linked to shoots, aka tonight but we will be in the kennels with the dogs.
The dog I rehomed would not have cared if someone was there or not and would self harm as soon as she heard a bang which developed to a door bang or anything. She actually now lives in a care home as she just wants to be held.