Facing the fireworks: How to help your anxious pet on Bonfire night, Dr Julie Ashton #15

11/03/22 • 23 min

In this week’s episode of The Pet Perspective, we're taking a deep-dive into many pet’s worst nightmare, bonfire night, and how to help anxious animals with noise phobias. (Including a few things to do at short notice to help keep your pet calm.)

This week we’re joined by veterinary behaviourist Dr Julie Ashton, owner of Life on Four Legs behaviour consultation service. She shares her expertise on how to help your dog or cat cope with the stress of bonfire night, and which gadgets and supplements are good (or bogus) when it comes to calming your pet.
This episode of The Pet Perspective covers:

How to recognise signs of stress in cats and dogs, and explaining the traffic light system of stress
The role pain can play in fear and phobias
What to do in the days before bonfire night to help settle your pets
Recognising when to get expert help, and who to approach
Why some dogs really like 90s RnB

How to recognise signs of stress in cats and dogs, and explaining the traffic light system of stress
The role pain can play in fear and phobias
What to do in the days before bonfire night to help settle your pets
Recognising when to get expert help, and who to approach
Why some dogs really like 90s RnB

Previous Episode

Trick or treat: Can training & food help pets through the stress of Halloween & Firework night?, Katie Scott-Dyer #14

This week on The Pet Perspective, we’re going to be talking about autumn’s big holidays, Halloween and Bonfire Night, and how you can prepare your pet for the noise and activity they bring.
We’re joined by clinical animal behaviourist
Katie Scott-Dyer, who tells us all about why the autumn holidays can seem scary to our pets, and how you can teach them to cope with stressful situations from door knocking, to fireworks, and prevent fear from forming.
This episode of The Pet Perspective covers:

What makes Halloween and Firework Night so scary for dogs and cats
How to get your dog used to door knocking (without woofing!)
Helping young pets so they don’t develop noise phobias
Is it possible to teach older pets not to be afraid of fireworks?

Links and references: https://www.napo.pet/blog/podcast-14-can-training-help-pets-through-halloween-and-firework-night

Next Episode

Regression and rebellion: what to expect when your dog hits the terrible teens, Antonella Marsicano, #16

Raising a puppy can be challenging, and just when you think you’ve cracked the housetraining and recall... It goes out the window. You might even worry you’ve done something wrong! However, your puppy might be in regression, which can feel like the terrible teens for dogs.

We’re joined by clinical animal behaviourist and CEO of the Animal Wellbeing Centre, Antonella Marsicano, who will explain what regression is, what to expect from an adolescent dog, and how to continue your dog’s training as they get older.
This episode of The Pet Perspective covers: