Explosions Lose Their Charms With Dog Ownership

The population of my hometown enjoys the explosives holidays of Independence Day and New Years Eve. I've certainly enjoyed a loud booms and the smell of gunpowder in the past myself. It is different now that I have a dog. Every distant pop and bang must be answered with a bark. Her acute spaniel ears detect even the most distant detonation. When the occasional big boom shakes the house the supposed gun dog comes running to my lap for safety. Consequently I get to spend these holiday nights alternately comforting and chastising the her. It can be stressful for both of us.