Animal Day Care Has Dogs in Therapy to Prep for Anxiety from Fourth of July Fireworks

Living in Los Angeles, even dogs end up in therapy.

A Southern California doggy daycare facility is prepping canines for Independence Day by blasting the sounds of fireworks all day long in a therapeutic “desensitization” method that will keep them calm when the real explosions begin on the Fourth of July.

A caption on an Instagram video posted by Dingo Doggies Campus, located on Obama Boulevard in LA, reads:

“Fourth of July is right around the corner! So we have started fireworks conditioning for our pups! We play the fireworks sound track all day everyday and we have it playing in the kennel rooms for our boarders on July 4th evening to blend in with the real fireworks.”

The dogs at the elaborate facility walk on treadmills, snooze and make their way through obstacle courses as a recording of fireworks plays in the background as part of their behavioral reprograming – their calm demeanor also reinforced by pets and praise from a worker, saying, “Good job, you guys.” (Read more from “Animal Day Care Has Dogs in Therapy to Prep for Anxiety from Fourth of July Fireworks” HERE)