Overview

• Fireworks can send calm dogs into full panic, causing a reported 60 percent spike in lost pets between July 4 and 6 each year.
• Experts advise securing dogs indoors in kennels covered with blankets in central rooms and using white noise or TV to muffle firework sounds.
• Updated ID tags, registered microchips and affordable GPS trackers are being deployed to help locate dogs that bolt during celebrations.
• AI-powered services such as Love Lost are matching found dogs with their owners through photo recognition and national shelter databases.
• Veterinarians require a valid client-patient relationship for prescribing anti-anxiety medications like trazodone or gabapentin and urge owners to plan treatments at least a week in advance.