Fourth of July is Coming

July 4, or Independence Day, is my least favorite holiday. I totally respect the reason we are honoring Independence Day, but I do not like what it has become: a day for crazies to shoot off illegal fireworks. Most dogs don't like fireworks.

My dogs don't mind them, but I have had many dogs over the years who were so deathly afraid of them that I had to create a sound-proof fortress to protect them. So no, I don't like the 4th of July holiday.

The other reason is that I basically go to bed before it gets dark; therefore by the time all the yahoos are shooting off their fireworks, I am asleep, or attempting to be asleep until they wake me up and create what sounds like a war zone. Sometimes the noise gets so bad the dogs do bark and want to go outside which only makes it worse, but they don't understand that.

So this Independence Day, celebrate our freedom, stay safe and especially, keep your pets safe!