News-Gazette (June 26) – Dr. Marcella Ridgway, clinical professor of small animal internal medicine at UI Vet Med, advises: “Walk dogs earlier in the day, when fewer fireworks are going off — if possible, in areas where people are unlikely to be setting them off.”
Tips for Calming Pets During Fireworks
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