4th of July... kind of sucks
Sunday was 4th of July but most business, banks and services are observing it on Monday, July 5th. Why? I don't know why since what is wrong with Sunday? But it's also fireworks week and not great in this household with the dogs. One dog doesn't care but the younger one gets massively scared. Have tried the thunder-shirt for dogs, closing all the windows and blinds and having music or a TV on loud but at some point I need to go to sleep! He shakes and pants all night long, and why must there be fireworks till 6AM? There needs to be noise laws because that is just plain stupid. Also, not to mention we have had one of the driest Winters in the last several years so we are a big fire hazard waiting to go off. It's cool when people think they are fun and exiting till they destroy 1,000's of acres of land, millions of dollars of destruction to homes and business and wildlife killed by it. Have designated areas for fireworks and shows, and those who want to see them can go and enjoy them. While others can just stay at home and enjoy the quiet. Fourth of July is kind of a crappy holiday to be honest.
With the fireworks going off all weekend and nothing really working to keep the younger dog calm, I got a tip to try calming treats. So when the weekend began I tried a few pieces of these treats from Zesty Paws and though the firework activity was low, 2 to 3 treat squares seem to do the trick! He was overall pretty calm and kind of zoinked out nd slept through the night. The next day being Saturday, the level of fireworks doubled so 4 squares this time did the trick but took a couple of hours for him to settle. Normally he won't settle at all and shakes all night. At least there was no shaking but still some panting, and I didn't need the thunder-shirt. Sunday night, the worst of all nights being 4th of July itself. Fireworks were going for hours (Over 5 hours) and getting increasingly louder. He kept pacing, panting and up to 5 squares, I would say overall this was over 50% effective compared to anything else but ultimately, just stop the fireworks!! But so far these calming chews/treats seem to be the most effective so far.
Holding on to the lead is "F9: The Fast Saga" with another 24 million at the holiday box office. The film is now over 117 mil domestic cume and on track to an easy 150 now. How much gas will this go... with more Summer big box office films coming out soon, it could be a tight race. New at #2 is The Boss Baby: Family Business with 17.4 mil to open, not a bad number but still below expectations. New at #3 is The Forever Purge with 12.8 mil to open and also below expectations but not by much. Drop down to #4 is "A Quiet Place: Part II" with an extra 4.2 mil and very close to hitting 150 mil cume. It make take another full week to get there but will get it! Rounding off the top 5 is "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" with another 3 mil as it slows down quiet a bit.
Quote of the week:
"Courage is knowing what not to fear." - Plato
Dairy cows drink up to 50 gallons of water per day.
"What is dead may never die." - Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy in the series "Game of Thrones."
posted by McDuck @ 01:36
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