[Dailydrool] Fireworks and dog baths

[Elizabeth Lindsey]

We were reminded on our neighborhood listserv today to skip bathing  
our dogs tomorrow (the Fourth of July). Freshly bathed dogs are  
usually collar-less dogs, and collar-less dogs have a much harder  
time getting back home again after they've bolted because the  
fireworks scared them.

I feel so fortunate to have hounds who aren't scared of fireworks.  
Young Charlie was out taking care of things in the backyard one last  
time before bedtime tonight just as a firecracker went off in the  
alley. He looked up but didn't lose his cool, just got back to  
business after he identified the noise's location. But even so, I  
won't be bathing either hound tomorrow, just to be on the safe side.  
Anyway, I cleaned out their ears this morning and that's torture  
enough for a while.

Elizabeth