Speaking of dogs afraid of storms, turns out my beagle, Smokey, is a worry wart, too! Last week, he took off on Wed. night when I was out to supper with Joe. Neighbors were shooting off fireworks. He ended up at neighbors to the S of me, and they didn't recognize him because he was "sooo sweet" and not chasing their car. LOL They had him inside all night, came home next a.m. when I hollered - they probably heard me holler. Then 2 days later, same thing, I was out with a friend for her birthday, neighbors shot off fireworks, this time Smokey headed farther S, ended up 1.5 miles. They took him to local vet, who would not give him back when I called ... "because we turned him in to the County, and they require proof of current vaccinations". Grrrr ... well, it was a good thing, all my dogs are now vaccinated, but it still ticked me off! Turned into a 3.5 hour Sat. a.m. that I did not plan on. But, in the end, all dogs now have collars, address/name tags, and rabies tags. There is no sure thing keeping the collars on, and even if you microchip, someone may not take them to vet to get checked.
