{"id":185,"date":"2014-10-19T16:38:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T15:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/?p=185"},"modified":"2014-10-19T17:16:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T16:16:00","slug":"firework-fright-and-dogs-3-building-a-den","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/firework-fright-and-dogs-3-building-a-den\/","title":{"rendered":"Firework Fright and Dogs 3 &#8211; Building a Den"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your dogs are anything like mine, and many others, as soon as there is a bang, they will head off for somewhere dark, enclosed, and small! Meg used to go under my chest of drawers until I made her a cosy den with a crate, a duvet and lots of padding.<\/p>\n<p>The following video shows how to create a safe haven during fireworks season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fireworks Fright and Dogs - making a den\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qhq3VhPflyE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The things to remember are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>set the den up in a quiet corner, in the main room if that is where they like to be;<\/li>\n<li>if you are using a crate, cover as much of it as you can with a duvet or blankets, to ensure most of the light is blocked out, and any sounds are well muffled;<\/li>\n<li>consider using old pillows to create bumpers around the inside which will give your dog something to push their backs into;<\/li>\n<li>pad the bottom well, and use enough bedding that they will be comfortable, without getting too hot or too chilly;<\/li>\n<li>give them something to chew whilst in there (like a stuffed Kong, knuckle bone, etc.);<\/li>\n<li>keep the entrance accessible, but easy to cover over when the dog is in;<\/li>\n<li>if there are lights near the den, switch them off when the dog is in residence;<\/li>\n<li>Rules one, two and three are &#8211; WHEN YOUR DOG IS IN THEIR DEN &#8211; DO NOT DISTURB. No peeking, no poking, no nuffink! Leave them alone! It&#8217;s THEIR space. If they want your company, they will find you.<\/li>\n<li>Breathe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have no access to a crate or handy chest of drawers as in the video, use your imagination. You can drape a duvet over the back of a sofa and create a tube\/tunnel with the bed tucked inside, of kit out a large cardboard box. Go and have fun with it.<\/p>\n<p>Encourage your dog inside their new safe place with treats, or by tossing a toy in. Don&#8217;t worry if they show little interest in it to start with -it&#8217;s just to let them know it&#8217;s there.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the process&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_188\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1336.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-188\" src=\"http:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1336-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Meg in her den\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1336-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1336-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1336-619x828.jpg 619w, https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1336.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meg in her den<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rachael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your dogs are anything like mine, and many others, as soon as there is a bang, they will head off for somewhere dark, enclosed, and small! Meg used to go under my chest of drawers until I made her a cosy den with a crate, a duvet and lots of padding. The following video [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,14],"tags":[21,39,41,33,34],"class_list":["post-185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behaviour","category-calming","tag-calming-2","tag-dog-anxiety","tag-fireworks","tag-fireworks-fright","tag-noise-sensitivity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":190,"href":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185\/revisions\/190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mekuti.co.uk\/mekutiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}