Fireworks Ready
A practical plan to help your dog feel safer and better prepared this fireworks season.
Close the curtains.
Put the radio on.
Give your dog somewhere to hide.
Try playing firework sounds.
None of that is necessarily bad advice.
The problem is knowing what to do first, when to start, whether your dog is coping, and what to do if they’re already worried.
Fireworks Ready brings everything together into one simple plan you can work through before fireworks begin.
What’s inside?
Understand your dog
Learn how to recognise the signs that your dog is worried, including 5 short body language videos to help you spot changes earlier.
Build your preparation plan
Set up a safe space, check security and ID details, prepare what you’ll need and know when it’s worth speaking to your vet.
Start training before fireworks arrive
Follow two gradual exercises designed to help your dog build better associations with sounds without simply seeing how much noise they can tolerate.
Interactive checklists and progress trackers
Keep track of what you’ve done, how your dog responded and what you need to change next time.
Get ready for fireworks night
Use the final preparation checklist so you’re not trying to remember everything when the bangs have already started.
Quick access Fireworks Night guidance
Know what to do before and while fireworks are happening, including how to support your dog if they’re frightened.
Review afterwards
Record how your dog coped, what helped and what you’d change next time.
Fireworks advice is everywhere.
This isn’t about making your dog “fearless”
I can’t promise your dog will suddenly love fireworks.
Fireworks Ready is about helping you prepare properly, recognise when your dog is struggling, train at a level they can cope with and know how to support them when fireworks start.
Who is it for?
Fireworks Ready is for you if:
Your dog has struggled with fireworks or loud noises before.
This will be your puppy or dog’s first fireworks season and you want to prepare properly.
You’ve read loads of fireworks advice but still aren’t sure what you should actually do.
You want a clear plan you can work through rather than another list of random tips.
Start before the first bang
The best time to prepare for fireworks night isn’t fireworks night.
Starting early gives you time to build your dog’s safe space, practise gradually, speak to your vet if needed and work out what actually helps your individual dog.
Fireworks Ready gives you the plan.
Hi, I’m Averil, from Charley’s Angels Dog Training.
I’m a qualified, ABTC-accredited dog trainer helping owners locally and online with practical, reward based training that works in real life.
No perfect dogs required.