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Join Dogs Trust’s fireworks survey this New Year’s Eve

March 10, 2024 by Pham Hien

Dogs Trust, along with the University of Salford, are calling on members of the public – both dog owners and non-dog owners – to take part to a “ground-breaking study” into how

The research will aim to “provide an in-depth understanding of the relationship between dog behaviour and features of fireworks, as well as the methods that dog owners use to try to mask the sound of fireworks”. The results will give Dogs Trust’s canine behaviour experts “valuable insight for guidance to dog owners, and inform its policy recommendations around fireworks use”.

Anyone can take part in the study by completing a complete a , available 31 December 2022 to 8 January 2023.

Dr Sara Owczarczak-Garstecka, Canine Behaviour Research Studies Manager at Dogs Trust is leading on the study. She says, “Research is a vital part of Dogs Trust’s work. It helps us make sure that the work we do and the advice we offer is based on evidence and can benefit and improve the welfare of dogs. All our research is carefully designed to prevent any negative impact on dogs.

“Nearly half of dogs in the UK are estimated to be negatively affected by fireworks. To build on our expert advice to support owners on how to help their dogs cope with the noise of fireworks, we need to develop an in-depth understanding of different dog behaviours in response to hearing fireworks. This includes how different acoustic features of fireworks impact dogs.

“We hope to have many volunteers take part in this exciting study, which will benefit dogs by enabling us to generate evidence-based advice for owners on how best to help their four-legged friends cope with fireworks.”

preparing your pets for Bonfire Night

The charity has collaborated with the University of Salford on the acoustic elements of the research, which will also involve some dog owners recording the sound of fireworks. The researchers will then extract the acoustic features of the sound from the recordings to determine how sound characteristics affect dog behavioural responses, recorded by dog owners in the survey.

Dr Zuzanna Podwinska, a leader on the project from the Acoustics Research Centre at the University of Salford, said, “There is surprisingly little information or research into this area, so it is a study of vital importance. Dogs can get very distressed by fireworks so anything we can do to make the experience better for them, can only be a good thing.

“There are indications that dogs may be sensitive to sounds that humans can’t hear, so we are interested to find out if it’s not just the loudness of the fireworks or their sound level, but other acoustic characteristics.”

 

 

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