New year's has always been a stress for my animals. Every year wehad problems with Lilly because she just can't stand the firecrackers. In Slovenia the people start throwing them in the beginning of December, so you can imagine how it's like around Christmas and New year.
Last year we had severe problems with Lilly because of that : she was hyperventilating, she was trying to hide in every corner possible and she was just going crazy. So this year I was really worried how it will be, spending it in Portugal and all. I decided to take them with me to Nazare, becauseI didn't want to spend another New year's eve at home calming down Lilly or the other animals. I didn't know how Deuce would react to firecrackers and fireworks so that worried me a bit too.
Anyway, we arrived to Nazare and we were walking around the streets like it's just another normal evening. No firecrakers, no fireworks, no unusual sounds. It was priceless. For midnight we decided to stay indoors because the fireworks were really close to the appartments so I wanted to stay with Deuce and Lilly and keep them company. Lilly had a minor panic attack when it all went of and she just came to me and I had to hold her until it was over. Deuce was actually acting like nothing's happening which was a huge surprise for me. Afterwards they went to sleep and I went out a bit. The next morning we woke up at 10am, went out of the appartment and the first thing we saw was the beach. It was just priceless. We ran towards the ocean and I decided to lay down and relax for a bit. Well, that "bit" turned into a few hours... :) But spending the first day of the new year together, on the beach, sunbathing and listening to the ocean... what can I say? Pure freedom.
Happy 2015!
Anyway, we arrived to Nazare and we were walking around the streets like it's just another normal evening. No firecrakers, no fireworks, no unusual sounds. It was priceless. For midnight we decided to stay indoors because the fireworks were really close to the appartments so I wanted to stay with Deuce and Lilly and keep them company. Lilly had a minor panic attack when it all went of and she just came to me and I had to hold her until it was over. Deuce was actually acting like nothing's happening which was a huge surprise for me. Afterwards they went to sleep and I went out a bit. The next morning we woke up at 10am, went out of the appartment and the first thing we saw was the beach. It was just priceless. We ran towards the ocean and I decided to lay down and relax for a bit. Well, that "bit" turned into a few hours... :) But spending the first day of the new year together, on the beach, sunbathing and listening to the ocean... what can I say? Pure freedom.
Happy 2015!