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This family’s way of soothing their dog after fireworks has won the internet

Published 16:27 7 Jul 2016 BST

Rebecca Keane

This family’s way of soothing their dog after fireworks has won the internet

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There's nothing worse than your dog losing their mind and not being able to help them.

It'd be a truly ideal world if dogs could talk. It can be so hard to know if they want to eat, sleep, drink, run around, go for a walk or to the toilet.

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Their reaction when they bump into other dogs can be traumatic, especially if they've just been neutered or you adopted them from the pound, not to mention the worst agitator for dogs - fireworks. Many dog-owners know that fireworks absolutely terrify dogs, making them bark for hours on end and ending up extremely confused as to what's happening. As a dog owner myself, I dread events like Hallowe'en and New Year's Eve as they always traumatize my poor puppy. Following the celebrations of the 4th of July in the US, one family's fight against fireworks annoying their dog is actually pretty genius and the internet has reacted accordingly. Explaining the video, Emily told of her dog's fear of fireworks and how her family soothed him in a tweet "he's scared of the fireworks so my mom put on some dog videos for him" Twitter user @spaghemily shared a clip which shows her Golden Retriever completely relaxed while the fireworks are unleashed, but the cutest part of the video is the fact that the dog is wearing earphones and watching 'dog videos'.

he's scared of the fireworks so my mom put on some dog videos for him ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VTjYa6YIcK
— emily (@spaghemily) July 5, 2016

What a DOTE! Dog-lovers everywhere rejoiced at the footage and considering all the tales of animal cruelty we come across these days, it's a welcome video for our eyes.

@spaghemily pic.twitter.com/NMG14aQjwb — ㅤㅤㅤ (@derbymascot) July 5, 2016

@spaghemily @rmarie717 okay this is the cutest
— Dawn V Shepard (@Harlem4life927) July 5, 2016

@kxsmo @spaghemily my favourite bit is the headphones — petty (@flvral) July 5, 2016

@spaghemily I can't pic.twitter.com/qgowoK9Z5y
— hannah :) (@hipstermattt) July 5, 2016

Long live doggy earphones!

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There's nothing worse than your dog losing their mind and not being able to help them.

It'd be a truly ideal world if dogs could talk. It can be so hard to know if they want to eat, sleep, drink, run around, go for a walk or to the toilet.

via Giphy

he's scared of the fireworks so my mom put on some dog videos for him ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VTjYa6YIcK
— emily (@spaghemily) July 5, 2016

What a DOTE! Dog-lovers everywhere rejoiced at the footage and considering all the tales of animal cruelty we come across these days, it's a welcome video for our eyes.