The nightmare before Christmas

Jenny used to dread the signs that Summer was gone, and Autumn had arrived. The leaves falling to the floor, the colder weather and the shorter days. They all meant one thing – firework season will soon be coming. She had never considered the disruption and stress fireworks could cause until she adopted a little terrier called Mabel.

When Mabel first came to live with Jenny, she seemed a confident little girl considering

all she had been through. An ex-breeding bitch from a puppy farm, she had only seen the cruel side of living, until she found some peace and love with her new caregiver. She settled in well, but in October one of the neighbours let off fireworks. The effect on little Mabel was

instant and damaging. She ran and hid behind the sofa and would not come out, panting and drooling heavily. Even an hour or so after the bangs she continued to shake. What was bringing joy to others, meant misery and stress for Mabel and indeed for Jenny, who felt so

bad seeing her like this.

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