Dogs at home are scared when they hear the sound of fireworks. Why?

Dogs at home are afraid when they hear the sound of fireworks, mainly because of their nature of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

Every spring festival is a time for family reunion. Families get together to have a reunion dinner, watch the Spring Festival Gala and set off fireworks. Although residents are not allowed to set off fireworks privately now, there will still be a unified fireworks display. However, for human beings, setting off fireworks and firecrackers in the New Year is a happy thing, but for dogs, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers in the New Year can be described as frightening. When I was a child, I had a China garden dog named Tiger. Every year when fireworks and firecrackers are set off in the New Year, the tiger will hide in the kennel and tremble. Later, I asked other friends that their dogs were afraid of the sound of fireworks. So why are dogs afraid of the sound of fireworks?

From a scientific point of view, dogs are sensitive to sound waves in the range of 15~45000 Hz, while people are sensitive to sound waves in the range of 20~20000 Hz. Obviously, dogs have better hearing than people. And dogs have a better ability to capture decibels. After a lot of scientific experiments, it is proved that dogs' hearing is four times that of human beings. This means that putting fireworks at home is actually equivalent to putting fireworks next to the dog's ear. Imagine if fireworks exploded in your ear, would you also be very afraid of the sound?

On the other hand, the sound of setting off fireworks is unfamiliar to dogs. All animals are not only curious about the unknown, but also afraid. Fireworks and firecrackers will only be set off on major festivals in a year, which is completely strange to dogs, and it is not surprising that dogs will be afraid.

It is the survival instinct of animals to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Hearing strange loud noise will cause fear, which is also the survival instinct of animals to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Including wolves will run away when they hear gunshots, and herbivores will run away quickly when they hear the sound of natural enemies. Therefore, driven by the survival instinct of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, dogs will instinctively dare not avoid the sound of fireworks.

In fact, just as human children are accustomed to the sound of fireworks, they will not be afraid, as long as dogs are accustomed to the sound of fireworks. It's just that most dogs should not have a chance to adapt to the sound of fireworks.