Pets and fireworks don’t mix

This Canada Day, fireworks may be an entertaining spectacle for humans, but they can terrify pets.

Animal welfare societies often issue warnings against taking pets to see fireworks.

The last time that Kelly Russell and his family saw their golden retriever, Hudsonit was at a campground on the north shore of Prince Edward Island on Canada Day 2023.

Originally from Miramichi, New Brunswick, she had just moved to the campsite Twin Shores with his daughter, his partner and Hudsonwho was nine months old at the time.

It’s an annual tradition for the family: a few days of rest, relaxation and fun, all starting with the campsite’s annual fireworks display on July 1st.

We went to the fireworks with a lot of other people and their dogs, so we never really thought about it.tell Kelly Russell.

We had Hudson tied up. When the fireworks started, he got scared and ran into the water and was never seen again.

Weeks of research

The disappearance of Hudson sparked days, if not weeks, of research, as well as a Facebook group called Help find Puppy Hudsonwhich quickly gathered thousands of members.

Despite help from fellow campers, the surrounding community and social media followers, Hudson was never found.

Kelly Russell I explained that Hudson had been trained to hunt ducks and was used to the sound of gunfire, but the fireworks proved to be a different sensation for the golden retriever.

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She is urging pet owners to be careful this Canada Day.

He had a very good memory and we thought that once he was far enough away from the sound, as long as he heard our voice, he would come back to us.

A dog’s brain doesn’t work like that. He needs to calm down, feel safe, and he doesn’t even realize you’re calling his name.precise Kelly Russel.

A family marked by experience

The family has since adopted a new dog, another golden retriever appointed Banks.

Despite last year’s experience, they returned to Twin Shores for Canada Day 2024. But Banks will stay in the camper during the fireworks.

Kelly Russel is grateful for the help of campground owners and Islanders who tried to locate Hudson after that fateful Canada Day.

She still holds out hope that Hudson is safe and sound.

We always say we hope he lives his best life in the hills of PEI with a farming family or something that’s not on social media and they just don’t know where this dog came from.she hopes.

According to a report by Stéphane Brun, CBC