A clock-based New Year’s Eve plan for dogs, from the afternoon walk and an early dinner to a den ready by 11 pm, the midnight peak, the quiet hour after and what to do if you are away from home.

A week-long 4th of July plan for dogs, from microchip checks and a cool morning walk to a den with ear muffs before dusk, an escape-proof yard and what to do if your dog gets out.

We make ear muffs for dogs, not cats, and we will not tell you to put ours on your cat. Why cat ear defenders rarely work, why nothing should go in a cat’s ear, and what helps a cat feel safer during fireworks.

How loud a plane cabin, a car, a motorcycle sidecar and a festival really are for a dog, which UK flight rules decide where ear muffs can be used, and why muffs lower noise but never ear pressure.

A five-night pacing plan for Diwali with dogs, covering when the fireworks stop in the UK, India and Canada, how long a dog can wear ear muffs each night and when to call the vet.

Halloween with dogs means two problems in one evening, the front door and the fireworks. Here is how to set up your home, stop door-dashing and make 31 October your dog’s first real wear of ear muffs.

How loud jackhammers, drills and nail guns are, how to plan your dog’s day around a building site’s loudest hours, and why ear muffs belong to the worst bursts rather than the whole day.

A dated UK countdown for Bonfire Night with dogs, from two weeks out to the morning after, with the fireworks curfews and sale window that tell you which nights will be loudest.

Military and police dogs face helicopter cabins, loud kennel blocks and training ranges. Here is what units actually use, what a flight does to a dog’s hearing, why many forces keep ears bare on deployment and where a passive over-ear muff honestly fits.