as a kid avika gorloved bursting crackers during diwali but things changed as she grew up she got her pet dog shiroo in 2013 and that brought about the change she says when shiroo was a puppy i realised how much the noise bothered him it used to scare him thats when i stopped using crackers not animals infants and the elderly too are highly sensitive to loud noisesread alsoavika gor i love an lbd im a lil old school that waythe actress shares her style mantra and her five fave wardrobe musthavesi have old people in my house and i see them getting disturbed and sometimes even scared when too many crackers are burst outside this festival is about happiness and celebration with your family so now i am totally against bursting crackersshiroo is an integral part of her life and she makes sure that during diwali he stays comfortable she says even though i dont burst crackers people in my neighbourhood do so i turn the volume high of the television for shiroo and i cuddle with him so that he feels safe and secure meanwhile her diwali shopping also includes toys and treats for shiroo i got bowties collars and shoes for him but that made him uncomfortable so i dont use it anymore i cannot see him uncomfortable says avikashe further adds a few months ago my boyfriend milind gifted him a hoodie which is really thick and he loves that so all my effort of getting him dressed up went in vain but what milind gifted him he loved laughstalking about her diwali plans she says currently i am shooting in hyderabad for a project but i will celebrate diwali with my family i enjoy making rangoli and gorging on sweet but since i am shooting i am not allowed to cheat much last year everything was very lowkey but this time diwali is going to be fun