the public. >>> but before we go, "the late show" and stephen colbert may have been off for the holiday but they still found time to send out this important public service announcement from man's best friend, and it finally explains in a geopolitical context dogs' fear of fireworks. >> there's a common misconception that boom boom scary time bothers us because of our sensitive ears. the truth is fireworks frighten us because honestly, we're a little on edge about north korea. maybe it's their recent tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles or maybe it's just us dogs freaking out about something that's not even there like we sometimes do -- what was that? from the first moment you met