[lizzy275]

Wondering if anyone had good success with Thundershirts? I know a lot of people help it to calm their dogs during storms, car trips, etc.

While my pit-mix doesn't really have anxiety, he does get VERY excited when we have company over (granted we don't have guests over very often so makes it hard to work on). I have tried giving him long lasting chews, praising anytime he shows calm behavior, doing mat work, only treating appropriate greetings, etc but after a short while, he's trying to jump on guests for attention, gets aroused easily, pawing, etc.

So seen the thundershirt work as a calming effect and thought along with training might aid in getting him to settle better around people. Anyone had success using it for this or a similar purpose?

 

[boxerbuff]

I personally haven't seen it used for this purpose but it wouldn't hurt to give it a try! Post your results here

 

[TheNerdiestRedneck]

Composure and Zylkene are both natural anxiety medications you can try. I use Composure for my Aussie and it works really well.