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Originally Posted by kalina82  oh yay!!! I'm so happy it worked well for Cooper today and hopefully it will continue to work great throughout the night with the t-storms. I bought one for Morgan last spring for the same reasons. I too was disappointed at first by the look of it. It looks like a sweat shirt with velcro straps, LOL. But after the first use I was thrilled. Wish it came in more colors though. Morgan would love a pink or purple one. hehe
I think the key to the shirt is to put it on before the anxiety starts. I found that it works best this way. If i know there is going to be a storm (or fireworks) then I will put the shirt on earlier in the day, or before i leave for work. Since its just like a regular shirt I feel safe leaving it on her unsupervised. If i put it on when the storm has already started and she has already started panting and hiding I will still see good results but it takes her longer to relax and she is still a little on guard. The shaking and panting will stop and she'll sit with me, but she is still very aware of every noise outside.
Anyway, I hope the shirt works for Cooper tonight and I can't wait to hear how it works on Max's barking on walks. |
I'm so happy it worked for you too! I agree with everything you wrote above. It makes sense to put it on before the anxiety kicks in.
I'm not sure how it's going to work out with Max. It should be very interesting. However, it's going to be tough to wear the velcro sweatshirt in 90 degree weather!
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Originally Posted by Princess10 those are two handsome little babies you've got there!  |
Thank you! They are cute in 1/2 shirts
