Thundershirt Dog Anxiety Treatment – Gray – Large
August 1st, 2010 | 
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- Thundershirt’s gentle, constant pressure can bring calm and focus back to your dog.
- No training required
- Adjustable to fit most any sized dog
Product Description
A terrific solution for many types of anxiety including thunder, fireworks, separation, travel, and crate anxieties. And a terrific solution for eliminating “bad leash manners” such as barking, pulling or reactivity towards other animals and people. Thundershirt’s patent-pending design is a pressure wrap that applies a gentle, constant pressure on a dog’s torso. As for WHY Thundershirt’s gentle pressure works to calm a dog?no one knows for sure. There are theories, … More >>
Thundershirt Dog Anxiety Treatment – Gray – Large
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If you are a caring pet parent, you will want to avoid this product at all costs. You may end up fearing for you pet’s well-being.
Pure agony. Never a moment’s peace. Frightening. This dog’s breathing sped up, anxiety amplified, constantly shrugging HARD trying to get the awful thing off. Applied, this awful product dug it’s edges against this dog’s skin so tightly that a finger could barely be slipped under, even then it was dug in and even when loosened to the most extent it was so tight as to be cruel. This dog couldn’t eat while this awful thing was on due to the compression of it’s chest and stomach. Trouble walking exacerbated into *pained* trouble trying to jump up to find higher ground (and agony again trying to descend again.) Even to have this “device” removed, this dog was *so intensely terrified* by the experience of wearing this foul thing that it *refused* to return to the same person who put it on just to have product removed. It anihiliated all trust this dog had for this person–within *one* hour–and nothing terrifying was going on at the time: the dog was just acting nervy. ONLY AFTER HAVING THIS REMOVED BY ANOTHER PERSON did this dog find peace, was able to eat and breathe normally again.
This product is said to comfort and calm a dog by applying secure and steady pressure across the dog’s body, with straps (read: increased pressure) across the chest and top of the front leg joints and across the mid to lower back compressing the chest and the stomach. Can you see now where this product might go extremely wrong?
IMHO, This product should be removed from the market immediately!
Rating: 1 / 5
I wanted to return it for a refund but my wife insists it may just take time. I doubt it after a couple of thunderstorms later. If it does not work for your dog return it immediately.
Rating: 1 / 5
The design of this product was not designed with the dog’s comfort in mind. The product doesn’t allow for the dog to move comfortably in the wrap… Which in-of-itself can cause more anxiety. Furthermore, the product is heavy and non-breathable, causing further discomfort to the dog… Especially during hot or wet days… Which kind of defeats the purpose. Not worth the money, my recommendation… Search for another similar item that is breathable and more comfortable for the dog, as it will further help reduce the dog’s anxiety.
Rating: 1 / 5
Having once used the Thundershirt, I would never be without one again for dogs who exhibit anxiety reactions to anything from loud noises (thunder, fireworks) to car travel. Use of these shirts made a major difference. My storm-phobic dog – while still clearly not happy about the thunder – stopped trembling and clinging to me and just laid down nearby to wait it out.
The Thundershirt stopped my dog who hates car travel from whining/crying/moaning during the entire trip – in fact, he was quiet the entire time unless I hit a bump or braked suddenly; and then he would whimper a little but calmed himself pretty quickly and was able to relax in his crate.
The only drawback I could possibly see related to these is that you obviously wouldn’t want to put one on your dog if he were going to be exposed to high temperatures – for example, not outdoors in the midday sun in the summer.
But for my dogs, who enjoy air conditioned comfort in the summer, Thundershirts are wonderful whenever needed year-round.
Kathy B.
Rating: 5 / 5
We got the large because our dog’s chest measures 26″ and she is almost 50 pounds. She is a deep-chested pointer. The jacket seems way too big. Difficult to close snugly and long, but I managed to snug it up pretty well. She is also able to get her mouth into the front flap and tear it open and tear the flap as well.
I got it for her because she is reactive when people come to the door. She has no self-control and only after they are in the house with her for 5 minutes does she turn back to “Dr. Hyde” and become a happy friendly dog. I thought this would help her with her reactivity and anxiety. It doesn’t.
Another reviewer commented that it is heavy and non-breathable. I did not find it that way at all. I think it is lightweight, breathable, and stretchy.
I really wanted this to work out.
Rating: 2 / 5