How It Works
With its patent-pending
design, Thundershirt’s gentle,
constant pressure has a dramatic
calming effect for most dogs if
they are anxious, fearful or
over-excited. Based on surveys
completed by over two thousand
customers, over 80% of dogs show
significant improvement in
symptoms when using Thundershirt.
Thundershirt is already helping
tens of thousands of dogs around
the world, and is recommended by
thousands of veterinarians and
dog trainers.
As for WHY
Thundershirt’s gentle pressure
works to calm a dog, experts
such as Dr. Temple Grandin
believe that
pressure has a calming effect on
the nervous system. Using
pressure to relieve anxiety has
been a common practice for
years. For example:
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TTouch dog trainers use
pressure to address a wide
variety of anxieties.
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Veterinarians use pressure
to relax cattle when they
are administering
vaccinations.
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People with autism use
pressure to relieve their
persistent anxiety.
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Children with certain
behavioral problems use
pressure shirts and weighted
vests to relax and focus.
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Parents use swaddling to
calm an inconsolable newborn
infant. |
Until now, there just hasn’t
been a well-designed,
inexpensive pressure wrap
commonly used for dog anxiety.
Thundershirt is changing that!
Thousands of veterinarians and
dog trainers now recommend
Thundershirts for their anxiety
cases.
How To Use Thundershirt
Thundershirt is an excellent
treatment for most types of dog
anxiety and fear issues. For
many anxieties, we recommend
just putting on a Thundershirt
and observing the results (No
training!). You very well may
see significant improvement for
noise, crate, travel, barking
and others with absolutely no
training. For more complicated
anxiety cases, we recommend
using Thundershirt as part of a
behavior modification program.
One
thing is for certain, for a very
large percentage of dogs,
Thundershirt’s gentle, constant
pressure has a terrific calming
effect. This has obvious
benefits for most types of
anxiety. But Thundershirt is
also a very useful tool for
managing excitability or
hyperactivity with strangers, on
the leash, or in a training
environment. Thundershirt’s
calming effect helps a dog to
focus (or refocus) her energies
in a more constructive
direction, allowing training to
be more effective.
Before putting Thundershirt on
your dog for the first time, we
recommend offering a small
amount of food to your dog using
the Thundershirt as a “plate”.
Dogs typically become more
comfortable and trusting of
something that “brings” them
food or anything that they
associate with food. So this is
an easy little trick to quickly
create a positive association
with Thundershirt for your dog.
Thundershirt has been developed
to be very easy to put on. Just
lay it over your dog’s back and
secure with the chest and torso
straps. The Velcro fasteners
make Thundershirt very
adjustable to many different
body shapes.
