Thundershirt Anxiety Coat for Dog, S, Grey
The Science behind ThunderShirt
ThunderShirt has been scientifically proven via a study conducted to assess the behavioural signs of dogs. Results showed the effectiveness of ThunderShirt on dogs in reducing anxiety, showing ThunderShirt has a calming effect on dogs in anxiety-provoking situations. More than 85% of dogs were less anxious when wearing ThunderShirt and it helps 3 out of 4 dogs to relieve their anxiety.
Tips & Tricks
No training required however we have some great tips for introducing Thundershirt to your dog!
Tip # 1 – Try ThunderShirt on your dog the first few times when they’re feeling calm & loved.
Tip # 2 – Put ThunderShirt in your laundry basket so it starts to smell familiar.
Tip # 3 – Use ADAPTIL alongside ThunderShirt for ultimate support.
Tip # 4 – Put ThunderShirt in your dog’s bed or crate and give them lots of snuggles.
Tip # 5 – During a calm period, try ThunderShirt on your dog for 1-2 hours, Engage with treats, play and more snuggles!
Tip # 6- Try taking a walk in the ThunderShirt. More treats and positive reinforcement
ThunderShirt is great for..
- Fireworks
- Thunderstorms
- Home Alone
- Car & Air Travel
- General Anxieties
ADAPTIL Transport Spray
ADAPTIL is scientifically proven to help dogs reduce stress and increase relaxation. Reducing panting, trembling, restlessness and other stress-related behaviours, often seen with dogs that are worried. It contains a copy of the naturally occurring and comforting pheromones that a mother provides to her puppies, it helps puppies perceive their environment and new potentially scary experiences or stimuli in a positive and calm way.
ADAPTIL & THUNDERSHIRT
These products work in different ways and complement each other!
How to use the two together…
- Spray ADAPTIL Transport on the Thundershirt (around 8-10 Sprays)
- Once sprayed, leave the jacket for 15 minutes before you introduce it to the dog.
- The spray has a lasting effect for up to 5 hours and is clinically proven to help dogs cope with stress to provide even more comfort.
| Weight: | 132 g |
| Size: | Small |
| Dimensions: | 1.14 x 19.43 x 26.29 cm; 131.54 Grams |
| Model: | HGS-T01 |
| Colour: | Grey |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Age: | 5 years and up |
| Colour: | Grey |
| Composition: | 100% Cotton |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | Small |
| Volume: | 30 Fluid Ounces |
Seems to do the job, but only used it once
Spent 11 years trying to find something to help dog with fear of loud noise. Used thunder shirt for first time on the 5th of November. Shortly after putting it on he settled and went to sleep. No shaking and trying to hide. Wish I had known about this existed when he was a lot younger. Have recommended it to friends.
This has always worked and is good quality. In my view, worth the money.
I was a little sceptical about this product but literally 5 mins before i put the coat on my dog, he was livid and barking like mad at the fireworks, but as soon as the coat was put on correctly he stood on all 4 paws and just stared out the window and never barked at all. Amazing well worth it for the way it quelled my dog and made him feel at ease. Wonderful product.
Used it on bonfire night.
Although my dog was still unhappy about the fireworks she was definitely better than usual – she wasn’t trying to hide in the cupboard!
Great item. Good quality fabric and fastenings. It’s early days , but the jacket definitely appears to have a calming effect on our cockapoo. It’ll be interesting to see if it helps with the New Years Eve fireworks. Delivery was fast and efficient . A good purchase.
It does work. I was really surprised as my jack Russell is so scared of the fireworks and other really loud noises. I put this on him as soon as it started and he calmed down a lot. It doesn’t stop him completely but it does help him so he is not panting and shaking so much. Good buy.
I can’t put improvements solely down to the thundershirt because we had also started him on herbal tablets to help anxiety a month before. However, between the tablets and thundershirt we had a much improved collie through fireworks so far. Last year we had a frantic boy pacing around, wetting himself in fear, shaking, panting etc.this year he has tended to stay in one place and even slept through ones further away, no accidents and only mild panting when we had lots going off overhead.
I already had a thunder shirt for my older cocker spaniel. She was petrified of the fireworks. Her brother Alfie (Brown and white) was petrified last year, he was only 8 months he was shaking and so scared. I had both of them in them and they did seem to help this year. Good quality and dogs seem happy to wear them.
This Thundershirt wraps comfortably tightly around the dog, reducing fear during loud sharp noises, as in weeks of suffering fireworks! It is particularly useful where one doesn’t want to drug the dog to cope with noise fear!!
This is a very well made garment and fitted fine unfortunately it had little affect on calming my dog who suffers with separation anxiety but I don’t know how it would have worked with fireworks as she doesn’t have a problem with them
This thunder shirt made such a difference to our cockapoo round bonfire night. Before we put it on her she was wide eyed and anxious, after about half an hour with it on she was falling asleep. Can’t praise it highly enough, well worth the money. What we did was we put it on her a couple of times before she was worried, so she was used to i
We were ready to try anything and really dent expect this to work. Although she was still shaking when she wore this, she was happy to sit with us and eat treats. without the jacket she is so terrified she won’t eat and just hides. She also likes wearing it and wags her tail when she seems me getting ready to put it on her! 🙂
My dog was just into the medium size, but the small size would have fitted better.
I don’t think it helps at all.
I’m really impressed with this product- we live abroad and it arrived super quick. It’s a lovely material and fits a treat- my dog is happy wearing it and we definitely noticed a difference on our first walk, she didnt react as much as normal. We only received it today but looking forward to using it and seeing the result in the future and super pleased for it to come in time for bonfire night. Thank you
It fits her well and there is room for adjustment. It doesn’t bother her and she seems happy in it. I bought it for my 15 year old Spaniel who suffers from anxiety. It seems to settle her when she is wearing it and when I take it off the effects seems to last and she remains settled. I’ve had the vest a week and I’m happy with it.
I found it difficult to put on my dog but he doesn’t like coats of any kind. I will use it on Nov 5th as he gets very worried about loud noises and bangs.
We bought this for our Staffy/Patterdale cross who has all kinds of anxiety – seperation, loud noises, other dogs. We bought it with Bonfire night in mind as this causes her distress every year. However, we have found that for her, this is amazing. She is a happier, more relaxed dog whenever she wears it. Walks are less stressfull – the pulling and yapping she did, has gone. She isn’t as distressed by loud noises as she was. This shirt is amazing for her – I just wish we had got her one earlier.
Only used it a couple of times but it seems to act like a security blanket which is good !
I was skeptical about this product, but having been up for few hours in the middle of the night with a very unsettled dog due to thunder and lightning, decided to order it at 3am!! Seems to be working, however as luck would have we have not had any thunder since ordering 🙂
The thundershirt is good but the only thing wrong is that the pet can only were at one hour only then have to have it taken off for a while then put back again only for a hour at a time .
I thought I would give this a try for our 4 month old Hungarian Vizsla who was suffering terrible separation anxiety when we left him to go to work. We were really worried about him being so destructive in his crate as he clearly was suffering with being left. With nothing to lose we gave this a try and it’s completely transformed him. He’s calm and relaxed now when I come home. He’s no longer destroying his bed. It’s been a complete success for us.
Last night was her first night In the jacket, she slept right through not even a murmur , she didnt even feel the need to sit up and bark as she does , she’s just lay there chilled.
The material is much softer and thinner than it looks on the advert, she’s super comfy and her movement isn’t restricted. Fits really well I bought a small as she’s only 10 kg
Can’t recommend this more
I have a Bichon Frise and he gets very anxious and sudden and loud noises and barks when strangers to him come into the house.
We were getting alot of work done in our house and various tradesmen were in and out.
I bought this suit to help him and to my amazement it worked immediately, he was a different little dog.
The coat fits great however, I have notice no difference with my dogs anxiety. Well made and good quality but I only purchased it in the hope it would help my dogs anxiety.
My whippet had dreadful anxiety especially during fireworks, I was really sceptical about the usefulness of the thunder shirt, but have to admit that I saw results as soon as he had it on. He doesn’t appear concerned with the loud bangs anymore. He also wears it when home alone to help with separation anxiety and when out walking as he is dog reactive, seems to help with these issues too. Definitely worth a try.
My 13 yr old Jack Russell hates fireworks or any kind of loud bangs and has done for years, her anxiety is getting worse with age though, after trying all sorts of other therapies for years I bit the bullet this year and bought the Thunder Shirt. My husband laughed off the thought that it would work but OMG we were both AMAZED at the results!! She sat and listened to the bangs and then went to sleep! have not had any panting, shaking, crawling all over us. Would definitely recommend this product to anyone, she will now wear it as much as possible, hopefully it will help with the bin man fear too!
Fitted well on my large boy GSD but not so well on my Larger Girl GSD due to the lady middle she has. Measure your dogs first is the answer. He is getting on well with it as he is an old boy with much anxiety and he loves the swaddling effect. Good value and always worth a go
I have used anxiety coats before but this is way more durable and seems comfier for my dog. Within 2 minutes of wearing it , he lays down on his bed. Perfect if he is restless in the night as it chills him out so he sleeps right through, meaning we sleep better too. Recently had building works happen near the home and this helped us no end with a nervous dog. Highly recommend
Living near an active airfield with fast jets, our JRT called Mabel hates the sound of them taking off. She’s terrified, runs and hides and sometimes will throw herself at you to feel safe.
We brought her a thunder shirt, slightly sceptical if I’m honest. But it’s amazing! She loves it. The sounds of the jets taking off does still make her a bit scared, but not as bad as she was. This jacket has changed our little Mabel’s life! She loves to wear it, she’d live in it if she could!
I bought this jacket to try and calm a small dog who gets very anxious when travelling in the car (thank you everyone who answered my question). The jacket arrived quickly and is good quality. Easy to fit (once I had read the instuctions!) Slightly small but the jacket is meant to be tight fitting so that wasn’t a problem.
Have been using the jacket for some months now and it is helping a bit. Poppy still pants but no longer shakes as much. While the jacket hasn’t completely solved the problem i will persevere with it and would recommend it to anyone else with the same problem.
Iv put it on my westie to see if the fit i ordered was right it looks to be a good fit he seems to like wearing it but not tested it out to see if it calms any of his anxiety problems .
Thought I would try this for my terrier, she is terrified of thunder storms, fireworks and loud noises and can be physically sick. A soon as I thought the storm was coming over I put this on and can say that within 20 mins she was relaxed lying on the carpet, she wasn’t even trying to listen which she normally does. Impressed with the calming effect it had
Just purchased this as my puppy out grew the xs one . An excellent purchase for using in stressful situations e.g. car travel sleeping on own problems in new puppies. Last one worked almost instantly for sleep separation . No longer required for night sleeping but bought this next size anyway for car travel , vet visits and probably fireworks night. The sizing chart is really accurate for fitting. One happy puppy.
I have ordered 2 more, thundershirt has proved invaluable with our 18 month old very anxious and stressed american bulldog rescue dog. He has been with us 8 weeks and has some very distressing symptoms relating to his high stress levels, including spinning excessively and pulling his fur from his tail as he does it. He was consistently patrolling the house and jumping at every sound outside. Day one of wearing his thundershirt and he slept, all day, a few days later and he is already much more settled, no more patrols – a much more relaxed and sleepy dog. We need more to make sure we always have a clean, dry thundershirt to keep him feeling safe and happy!
Perfect fit for a jack Russell. She’s getting used to it so will persist to see if helps car anxiety. Arrived very quickly and small enough (in small size) to be posted through letterbox
Great product, fit perfectly on Maltese X Shitzu breed. Soft, flexible and tight where it needs to be. Definitely gave confidence to my dog. Not the perfect solution for everything but it does help!
after 1 day of my puppy wearing this i do have to say she was a little calmer than normal its not worked 100% on everything but she is a little better than she was so im happy
Honestly didn’t know what to expect with this but as I have a nervous boarder collie and we were close to bonfire night I thought it was worth a try. Absolute god send! I use it all the time now when she gets twitch and it really calms her down. She loves it and given she has never worn any kind of jacket before I wasnt sure if she would freak out. Ordering another for my other dog! However be careful – the large fits my small boarder collie, you might struggle to get one large enough for an actual large sized dog!
Got this for my Shihtzu for fireworks. It was brilliant, calmed down, stopped shaking & panting & fell into a deep sleep on my lap. It was like Thundershirt had given him permission to be okay.
Excellent. The dogs didn’t mind wearing it and in fact they wanted to keep them on. It stopped them doing their anxiety shake where they can work themselves up. Nice soft material. A good buy and am sure will last for years. Hope to use it on travels also to see if it helps calm them.
Bassett/Springer who in her 1st year appeared to be fine with fireworks
She is now 4 where even as it started getting dark she was obviously worried
Come the 1st bang and she was a shivering wreck
After the 1st application of the jacket a completely different dog Was still aware of the bangs but no shivering and 95% calm
Easy to put on and she doesn’t appear to object to wearing it
Amazing how something so simple works so well
My dog had no issue wearing it as it’s just the same as an outdoor coat. It’s easily adjustable and we were very pleased with the fit, as my dog is a cross between a Labrador and a staffy she sometimes has trouble getting ‘stuff’ to fit!
I would highly recommend this product to anyone whose dog suffers from separation anxiety
He doesn’t hide, shake or get frightened. He barks. A lot. Shouting at whatever it is that’s making the noise he doesn’t like.
Then he gets all panty and miffed taking ages to calm down again.
Bought the thundershirt to try as he is a cuddle bunny bless him.
Last night was the ultimate test. New year fireworks and they didn’t hold back on the bangs.
Thundershirt was on him since 9pm ready and when they all started at midnight, yes he barked. Of course he would but the difference? He was calm again within an hour and not the normal 3-4 hours.
So yes, I would say this does help. Helped me get to sleep as well knowing he was calmer so soon.
Brilliant.
Was a bit sceptical about this product but very glad I bought it for our 7 year old beagle Harry as soon as the fireworks started up with us I put on his thunder shirt, he seemed calmer didn’t appear to be scared, and didn’t try to hide under the kitchen table,i would like to thank you from Harry and family for a great product .
A little tip. Put the shirt on your dog a few times, for a short period of time before any distress happens so they don’t connect the shirt to anything nasty about to happen. A great product, highly recommended
Bought this on recommendation from behaviorist to help a grieving dog who has anxiety issues. It took about a week for him to settle in it with bribery! but now he loves it and I have two – one on, one washing. I honestly say it worked for him. Word of advice though. Make sure it’s a comfortable fit and the velcro is all covered as it is a bit sharp on the edges.
Gave the above review based on first coat I bought. New one has improved velcro. HOWEVER – the material the coat is made from is thin and tore first time he wore it and behaved like a dog. No excessive activity, just playing ball….not impressed
Amazing! My Rudy is so calm with this on! I bought it to help with his separation anxiety, it hasn’t helped. But, with his general anxiety issues this has been so good! He doesn’t particularly like it he rolls around the floor and rubs himself along walls, doors, whatever he can find to try and get it off but he eventually just gives up and goes to sleep! Even with visitors! I love his thundershirt! I can’t recommend it enough!
Bought as training aid rather than for an anxiety problem. Recommended by trainer to help my JRT to focus on training. Small size was too big for 6kg JRT. Returned it and bought XS. JRT very happy to wear it, but the first time I put it on him, he was so ‘chilled out’ he looked as though he had been sedated. He quickly became accustomed to it. It is early days, but it does seem to have a calming effect.
Excellent, arrived very quickly. Cannot believe the difference it has made to my Jack Russell/Chihuahua. I have always said that she was hyper, after one session with the shirt, she appeard calm and relaxed. Now have to see how she travels in the car, which is normally a nightmare.
don’t know if it works yet but a good fit and arrived quickly
Have only used it once on my dog when she arrived as a rescue from Hungary after an 1800 mile journey with ferry crossing. She settled immediately. Not sure how much was the coat and how much the nature of the dog but she was very comfortable and happy in it. Will use for any potentially stressful situations in the future.
Absolutely brilliant product. I have 4 dogs and my 12 year old has been very anxious for the past 6 months culminating in abject terror since the fireworks this November that went on for a week. He was no longer enjoying life. This arrived this morning and within 5 minutes of wearing it he was wagging his tail and lying in front of the fire on his side which he hasn’t done for months. I was able to drop things on the floor near him without him getting up and leaving the room. His ears just twitched and he just carried on lying there. I can highly recommend.
Cannot tell yet if it does as promised. Need to try it for longer period.
I have a staffie mixed american bull, who is petrified of fireworks/thunder – to the point her teeth chatter and she continuously barks for 6 hours solid. Please be aware that this coat does not stop the anxiety, however it brings her down quickly and allows her to feel reassured. Have tried everything with her to no avail, however this thundershirt is amazing. It is made out of tshirt material and fits beautifully. She looks like a very smart lady now on her walks 🙂
I really like the thunder tshirt. I am happy with product and it Helped my Dog
Once on can definitely notice a difference in dogs temperament, a lot calmer. Purchased to help with fireworks as both my dogs tremble with fear and they have helped keep them relaxed. Would recommend for any dogs with fear or anxiety.
Does what it says! Calms my anxious springer 🙂 Like other reviews I’ve read, it must have the same effect as when babies are swaddled – it has really helped to alleviate some of the stresses and anxieties felt by my springer spaniel. I don’t use it all the time, but tend to use it when I’m leaving him for a long period of time, or if he’s going in the car etc. He’s much more relaxed and cuddly with this on! Really easy to put on and adjust to different sizes, and it looks good too. Lots of people have commented how smart he looks in it and asked where I got it from! Brilliant product, just wish I’d got one a lot sooner!
Didnt make slightest bit of difference. Very expensive for something that didnt work. Fast delivery thanks.
This is great and seems to calm our dog within a few minutes. Bit tricky to fit but once you get the hang of all the bits of velcro and how snug the shirt should be it becomes easier. Looks very smart on and love the colour. Folds up small so can take it with us and put it on our girl if we sit outside a cafe then she just settles down without worrying about noises and passing distractions. Used to be like Marley and Me!!
Well what more can I say?!? He looks so handsome in his Thundershirt! I have a 4(ish) year old Jack Russell who is a rescue and has “issues”.
He does not like any loud noises, bangs or shouting (so the TV gets told off alot), thunder turns him into a quivering wreck and as for fireworks, he tries to wedge himself headfirst into the smallest spaces and has become stuck several times!
So after reading alot of reviews, I decided to give the Thundershirt a go. So after putting it on him and having him prance around (like he does) with a look on his face as if to say “look so pretty I am”! My mum’s husband decides to come down the stairs, usually at this point my crazy dog goes nuts barking runing up and down waiting for him to get the bottom of the stairs. But on this day he litterally goes “woof” once, maks and odd whine, huffs and crashes on his bed.
So far i am impressed, will have to wait for the thunder or fireworks test though.
I think I was maybe expecting miracles with this purchase. Our dog hates fireworks and thunder so much that she shakes uncontrollably when she hears them. She even shakes the next night in anticipation of a repeat performance. All she wants to do is go out to the garden and dig a hole or hide in the attic space. She seems to like the shirt and comes right away when I ask her if she wants to wear it but she still shakes at the noise. Maybe I should put it on some time before fireworks or thunder actually sta
These are wonderful and really work well. I already have one each for my two dogs and they are wonderful. They work for thunder storms or fireworks. I ordered this one as I felt the large was too small for my tri coloured collie but this extra large was way too big to be effective so I have not used it. Do you now anyone with a larger dog or do you refund?
Unfortunately this did not work for my dog in the 10 nights of hell known as Bonfire night (x10). However, it is good quality thick cotton material and there is loads of velco so you can adjust it a lot. I followed the instructions to the letter, but I guess it doesn’t work on every dog. My friend has it for her dog and it worked for her – she just had one bark out of her and then she went and laid down.
This has really helped to calm my dog down.
She suffers terrible anxiety at this time of year and refuses to leave the house at night.
The coast has calmed her greatly – to the extent that on November 5th, we managed to get her to settle and fall asleep, nestled between us on the sofa.
It’s not a complete cure but it certainly reduced her stress. Highly recommended.
Have used this a few times on my Westie cross and it seems to keep her calm when we travel. It’s not going in the car that upsets her, but going to unfamiliar places. So we only use it on long journeys. We went away for a weekend and she wore it on the journey and when we arrived at the B&B. She was calm and happy rather than nervous and shaky as she has been in the past. So my limited test suggests it works for her.
Having a dog who is TERRIBLY afraid of thunder, I decided that I would give this thundershirt a try. Getting it on has been the hardest part, because when the thunder starts, she is already prostrate on the ground, or behind / under something “safe” and is absolutely rigid with fear and shaking violently. However, once the thundershirt is on and secure, there has been a noticeable relaxation of the rigidity and shaking.
Previously, I used to wrap her in an old towel, which kept slipping and required me to be present to adjust it. The thundershirt has been most beneficial because it stays in place, and I can leave her in peace.
The relentless panting has been reduced too, by use of the shirt, and in addition I stick a cool bag under her head to help her not to overheat, which was always a big issue before.
I would recommend that you give this product a try, and maybe use in conjunction with a special thunderstorm de-sensitising CD if you have a dog with big thunder issues.
I purchased this for my rottweiler x with german shepherd who is extremely fearful of everything, I was a bit sceptical as to whether it would help, but was willing to try anything. This coat as soon as I put it on her calmed her. When we had visitors, she done her usual, barking and being scared, I put her coat on and she was a totally different dog, stopped barking immediately and even approached the visitors for a stroke! So glad I bought this coat for her, she wears it when we go to the vets and they have noticed a big difference in her when she has it on.
I was very sceptical about the so-called Thunder Shirt. How could it possibly work, I said to myself? Needless to say, I was proved decisively wrong and am literally amazed. Put it on the dog and after a few days he was not afraid or anxious about walking near the traffic or in town. How it works I do not know, but it has positively improved a very nervous border collie who didn’t want to walk very far into a dog who now enjoys it.
Fantastic it did the job my puppy was pertified of the fire works and they were going off for over two weeks where I live, it didnt stop her complete but the saturday I ordered this thunder jacket she was on the ceiling and wudnt lie down nothing and was awake half the night, with the jacket yes she barked but 90% less then she waz and she went sleep and had cuddles more like the pup I knew and slept thru after i
If it doesn’t work at first, stick with it and make sure you also use it now and again between periods of stress, with treats or games, so your dog associates the coat with pleasant things.
I purchased this on a recommendation of my sister who found it on the internet, as my baby a young female Staffordshire Bull Terrier as various anxiety problems including separation anxiety. She loves wearing it, and I have found it does calm her down somewhat when both actually wearing it and when not. Although still somewhat anxious she is not as bad and hope she further improve with its continue use.
I would recommend it to anyone whose dog gets stressed both in and out of the house, and when left alone.
I bought this for my collie who travels very badly. In conjunction with an adaptil collar it certainly helped.
The really impressive bit came on bonfire night with my other dog. He has been terrified of fire works and gun shots for years, put this on him mid afternoon and when the fire works started he raised his head and listened, but did not shake or mess the house. As he stayed calm the other dog didn’t react to him, so everything was good!!
When I received the shirt (despite reading the good reviews) I was sceptical how this thin t shirt with Velcro could work, but OMG I stand corrected!
My nervy labradoodle was much calmer during fireworks weekend when she was wearing it. She was still anxious but settled far far quicker with it on than she would normally. She stayed at my sisters the following weekend and usually being away from home and with fireworks still going off she would have been extremely anxious but my sis put the coat on her and she also couldn’t believe the difference in her, she said she even curled up and went to sleep ignoring all the bangs.
I would definitely recommend the Thundershirt my only negative is – do it in prettier colours please!
We have a 5 month old ‘lively’ labrador puppy. She is well socialised and the only thing she is afraid of is going in the car. We have also had some issues with her ‘jumping up’ at people during our daily walks, especially if they have children or dogs with them. As well as jumping, she chases our cats and has bouts of boisterous puppy ness! We decided ‘sceptically’ to try the thunder shirt. In the hopes that it would calm her down, make her easier to train and less afraid to travel. The thunder shirt arrived this morning and having avidly researched how best to introduce it, we followed the advice of Caesar Milan. When she was happy and in a calm state we tried the thunder shirt on! Immediately, she was even more calm and quietly lay down. We went for a walk and tried the shirt out, again fantastic success. Pulling on the lead was reduced by 90%! We couldn’t believe it. Final test was the cats. Again when wearing the shirt it was miraculous,where she would previously chase them, they were able to be in the same room with no problems. Myself and my partner can not believe this product actually works! We have yet to try the car journey but have high hopes of success. It really is not a gimmick. It DOES genuinely work. So if you are unsure,as we were,just try it. The transformation was miraculous.
I must be honest, I couldn’t see how This would work on a hyper noisy west highland terrier who could and does bark forever at anything, but I was at the stage where it was this or medication.
It is brilliant it works, I don’t know how, the first time I put it on Harry he was around 80% calmer, the second day 90% calmer,
He still has some barking but it is better
Can’t recommend enough
We were looking for a jacket for our rescue dog a 6 year old Staffordshire lady, she had a lot of anxiety in the beginning and it was clear she had been pupped many times from a previous owner. Every time she met a male Staffordshire, or a large bubbly male dog, she would be desperate to get away.We discovered the thundercoat at pets@home but they didn’t have her size, so we bought on amazon, it has a 60day returns guarantee and it was in the price range we wanted for a normal coat. Its a really smart looking jacket, we’ve had many owners complimenting it. We use it with a front leading harness, and her walking has improved significantly,
Well worth a try, and if it doesn’t work, makes a handsome jacket regardless. money well spent.
Wasn’t really sure what to expect , having read the reviews and was quite happy to think you get your money back if not happy with the Thundershirt , which i didn’t send back , and I’m still working out how it works as it just looks like a fleecy jacket with bits of velcro on it , but hey its helped a little bit , which I’m more than happy with , a bits better than nothing !! I have a South A’frican boerbaul an she is nearly 10 stone in weight , an only 3 years old an she can be a bit of a handful when she wants especially when we out for a walk, sorted her out in the house when she wants play with the postman through the letterbox ,an wanting to play with every one that comes through the door , still working on the walking but we will get there together I’m sure .Worth a try,nothing ventured nothing gained . Glad I ventured .
I bought 2 of these for my shih tzu girl and shih tzu crossbreed boy. He is quite a nervous temperament, doesn’t like going in the car and is often sick, and they both hate fireworks.
The jackets fit well, easy to put on, and the dogs are happy to wear them, although they are already used to wearing coats for wet weather walkies.
Christmas period was a good test….several longish car journeys and no sickness! And New Year fireworks were certainly less traumatic. He didn’t rush to hide and she didn’t bark incessantly like she usually does! So I am optimistic that these little coats will make life happier for them and me, time will tell!
My 10 month old border collie has seperation anxiety and whines a lot when in the car but when she is wearing her Thunder shirt she is alot more quietter in the car and also her seperation anxiety does nt seem as bad all round I think the thunder shirt does what it say s on the box some dogs it does a little for some a lot for for us i think in the middle either way worth the money
What an amazing buy this was! I have a Staffie who was terrified of going out. Over excited when visitors came, jumping up and making a nuisance of herself so she had to be confined to the kitchen whilst visitors were here. Couldn’t walk her she pulled me all over, and was scared of other dogs. I had to get a trainer in for her and she eventually recommended this jacket. We have never looked back. I now enjoy walking her, she is calm when visitors come, and is a different dog It is a pleasure to go out with her now, all due to the jacket. I recommend it to anyone who has similar problems with their pets.I dont know how it works, I only know it does.
I have a cross staffie collie and fireworks make him go ballistic. Isaw advertised thundershirt anxiety coat & decided to purchase. Fireworks started going off and he went mad i put the shirt on him it calmed him down but he was still shaking. it doesnt cure him but he is more comfortable with it on and would reccomend it being used when there is a lot off noise about. He also likes wearing it as he just sits down while i put it o
I was sceptical but risked this product as it has a 30 day money back guarantee. The first time I used it for one of my dogs he fell asleep straight away and didn’t move for two hours.
He is very scared of fireworks so one evening when I only had limited time to walk him I used the shirt under his coat. A firework was set off very close to us and he didn’t even react.
Today my dogs were being groomed the same dog does not like getting his face cut and is very difficult. It usually takes two of us and holding a treat in his mouth to complete the task. Today I put his Thundershirt on a while before the groomer arrived and explained what it was for and we decided to give it a go. He sat happily and had his face trimmed for the first time ever, the groomer is still in shock and has taken the packaging so she can tell others about it.
I am shocked at how something so simple can have such an effect.
Our dog, a patterdale terrier, has had a fear of fireworks for at least 5 years. She is now 11+. We are pleasantly surprised/pleased that we have found a product that has worked for her over this past Guy Fawkes season. Even putting the shirt on after fireworks have started in an evening has relaxed her. She has even fallen asleep at my feet. While out walking her, I ask other dog walkers how their dogs have been resently and then tell them about the ‘Thundershirt’.
Well,this time with the jacket on,although still scared, she just sat on my lap instead of racing around like a headless chicken,so The “CC” is standing for calm Chloe ATM!
I was quite skeptical that this product would work as it looks just like a dog coat ( an expensive one.) However i have seen a big differance in the behaviour of my excitable, nervous 18 month old dalmatian. she now sits calmly in the car, listens at dog training classes and walks calmly past strangers. All of which used which used to scare her sending her into mad cartwheels and pulling/ lunging. Making it very difficult to control her. To a lesser degree it has helped with her scared lunging and crying at other dogs. Although it aids in calming her dow