ADAPTIL Calm On-the-Go Collar, Helps Dogs Cope with Stress

This collar really works for my dog. She hated the car and although she’s still not keen she will at least get in calmly. I tried going without the collar for a while thinking she was ok now but I could see the change in her after a few weeks.

I’ve had a few of these collars for my dog who has a noise phobia. I’ve tried desensitisation CDs, tablets, herbal remedies, plug ins but the Adaptil collars are the only thing that seem to help. It’s just part of who he is now and we manage it. However, he swims in the river regularly and I forgot to take it off and only noticed a few days later that his fur around his neck was discoloured and he had some excoriated patches the poor boy. I felt really bad but it healed quickly with some antiseptic cream. So word of warning for future users…take off if you intend to let your dog swim!

I was in two minds about this after reading mixed reviews but decided to take a punt on it as cheaper than other options. I’m so glad I did, the change in my dog is nothing short of miraculous! My 15 month old collie x retriever is scared of everything and had developed an extremely aggressive fear reaction to strange dogs out on walks. As she’s a high energy breed she needs plenty of off lead exercise and those trips out were becoming increasingly stressful as I never knew what would happen if a strange dog approached. I was terrified she would hurt one eventually and I found myself isolating her more and more, which in turn made the fear worse. After reading that this problem is not recommended for aggression I didn’t hold out much hope but am happy to report it works like a dream on her. From the day it arrived she has been a different dog, not only is she generally more relaxed there has not been any reactions and she is now playing happily with other dogs I am also using other recommended methods alongside the collar but am convinced this has been the main cure because nothing was working previously. I will be ordering one every month now and if your reading this and can relate to the problem, my advice is ignore the bad reviews and product usage description and give it a try! Its important to note that my dog was perfectly behaved and non aggressive in any other situation though it was just purely the fear of strange dogs approaching her. Good luck!

I bought this collar on recommendation from my vet who had known one to work in similar circumstances to ours. I was sceptical but I had even got to the point of feeling that Mabel was better off dead then so scared and miserable all of the time! (obviously I would not have acted on this) Mabel is a 7 1/2 year old Bordeaux cross rottweiler who has always had a bit of an anxiety issue since birth. Coming up to seven years old everything seemed to get worse. She would not be shut in certain rooms and had to have escape routes, she ripped up all of the carpets one day and scratched the doors when we went out for a few hours and forgot to shut her in her ‘safe’ room. Damage to the house is par for the course, I have 4 dogs and a cat so it is inevitable but I was very bothered by the fact that Mabel was miserable and scared of everything. She seemed to spend all of here time hiding under mine or my other halfs desk (we both work from home) shaking and trying to make herself tiny. Pretty much straight away after putting on the collar she seemed calmer and less stressed. I wasn’t sure if it was a fluke so she has been wearing a collar now for two months and I have just ordered a third and I can pretty much say that unless it was a huge coincidence this DAP collar has made a massive difference to Mabel and to us and I am very grateful. Mabel is a big girl and she measures 70cm around the neck which is good because that’s as big as the collars go.

eally really helpful i had already tried the adaptil diffuser but had no luck as my deerhound Karn is always out and about with me so it only really had an effect on him when he was in a specific area of the house.i heard about these adaptil collars so i went onto amazon to have a look picked up one for an incredible price. i will admit i won’t be paying the pets at home price 37 this has started to work already when it was put around his neck. i can now can go out with out him constantly having to be my side at work. he now will rest in his dog crate rather than digging holes in the walls and doors in attempt to escape to come and find me.This has been extremely helpful for his anxiety levels Karn only really gets on with my other dog Duke who is a doberman. i will have to look at getting Duke a collar as he seems rather interested in the smell of the collar (pheromones) and sticks by karns side a lot of the time. This will have to be a long term use for my deerhound as there are other issues that are anxiety related including people and loud noises.He is already a lot calmer around the house even when our neighbour starts his sports car up it dosnt seem to bother karn as much as it did before.I am really happy with this collar its such a good idea and really works i would highly recommend for those doggies that are social anxiety related or sensitive to loud noises.

I brought this collar, after my 7 month old lurcher developed extreme separation anxiety after spending the day at the vets having his’ crown jewells’ off. He got so anxious when he was left at home alone, even though it was only for 1 hr a day. I would return home, only to be bowled over at the door by a dog that was panting like mad, had wee’d and poo’d all over the kitchen floor, chewed all around the door where I had gone out, and was dribbling everywhere. We tried all sorts of things, TV left on, radio on, item of my clothing just so he had familiar smell. I even crated him, but it just seemed to make things worse. Tried the kong, a bone to keep him busy, but nothing worked. After 4 weeks of this I was at the end of my tether, so thought I would give it a go. Not much happened for the first 5 days, then OMG, day 6, a completely different dog. I can now go out and come back to a dog who is curled up on his bed and just gets up, wagging his tail and potters about. It has made a big difference to his traveling too, he is so much more chilled. I got the diffuser too , and 1 month down the line I am just going to replace the collar and see how things go.
Would definatly recommend this product. Thank you.
Sarah.xx