Thunder jacket - it works

[Tabonga 1,851]

Our rough collie Jack gets terrified by thunder, high winds or firecrackers.   Even after the noise stops he is freaked out for quite awhile - if the noise keeps up (like on the 4th ofJuly) we have a doggie downer which, while it calms him down, makes him like a zombie - which I really don't like to see.

Mrs.Tabonga read about these on the net (they go by different names) and we thought we would try it.  We ordered one - it started thundering just now and Jack went into his frightened mode. We put it on him and he settled down right away - he was panting heavily a bit but he is now lying down at my feet and seems pretty normal.  They are very easy to put on - and it beats having to drug him.

This is the one we got for him:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FHTIH94/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Heh - he is now sleeping - which never happens right after he has been scared.  

 

 

 

Edited June 21, 2020 by Tabonga

[Link 1,580]

I’m gonna tell my neighborhood dog owners about this. A lot of them are having trouble with the fireworks. Thanks.

[Tabonga 1,851]

58 minutes ago, Link said:

I’m gonna tell my neighborhood dog owners about this. A lot of them are having trouble with the fireworks. Thanks.

You are welcome - I think they are supposed to work on about 4 out of 5 dogs - which seems pretty good odds.

[doner24 1,029]

Yep, they work pretty well. 

[Scrobins 1,335]

My folks were too cheap to buy thunder coats, so they made a couple of their own with old pillow cases, foam stuffing, and a lot of duct tape. Our dogs looked incredibly stupid...but chill.