Best Calming Aids for Dogs to Ease Stressful Situations and Keep Your Dog Calm

Work well

By Dawn on Oct 11, 2023

We use these at night. Half of one for our 18lb pup. She seems to settle faster in her kennel and feel less anxiety.

Definitely worth a try

By Rose on Aug 13, 2023

First of all, having been a professional dog trainer for several decades, I know that each dog is an individual, and what works for one will not necessarily work for another (as is true for humans). I have a male Standard Poodle who is terrified of fireworks and thunder. Up until now, only tranquilizers prescribed by the vet have given him relief, though not 100%. Because I don't like to give him tranqs too often, I have tried melatonin (with some limited success), and a Thundershirt (0 effect). I decided to try these Hemp Calming chews, just to see if they would have any effect on his anxiety. I must say that I see a noticeable difference...

I think it works

By Mark on Aug 8, 2023

As always, Chewy's service and timing was great. I think the product works, not a miracle cure, but seems to have took the edge of our terriers anxiety

Happy dog

By Betty on Dec 7, 2023

Ginger is an older dog with health issues. The bed is perfect for her. She loves it. Very comforting and cozy.

Best Bed Ever!

By Linda on Dec 7, 2023

My Cavalier King Charles Spaniel gravitates to her bed for a peaceful rest throughout the day. It appears to be a special haven for her, a place of her own! I have washed it once and it came out clean and fluffy, like new. The size is perfect. I recommend this product.

By cheryl on Dec 6, 2023

We have 5 cats and a Jack Russell. We bought 2 of these beds to try, they all use them.

Euchre

By Amy on Dec 6, 2023

Our 2yr old English Springer loves these (of course he loves everything). I only give him one when we are going to be away from him for a few hours. It just helps him relax and sleep better while we're not there

they really work

By Allison on Nov 13, 2023

I got these for my recently adopted 25lb shelter dog who was really anxious. Unfortunately, we learned she would bury anything larger than a little treat, so we ended up having to cut one of these chews into little bites for her. She doesn’t get the teeth cleaning effect, but the calming effect really works, and I’ll give her the equivalent of one of these whenever I have to leave her and her anxiety is greatly decreased.

These calm my dogs

By Marie on Oct 23, 2023

To start, my small dogs are adults. Ages 4, 11, and 11.5. They LOVE these sticks. We have a routine when I go to work or leave for an extended period of time, I give 1 stick to each of them. They happily devour the stick right away and throughout the day when I check on them through my cameras they are happily snoozing away. A few times I’ve give them a a stick and my plans changed so I wasn’t gone as long and the sticks had made them so sleepy they went back to sleep after greeting me. I love the effect these have on my pops and the peppermint flavor is an added bonus!

helping our anxious pup

By helping on Feb 11, 2023

Bought this out of desperation for our rescue puppy. He was abandoned and has HORRIBLE crate anxiety but since he’s still so young we have to keep him contained when we aren’t home or sleeping until he is house broken and doesn’t chew everything. Our first two weeks he wouldn’t stop crying and thrashing in his crate and would salivate what seemed like gallons into a puddle on the ground. I tried different crates, giving him things with our scent, the stuffed animal with a heartbeat, you name it. I started drizzling this on his food at dinner time (I started even less than the recommended amount for his weight) and he settles down...

not bad but not great

By Pabloa on Nov 8, 2022

So i been trying different things to calm my 89lbs pitty and unfortunately this does not work for him I’m giving 5 stars because flavor wise he loves it and he takes it like a champ but all it does is. Get him excited . I try to get this for him to relax anxiety and his hormones but it makes it worse just like the actual pill . My guess is just that it depends on your dog.

Buddy loves it!

By Lizzie757 on Apr 11, 2022

When I started adding this to Buddy's meal time, he went bananas for this! I do mean bananas! He now gets so excited when I'm fixing his meal...zoomies, jumps into the air, and leaves no crumb behind. It helps his coat and does contribute to a more calm Buddy after dinner.

Miracle!

By Julie on Dec 1, 2023

My Avery has extreme anxiety. She was attacking her own tail multiple times a day. We tried Prozac which helped a little bit but it wasn’t doing as good a job as I thought it should have. The only other option would have been to amputate her tail and, of course, this would not help the true problem. Her labwork at her regular check up was also slightly abnormal, which was probably because of the high doses of Prozac that she was taking. I spoke with her Vet, who recommended multiple products. I tried each one and found no results with anything, but this one. I couldn’t believe that a probiotic would make a difference, but I tried it....

Calms my anxious hound !

By Denise on Nov 18, 2023

I have a lab hound mix that is so anxious all the time. I was very skeptical that a probiotic would calm him but my vet recommended that I give it a try. It’s not a dramatic change but enough to take the edge off and it must taste good because loves it on his kibble.

Calms Crazy Boy Right Down

By Anne on Nov 17, 2023

My Conor is not two years old yet, and he is a complete nutball. My vet receommended Calming Care, and it really helps. I give it to him with his breakfast, and he stays calm until early evening, at which point I give him chamomile capsules. Apparently, the longer you give your pet Calming Care, the better it works, and he's been using it for less than a month. I look forward to seeing how he does with it six months from now.

WOW! This works!

By VickC on Nov 15, 2019

We adopted a young beagle mix with separation anxiety and needed something to help ease his anxiety. I tried an herbal supplement and didn't notice much change. I came home from lunch yesterday and my chewy box had arrived. Before I left, I sprayed some on as per the directions. My husband had gone on an errand, so the dog was alone when I left. I got home last night and my husband was like what did you give him, he was like a different dog when dog when he arrived home! So glad I tried this!

Such a great product!

By aussiemom on Sep 24, 2019

This is now my second time ordering this and it’s fantastic! We once had to watch 5 dogs for a week and as you would know it got crazy, we had a border collie x Aussie mix and this calmed him down so well! My Aussie gets a little afraid of it sometimes but he gets so mellow it’s so nice for crate anxiety!

Great Product!!!

By Grace on Jul 31, 2019

Firstly, I LOVE the way this smells! It has a wonderful scent! I spray it everywhere. Honestly, I even use it on myself. Mercy tends to get anxious sometimes, and this seems to take the edge off. We absolutely love this stuff!!! I used the whole first bottle and just ordered a second one. It lasts a long time, too!

Incredible!

By Kate on Dec 2, 2023

This package arrived in less than 24 hours! And magically, about 5 minutes before it started storming. My dog is usually shaking so much that you can hear him rattling under the bed, and he is laying sleeping at my feet, calm as can be with this thunder shirt. I’m so grateful for how quickly it came and how quickly it worked!

ThunderShirt

By Joseph on Dec 1, 2023

Fits well, easy to put on and looks good on Taffy. Not sure if it calms her down yet. Was recommended by trainer to possibly calm her down when visitors come to our house. Will let you know later.

Amazing

By Leslie on Nov 22, 2023

I have a very hyper American Bulldog. He is the only dog I have ever had that fights sleep. We have a hard time taking him to the vet. This shirt is amazing. He calms down as soon as I put it on him. I was scptical at first. I would highly recommend this

Trainer recommended

By Elizabeth on Nov 10, 2023

Got this upon the recommendation of our behavior therapy dog trainer. Seems to be helping. Mr Tobey is a bit more calm at home.

IT REALLY HELPS!

By Fran on Nov 8, 2023

One of our beautiful white German Shepherds slipped her collar, ran out into the street & was hit by a car. The damage was so involved the she had to be put down. Her brother went into a deep depression, moping around the house looking for his sister. This Adaptil has really helped put him back to his regular healthy, bouncy self. I would highly recommend this product!

Husky does better

By Stephanie on Nov 3, 2023

My husky does not lick his back paws like he used to. His back paws are almost completely white again with the aid of the diffuser next to his kennel and the adaptil collar. The vet suggested this to me when I took him in for his annual checkup and saw his back paws, the fur had turned a pinkish brownish gray. It was horrible looking, both back paws looked like that and were always wet. Between the diffuser and his adaptil collar, his paws are almost white again. I'm a happy husky momma again :-)

Perfect Gift

By Jeanie on May 31, 2023

Rusty, my nieces dog, hurt his leg from running off in a doggie adventure. They live in the country so he can run for miles. Resting is hard for Rusty. He chewed up part of his Dads’ chair. But this toy was wonderful. It gave him an activity & he even slept with it!

My dog loves it

By Alyssa on Jun 2, 2022

My dog took right to the kong with the filling in it, and very much enjoyed it, only downside is the filler only lasted for 3 fills in the kong.

Frozen Kong treat

By Elenore on Jul 26, 2021

Just a 2 second squeeze of peanut butter into a Kong, then 3 hours in the freezer = pure joy for my 2 pups. It takes them a good 20-30 minutes to get the peanut butter out, and the frozen treat doesn’t make much mess on the screened porch carpet! They love it and so do I!