I recommended it to my brother. He was on a road trip and learned that his dog was terrified of thunder. He said that it worked!

My dog hates to walk with any of the coats, sweaters I have tried on him. I was thinking if I got the thundershirt, he would just stand in place for however many hours I left him with it on.

My dog has sweaters for really cold days and holiday clothes and also a life jacket. He's accustomed to clothes.

The only problem we experienced is is was a little too long for when he went outside. He accidentally peed on it. I was washing stuff anyway and just washed it. The recommendation from the girl at the store was to thrown it in the dryer before you put it on them... something about static electricity. Just make sure it isn't too hot before you put it on the dog.

My mom bought one for her Cavalier Spaniel who yips, barks, whines, jumps around, when she tries to take him for a ride in her car. It worked great the very first time we put it on him, but I think Mom has a hard time getting it on him tight enough because now it does little to nothing to ease his anxiety on car rides.

I have had nervous dogs way back but it taught me the importance of desensitizing them early on. This was my current dog's first 4th of July. It's been sounding like a war zone every night for the past 2 weeks around here.
She showed a bit of curiosity at the strange noises but lost interest after sniffing the air and coming to me for reassurance that all was well.

When we got her I immediately started taking her everywhere dogs could be allowed. I don't let my dogs' feet touch ground until they are fully vaccinated but I took her everywhere I could to expose her to loud noises, children at play, motorcycles, trains everything that might spook a dog. When she was ready to hit the ground I increased her exposure to all sorts of people, environments and things. Because of this she is highly socialized and steady. At just under a year old she shows the steady nature needed to be a great protection dog as well.

For those trying things like thunder shirts they will seldom work if the first time they are put on is once the noise has begun. The trick is to introduce the dog to the shirt when it is NOT stressed. They have to learn to connect the shirt with pleasant things. Put the shirt on, give lots of praise, treats etc. Just like any training it is conditioning. The shirt is not magical. It's a tool. Of course the time could also be spent simply doing desensitize training instead but many like the shirts. If the owner believes something works the owner is calmer. Calm owner = calmer dog.

Still working great for my little Mia. She is used to wearing clothes because she has such short thin hair she gets cold in winter and can sunburn easily outside in the summer.

My dog is like watchme's and for the same reasons, desensitization through training and exposure to a variety of situations, including loud and unpleasant noises, when still a puppy. She was snoozing through the height of the explosion noises last night (I stayed in, she was with me). When she was awake, there was never as much as even a twitch or a flinch when fireworks sounds could be heard.

My daughter's dog is afraid of his own shadow; he was a stray and she adopted him when he was 1 or 2. Funnily enough, the noise of fireworks, etc. doesn't even faze him! DD was dog-sitting her roommate's sweet, big ol' Airdale, and he was scared out of his mind. I'm sure he was trying to crawl into dd's lap. :)

Here's a wrap out of fabric that you can tie strategically to calm your dog.

Ties to calm your dog

Abby has worn hers for years...probably at least the last 6 or 7 and it works wonderfully...now that shes a senior she doesn't hear or see as well but she can sure tell when a thunderknocker is coming!