Customer Reviews

Thundershirt Anxiety Coat for Dog, L, Grey

I used the thunder shirt on my nervous dog, it is brilliant and works for fireworks as well as thunder. It calms my dog down and keeps her anxiety at bay. This is a truly amazing drug free solution that I recommend 100% to any dogs that are affected by fireworks or thunder.

I have a highly anxious young dog - he is anxious about many things, but is phobic about the car. This is a big deal for us, as we do a lot of travelling, so it was important to us that his phobia did not escalate to the point where he refused to get into the car. Having done a lot of research on Thundershirts I finally took the plunge and bought one. Result!!! The last few journeys have seen this dog sitting calmly and happily - even whining with pleasure at an anticipated favourite walk - where previously he was agitated, panting and drooling.
One caveat - phobias in dogs are not simple things, and relying on one thundershirt to "fix" your dog without taking other measures is unrealistic. So in addition to the shirt we have put in place other behavioural measures and taken a multi-faceted approach to help the dog overcome his dread of the car. BUT the Thundershirt has been a significant factor in the whole programme - we have tested its effect by observing behaviour when various aspects of the programme were not used - so we KNOW the shirt has helped as part of the programme.
I would recommend these shirts, they are well made, well thought through - and work, especially when used in conjunction with other anti-fear reinforcers.
And finally - we have a happy little dog!:))))

We bought this for our 6-month-old Whippet pup for separation anxiety. Despite having left him from day one and having built-up leaving him very gradually, he would still bark if left alone without our other dog and bark if left for longer than 45-mins with our other dog. He was only ever left for a maximum of 2-hours, but because the neighbour worked shifts, we felt like prisoners in our own home.

The Thundershirt has meant that we can now leave him for over 1.5-hours with our other dog without even a peep from him. We could probably leave him for longer, but have not yet needed to do so. He will now amuse himself with his stuffed Kong whilst we are away, whereas before he'd simply ignore it until we got home. He is far better when left alone without our other dog - he still sometimes barks, but does not howl constantly from the moment he's left until the moment we return, like he did before. We have found leaving a pair of socks with our scent on and the TV on also helps.

A surprising side-benefit of getting the Thundershirt is how much more focused and calm he is at his pre-agility and obedience classes.

He was not bothered about the fireworks the other night. He is still bothered by big lorries going past whilst out on a walk, so we haven't noticed a difference in helping with that (but it's not a big issue for him).

We notice a huge difference when he's wearing his Thundershirt around the house - he doesn't badger our other dog and is a lot calmer. For those people who have a hyper puppy and would like a natural way to calm their pup, then this is a great possibility. (Although avoiding dog food containing any kind of artificial additives would be the first thing to try.)

All in all a great product and we have just ordered our second Thundershirt, so that he has one to wash and one to wear.

Well since acquiring a Rough Collie at age 6 I discovered very soon he does not like loud noises...understatement since he climbs on top of anything and everything whether I am home or not....

I have spent a fortune over the last 4 years trying a variety of things designed to help??? This includes Firework cd's, DAPS, anxiety drops of various kinds, and even last year I bought specially designed ear muffs for dogs in cockpits but helped dogs with noise problems.

These have either helped a little or not at all or made things worse in the case of the ear muffs cos he didnt like them on his ears.....

So every year I have to sit with him in a room with either TV or stereo full blast unable to do anything other than sit with him with him on his leash...and both sit out the manic panic of a dog trying to scramble on everything (including me 25kg of dog on your head is not fun) I might add he is very obedient otherwise....

Then this year I decided earlier in the year to buy one of these having seem videos of dogs changing from fear to calmness....& I thought well I might as well try it this might just work.

Well I tried it during a bad thunderstorm and allthough he was still anxious was much better than normal and either paced or sat fairly calmly. Same rest of year but tonight has been a test of the highest degree..firework night...and despite the dampness there have been bangs and whistles for the last couple of hours and although I have the stereo on in the background we can both hear the sounds in the background & if I can still hear them he must be, HOWEVER with his new shirt on he is sooooo much calmer..even accepting a treat when calm, and playing with his ball, but mostly he is laying in his fav spot by the door and very very calm....when there is an exceptional bang or whizzing sound he clearly hears it and paces a little but soon settles down....

It is almost like having a different dog....if you have a noise phobic dog get one of these....Flash being a Rough Collie has very sensitive hearing and is a very sensitive dog..more so than my old Sheltie and Collie/Retriever cross..

For the peace and calm and seeing him so much calmer and happier I would have paid twice the price for this shirt...

A Plus is its easy to fit even on a hairy, shaggy dog like a Rough Collie...& he does not object to having it on either...

I bought this coat for my little Papillon dog who is very sociable around humans and other dogs but easily scared by loud noises ,unexpected bangs and is a neurotic little animal. He liked the coat and is happy to wear it but there has been no change in his behaviour so this has been an expensive experiment. After one weeks use the velcro strips are coming off and I have had to sew them back on. However, he continues to wear it because he likes wearing a coat and the weather has been cold. I hope other dogs are helped because an anxious dog is not getting the best from life.

A friend recommended the Thundershirt for the family dog, a rescue Terrier who is terrified of storms, fireworks and goes crazy when people come to the door. I wasn't sure whether something so simple would work but it has made a huge difference and she now vaguely looks up when people knock on the door but doesn't get agitated or throw herself at the door, barking. She is such a relaxed dog when wearing the shirt. There are no side effects and I'm about to buy another one for the winter when the original one's in the wash. It's easy to put on, she gets excited when she sees it - and doesn't associate it with anyone going out, one of my concerns. It's a great idea and has worked, not just for this dog but also friends' dogs. I'd definitely recommend it.

I live out in Cyprus so it took me a while to receive this item. We have had a good few weeks of thunder storms and heavy rain, so finally when my mum forwarded it onto me here it was put to good use. Our rescue GS has become increasingly afraid of storms and starts to fret even if it starts raining or if we go out in the evening! I have seen a difference already after putting the coat on several times now. Each time I think she gets a little better. I am impressed and also impressed by the very good (I would say about 98%) reviews. I have recommended it to many others and a friend who rescues dogs and tries to rehome them in the UK has a very sad case at the moment and has just received one to try. The company obviously trust in their product to offer a money back guarantee.

The Thundershirt is BRILLIANT!!!! It's November 5th and my Lab/Collie cross has always been a gibbering wreck on Bonfire Night, but has scarcely batted an eyelid at the various bangs, whooshes and whizzes going off this evening. She can hear them, because she does look up, she just doesn't seem to mind when she's wearing her magic coat and most of the evening has just dozed at my feet as she usually does on any other night. They also recommend them for thunderstorms (which also terrify Scully) and it is worth every single penny not to have her in a state of abject terror and me praying for rain to end the evening's festivities. I gather they don't always work as well for every dog, but I'm glad it works for Scully. Getting a 37 kilogram dog from under the bath or out of the drum of the tumble dryer (she's hidden in both in desperation) is not fun, or easy!

Having failed with all sorts of professional training for our highly reactive GSD and also having tried Clomicalm at great expense, we didn't have much more to lose trying a Thundershirt. It certainly isn't a miracle cure - she's still goes pretty wild at the site of other dogs but some of the reactions are possibly more muted than before and her reactions to traffic seem to have modified as well as long as she's not pushed to go too near. It's difficult to judge whether any of this is down to the Thundershirt or not or simply the result of continuing to train and condition. Certainly worth a go first and a whole lot cheaper than Clomicalm which never did anything as far as I could see.

I could not wait to review the thundershirt! I have a little rescue dog who is terrified of the car. I have never seen such terror and when she sees we are going in the car she curls up on the ground and starts salivating. She is sick in the car and is a shaking mess despite sitting on my lap getting cuddled. As we travel to Ireland for frequent visits to family this has been a nightmare and we have had to resort to doping her up but even then she salivated and shook and took days to recover after the journey. I saw thundershirt in the pet shop and checked it out on Amazon where it was considerably cheaper. I decided to try it as we were going to Ireland for Christmas, but laughed as I bought it as could not imagine it would have any effect. WRONG! We had a great journey with no salivating, no shaking and trembling and no sickness in the car. She actually went off to sleep quite happily. I don't know how it works, I just know it really does work! It is a miracle for us as we can now travel without the trauma for our little dog and us.