Thundershirt - Best Solution to Dog Anxiety

As for WHY Thundershirt’s gentle pressure works to calm a dog, experts such as Dr. Temple Grandin believe that pressure has a calming effect on the nervous system. Using pressure to relieve anxiety has been a common practice for years. For example:

- TTouch dog practitioners and instructors use pressure to address a wide variety of anxieties.
- Veterinarians use pressure to relax cattle when they are administering vaccinations.
- People with autism use pressure to relieve their persistent anxiety.
- Children with certain behavioural problems use pressure shirts and weighted vests to relax and focus.
- Parents use swaddling to calm an inconsolable newborn infant.

Until now, there just hasn’t been a well-designed, inexpensive pressure wrap commonly used for dog anxiety. Thundershirt is changing that! Thousands of veterinarians and dog trainers now recommend Thundershirts for their anxiety cases.

How To Use Thundershirt

Thundershirt is an excellent treatment for most types of dog anxiety and fear issues. For many anxieties, we recommend just putting on a Thundershirt and observing the results (No training!). You very well may see significant improvement for noise, crate, travel, barking and others with absolutely no training. For more complicated anxiety cases, we recommend using Thundershirt as part of a behaviour modification programme.

One thing is for certain: for a very large percentage of dogs, Thundershirt’s gentle, constant pressure has a terrific calming effect. This has obvious benefits for most types of anxiety. But Thundershirt is also a very useful tool for managing excitability or hyperactivity with strangers, on the leash, or in a training environment. Thundershirt’s calming effect helps a dog to focus (or refocus) his/her energies in a more constructive direction, allowing training to be more effective.

Thundershirt comes in seven different sizes… XXL, XL, L, M, S, XS, and XXS. Like people, dogs come in many different shapes and sizes, so if your dog has unusual proportions, you may need to go up or down a size versus the “standard” measurements. But the Thundershirt is designed to be very adjustable to accommodate different dog shapes and still be easy to put on.

Size           Chest Size                Weight
XX-Small     9"-13.5" (23-34cm)     < 12lbs (5kg)
X-Small       13"-18" (33-46cm)     10-18lbs (5-8kg)
Small         16"-23" (41-58cm)      15-25lbs (7-11kg)
Medium      18"-26" (46-66cm)      20-50lbs (9-23kg)
Large          24"-32" (61-81cm)      40-70lbs (18-32kg)
X-Large       31"-40" (79-102cm)     60-100lbs (27-45kg)
XX-Large     38"-50" (97-127cm)      >90lbs (40kg)

Available in Grey only.

How tight is “too tight”?
Thundershirt should only have comfortable pressure on your dog. How do you judge “comfortable”? You should be able to easily slip you fingers under the Thundershirt. For the next straps, they should only be gently stretched… no pressure is needed around the front chest area; the benefit from Thundershirt comes from the pressure around the torso behind the front legs. When securing the torso straps, you should be stretching the fabric, but it does not require any strenuous force.

Can I wash and dry Thundershirt?
Thundershirt is made out of durable, washable fabric. When necessary, Thundershirt may be washed in a regular cycle using regular laundry detergent and warm water. Hang to dry.

How long can my dog wear Thundershirt?
Thundershirt is comfortable and safe to wear for extended periods.

Please allow 1-3 weeks for delivery, as this is an item we may not hold in stock.