Success Using the New Thundershirt for Dogs?

Good morning!!! Let me start by saying that I had never heard of this product. So, I did what I usually do when I want to know about the latest Made-For-TV item. I went to thundershirt.com & read their hype. Next I went to amazon.com & did a search for the thundershirt. There is one seller selling it for the same $39.95 as it cost on TV BUT they will ship it for FREE!!! I didn't pay attention to the shipping & handling fee from the infomercial, but most are $6-15. So you could order safely from Amazon & SAVE the shipping ripoff!!! That is if you can wait approximately a week to receive it. I don't trust the people who hawk their items on TV even those I like their product. I've heard too many horror stories of unexplained charges that took forever to have returned. I trust Amazon & normally if you aren't happy, they will make the item good or you get a refund with very little hassle!!! The other thing I look at on Amazon are the customer reviews. The particular one I looked at showed this to be a 4-star product. I then looked at the breakdown. Out of 474 reviews, 250 were a 5-star, 90 were a 4-star with a combined total of 134 being 3-star or less. Only 54 people gave it a 1-star. So, you've got 340 above 3-star & only 134 with 3-star or less. I did not take the time to read the reviews thinking that you can get your own info from reading them yourself. One helpful trick my brother taught me is to start out by reading all the 1-star reviews first. That way you know what is considered the WORST of the product. Then read the 2-stars,3-stars working your way up to the 5-stars. In doing that you have your mind focused on the worst problem with the product. As you read the better reviews, some of them will address how the perceived worst problem is actually a personal problem the reviewer had. Personally, I consider a 50% 5-star rating to be a good thing!!! Amazon is my "go to" site for almost everything I buy!!! Even when I'm thinking of purchasing an item at a local store, I take the time to look up the reviews on the item & then determine whether it is worth my money!!! My kitchen is small & I desperately want a dishwasher. I had a salesman pushing me to buy one of his counter top models. It cost around $300. So, I left & went home to do my research Sadly many of the reviews pointed out that after 6 months to a year that the seal weakened & it would flood the counter top & floor. Even the 5-star reviews didn't address that problem. So, I saved my $300 & accepted the fact that I'm destined to continue to hand wash my dishes!!! So, I strongly suggest you do your research on Amazon working your way up from 1-star to the 5-star reviews. You'd be amazed some tiny bit of info that is important to you that will come out of those reviews!!! Also, I don't know where to find it, but I remember reading about a woman who had a dog that ate nails every time she left the house. Some expert told her how to refocus the dog's attention while she was away. I don't remember exactly what it was, but I do believe it was a LOT less than $39.95. If my day doesn't get away from me, I'll do my best to see if I can find the story on this one & get back to you!!!

Hello Carolbee, I wish I heard about the thundershirt years ago, when my first dog was alive. She was terrified by loud noises and I would have done anything to help her cope with that fear. Unfortunately she's gone now and I found out about the thundershirt only a few months ago so I can't tell you if it works or not. For what I've read about the thundershirt, it is supposed to calm down the dog that is afraid of loud noises. I don't know if it would work for a dog who's acting like your daughter's dog while home alone. In fact, what's the explanation they give? How does the shirt work?

I've never heard of it, but now that you mention it I'm curious about it.

What they don't come up with these days! A thundershirt! Wow......my dog could have used one of those. He was a fraidy cat when there was a big storm.

I guess I might well be in the minority here, but I've never heard of the Thundershirt. I will give that the concept of it is a great thing because our puppy doesn't do well at all with loud sounds, so it might be something that would help her in those situations. However, I really don't see how something like that would make a difference when the owners aren't home.

Do you know if this would possibly work for different types of anxiety? My german shepherd is terrified of car rides and i would really like to get her to the point where she doesn't mind them, so i could take her to the park or something.