I think there may be two things going on: wearing the pack gives the sense of having a "job" to do. And the torso compression of the pack itself provides a calming effect (the Temple Grandin squeeze machine concept.)
I would agree with this. The effect was immediate, so it makes me think it might be the squeeze machine concept at work.
For her, it was such a difference that it made me wonder if it might make some of the desensitizing and focus stuff we are doing that much easier.
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I think they actually make tight t-shirt-like garments for dogs that are supposed to have a calming effect. Somehow affects brain chemicals caused by stress.
Sara has one. She's got some crazy anxiety about car rides. Honestly though, I don't notice a difference for her w/ or w/o the shirt. Rescue Remedy seems to work the best, and still only takes the edge off.
Some people swear by them, i've heard very good reports, just don't have one personally. (a good report, that it)
Tasha doesn't have any specific anxiety, she's just kind of hyper. I think the compression in combination with the added weight just takes her down a notch.
Anyone ever read "Inside of a Dog"? There is an idea in that book about how a dog wearing a coat may feel somewhat dominated and therefore be more compliant to go out in bad weather...
Or something. I'm messing it up.
Anybody read that book and remember what I'm talking about?
Somehow, I'm not believing that.
I remember as a teenager putting boots on a cat. It fell over as if dead, we all laughed hysterically. I don't think it was a calming effect, I think it felt so weird it couldn't move.
Somehow I think as the dog got used to the shirt the effect might wear off. But, who knows?
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