Pet Parents Call These Dog Calming Chews ‘the Only Thing That Works’ — Even With Fireworks & Thunder

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If you’ve ever spent a loud thunderstorm or the Fourth of July crouched in the bathroom with a shaking dog and your phone volume cranked to “ocean sounds,” you’re not alone. That’s exactly the kind of chaos Well Loved Extra Strength Dog Calming Chews are built to cut through, and if shopper reviews are any indication, they’re doing it for a lot of anxious pups.

One reviewer literally titled their feedback “The only thing that works,” writing that their intact male Aussie’s stress “has been out of this world” since moving into a home with two female dogs. After trying three other calming treats “and NONE of them helped AT ALL,” they say two chews of this formula made a visible difference within an hour: “He wasn’t panting or shaking… I’m very thankful I finally found a product that works for my fur son.”

The calming chews themselves are bacon-flavored soft bites built around a blend of well-known calming ingredients like chamomile, valerian root, passion flower, L-tryptophan and melatonin, with ginger to help keep sensitive stomachs happy. That mix lines up with what nervous-dog parents say they’re seeing during high-stress events.

One shopper wrote, “This is best calming product as it truly works. Especially for grooming visits and vet visits. Also during fireworks time.” Another, who has a 35-pound “sensitive girl,” said, “I’ve tried a ton of calming chews and these seem to really help my pup with thunderstorms and fireworks… It helps on road trips as well. She does not appear to have any digestive issues and she loves the smell and taste of them.”

The calmer-days theme shows up outside of holiday chaos, too. A pet parent with a newly neutered dog shared, “I give him two of these, and he doesn’t try to convince me to let him play… it takes about 30 minutes to kick in and voilà. Peaceful dog and absolutely NO side effects.” Another calls her once “super hyper” chiweenie “a different dog now… as I’m writing this he is in my bed in the covers asleep😁… I give it a 12 for making my dog a happier baby.”

Senior and multi-dog households are weighing in on the bacon-flavored calming treats as well. “Our dog Rocky is a very nervous dog… now that he has lost most of his sight he is even more nervous. We give him one every evening to help him be calm to sleep,” one reviewer explains, adding, “When we travel with him this has been a blessing.” Another, with a husky and Australian shepherd, says, “The meds from the vet did not work, but when I tried these… she was so much calmer and we survived the nights!”

No single chew can erase every fear trigger, but if you’re building a toolkit for fireworks, storms, visitors or post-surgery zoomies, Well Loved Extra Strength Dog Calming Chews might be worth a test run with your own anxious sidekick.

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