Thundershirt's founder's dog, Dosi, is a 10-year-old, 50-pound mutt who is very lovable and will make friends with anyone. But Dosi was a nightmare with loud noises… thunderstorms, 4th of July, etc. Even when the skies were clear, her family would know that a thunderstorm was coming by Dosi’s behavior. When a storm was approaching, Dosi’s tail went between the legs and the shakes began. If it was during the night, she would keep her family awake for hours. They visited three different veterinarians over the years to find a remedy. The only suggestion was to sedate Dosi, but even the  veterinarians didn’t think drugs were an effective solution. You had to anticipate the storm by 1-2 hours for the sedatives to take effect; not an
easy  task for storms that arrive in the night. And worse, while sedated, dogs can be  very unstable on their legs and become a danger to themselves. Dosi would try to  jump off the bed and risked breaking a leg, and she would remain groggy and  unstable for a long time after the storms had past. So after a couple of uses,  the sedatives were set aside.  But then they heard about an alternative  approach to relieving noise anxiety...the unique approach now offered by  Thundershirt. It was amazing. With the very first usage, within two minutes,  Dosi’s shakes had practically disappeared, and she lay down.