We have two dogs: a 10.5yo golden (B), and 4.5yo lab (C). While C is friendly & confident around both friends & strangers, B is not. Unfortunately, B's anxiety is evident bc he tries to h!mp our guests (soooo embarrassing!).
1st testimonial (B's anxiety) ::
(No Stress drops given) I had two friends over for an event, and although B knows them & would willingly approach them, he would try to h!mp them whenever they pet him.
(With Stress drops) The next time I had my two friends over, I gave B the stress remedy (maybe 30 minutes before they arrived). While he still approached them for pets, he DID NOT try to h!mp either of them--not even once! In fact, he even *laid down* next to them, whereas he usually paces or follows me around.
2nd testimonial (C's elevated excitement with contractors) ::
(Without the Stress drops) C is a super friendly, confident dog. He will excitedly run up & greet any visitor. Unfortunately, he also likes to "announce" our visitors (bark). When we have contractors in the house for an extended period of time, it becomes very, very annoying (not to mention, loud), especially if they go in/out the house frequently, as C takes it up on himself to notify us every time they come back inside (well, maybe not *every* rime), but still! In addition, his welcome greeting (when they return) tends to interrupt/slow them down when they're trying to work (we have no issues with contractors petting our dogs, but I admit C tends to DEMAND pets any time he sees someone).
(With the Stress drops) I didn't really think of trying the Stress drops with C until we had someone come over to look at our foundation. Since his initial visit would require him to come in & out of the house frequently, I didn't want him tripping over C (or for his bellows to startle any of us) each time; so before the contractor arrived, I decided to give the drops to both B AND C (about 15-20 minutes in advance).
C notified us of the contractor's arrival, as expected. He appeared to have no change in his enthusiastic greeting (all smiles & full body tail wags). When the contractor set to work, THAT is when we noticed the drop's effects on C. Rather than follow the man as he walked from the front to the back of the house, he listened to US and left him alone to work. While C still happily approached to greet the man whenever he came back from outside, C DID NOT announce his returns, as we thought he would. Even his (C's) greetings became more subdued, as he usually runs (slipping & sliding on the hardwoods) to say hello.
Because of these experiences (each was the 1st time they'd received the drops), I try to make it a point to give them drops in advance of ANY planned visit, whether social or work/contractor related. I knew B's h!mpiness was a sign of his stress, but admit I never thought of *exuberance* as a stress symptom (the barking, yes, but not so much the energy level). ONE DOSE DOES THE TRICK (though if I were better about remembering, I'd give it to B regularly, in an effort to resolve his anxiety altogether)!
We use a number of the Ollois homeopathic remedies--both for humans & pets. Personally, I've replied on homeopathy for decades now, after first discovering how well they worked to resolve (as in ELIMINATE) my allergy to cats when my sister left hers in my care after she moved. (Years later, my sensitivity to felines has returned, but now I know to pop an allergy remedy to prevent or treat it [regular doses are what helped me back when I had the cat].) I can't express how THANKFUL I am to have found HOMEOPATHIC PET REMEDIES! (I'm certain that in their own way, our doggos are also thankful to Ollois for them.)
