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Just a snippet of background about my 9 month old ‘Show’ Cocker Spaniel Brenda; to help you understand a little of how genuinely stressful life for her & for us has been since we first got her at 8 weeks old & BEFORE we tried this plug-in device. So please bear with me; this bit is important.Brenda has a serious case of Separation Anxiety, specifically with me. She would constantly HOWL & HOWL & cry whenever she couldn’t either see me, or even touch me. We could even be in the same room, but if she couldn’t physically touch me, she became acutely distressed & cry continuously. Honestly, I couldn’t even go to the bathroom without her, as she would become too distressed & upset.We absolutely do try our best with behavioural training, which is vitally important & necessary always. She completely mastered house-training within about 3-4weeks; which demonstrates just how smart she is & how dedicated we are regarding good behavioural techniques.However , despite our most sincere, dedicated & consistent behavioural efforts, Brenda was still constantly anxious & oftentimes very very distressed when not able to see or touch me. I’ve had many dogs over the years & I’ve never known anything like this; it’s extremely difficult & oftentimes very upsetting for us too.So, to this calming plug-in device: please believe me when I tell you that the moment it was plugged-in, Brenda began to calm immediately, she really did. She has settled so incredibly that I’m absolutely astonished! I really truthfully am.We have changed nothing else at all; I needed to be certain that this plug-in was the only thing that was altered. We continue with the behavioural strategies, just as before.Brenda is so much calmer, to the point where I can now visit the bathroom without her tagging along every time; though she does still usually sit outside the bathroom door waiting for me. But this is a vast improvement (she no longer howls) & we’re working on supporting her to be able to cope with longer & longer periods of time without needing to be able to see me.Sure, I’ll not lie, Brenda is still acutely anxious & does still howl when I go upstairs or leave the house without her. However, her anxious behaviour settled a lot, the moment we plugged this device in.So, if you & your pooch are experiencing similar anxiety issues to Brenda & ourselves, then I’d absolutely 100% recommend that you try one of these plug-in devices alongside good basic behavioural strategies.There are mixed Reviews I know. But I’m telling you with absolute honesty, that this plug-in has helped Brenda & her family beyond compare.Please, do give it a try. I appreciate that they are quite expensive, but the benefits are so wonderful & worth it!

I got this Adaptil plug in to use over the bonfire period. Plugged it in 2 weeks before to hopefully start taking affect ready for the first fireworks. Our Patterdale terrier is 2 and half, and is usually very playful and energetic with rest sessions lasting only 10 minutes before being too curious and getting up to nosy around again. After around 2 days of plugging the Adaptil in, he was a lot calmer and was lying on his dog bed much more - normally he is glued to us on the couch for attention, and wasn't as bothered by neighbours coming home etc. By the end of the first week he was less subdued and mopey but still nice and calm. When the fireworks started he definitely was his usual self plodding round rather than getting scared and hiding. We did also make sure to have the curtains closed and the TV sound turned up a little more. I've only given it 4 stars though, and this is because the calming effect definitely didn't last in him once we took him outside for walks, not even enough for a quick walk. If a firework went off 1 minute after going out of the house, he stopped dead it his tracks and refused to walk further. I'd consider next year buying him a collar as well to see if that helps. Secondly, it didn't help when there was a thunder storm and lightening. Perhaps this was too loud and scary for any amount of pheromone to override.

It didn't make a difference to my dog.

Works well

We read the good reviews and thought we’d try this for our anxious dog. I work from home and he sits with me in my office, so I plugged one in there. After a while I developed eye irritation which got worse and worse. I didn’t correlate the diffuser and my eyes for a while, but when the penny dropped, I looked at the information sheet (which I’d previously ignored, as you do) They contain hydrocarbons, which are really bad for the environment! Also, there are danger warnings about its toxicity. It mentions danger to the respiratory tract and ingestion and if swallowed, immediately call a poison centre! It doesn’t mention eye irritation, only when it talks about the ADAPTIL Transportation spray, where in bold, it states CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION! If it’s caused irritation to my eyes, has it hurt my dog too?It also states that you should dispose of contents/container at hazardous or specialist waste collection points! Who ever reads all this information and just puts it in the recycling?As much as I adore my dog and want him to have the best life, I didn’t notice any change in his behaviour! My vet had even recommended I try ADAPTIL! We also got the collar for him! I can’t say these products worked at all but I’m seriously concerned that well meaning dog owners will buy this but not realise the toxic fumes they are pumping into their own homes and environment. I took the diffuser out when I realised and slowly my eyes have improved! We’ve been away this weekend and completely forgot about my eyes, until we got home and they started stinging again! So, the pollutant is still in our house, despite unplugging it about 3 weeks ago. I’m now going to try washing the walls. I’ve contacted Amazon and I will be contacting ADAPTIL.Please think seriously about using this product, especially if you have young children: ‘MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED AND ENTERS AIRWAYS’! Also, your pets can’t tell you if their eyes hurt and what if they are chewers? I’ve been through so many bottles of eye drops, he may have suffered in silence! It’s not right!Worst product ever, I’d like to see the data from their clinical trials? Seriously dangerous and shouldn’t be on the market!

Have been using this for a few days and my dog is definitely seeming calmer. I've bought it for the firework season.

Has not worked on my dog sadly, behaviour has stayed the same despite trialling for around two weeks. Also gets very hot so leaving it on for prolonged periods of time is a worry.Overpriced in my opinion.