VetriScience Calm & Confident Chews, Composure Clinically Tested Calming and Anxiety Supplement for Dogs, Reduce Stress and Fear, Ideal for Thunderstorms, Fireworks and Travel, Chicken, 60 Count

These Calm & Confident chews have been a game changer for my dog. They help take the edge off anxiety without making my dog overly sleepy or sluggish. I’ve noticed a big improvement during stressful situations like storms, visitors, and car rides. My dog loves the taste, which makes giving them easy, and they start working fairly quickly. I also appreciate that the ingredients are vet-formulated and feel safe for regular use when needed. If you have a dog that struggles with anxiety or nervousness, these chews are definitely worth trying. They’ve made a noticeable difference for us, and I will continue to keep them on hand.

These work like a charm. It's amazing. Bella is a 10-year-old Belgian Malinois who is extremely excitable, stressed, anxious, and ornery. Nothing has worked to settle or calm her down. Even prescription anti-anxiety meds didn't help her. I am on our third or fourth bag, and I will not go back to how it was before these calming chews for all of our sakes. A month ago, I forgot to order a bag, and we went a few weeks without them, and she returned to her old anxious ways. We are a week back into the routine, and we are starting to see the calm take effect. She is still a busy Malinois, chases squirrels and lizards, and barks at people passing by, so it does not sedate her, but you can tell that she is more comfortable sitting and relaxing. She has a focus and composure that we have NEVER experienced, and she obeys her command so much easier than without the chews. The chews are easy to use, and I usually put them in her food. They are medium soft and look like a little piece of meat. She didn't love them at first, and I had to smash them up a bit and mix them in, but now she takes them whole with no issues. The smell when you first open the bag is strong, but I think letting them "air out" a bit before I give them to her helped.

I picked up these VetriScience Calm & Confident Chews because my dog treats thunderstorms, fireworks, and the mailman like the end of the world. After a few days of use, I swear he’s auditioning for a meditation app. He’s calmer, less jumpy, and actually seems confident enough to walk past the neighbor’s lawn gnome without barking at it. They look like little treats, so my dog happily gobbles them up — no pill pockets or trickery required. And they don’t have that weird chemical smell some calming chews do. Bonus: they didn’t turn him into a zombie, just a more chill version of himself. Pros: • Helps with anxiety from loud noises, travel, or new situations • Easy to give — dogs think they’re treats • Gentle calming effect without drowsiness • Made with natural ingredients like L-theanine and colostrum • Great value for the number of chews in the bag Minor feedback: Results aren’t instant — it takes a little consistency to see the full effect. Also, if your dog is a hardcore stress case, you may need to pair these with training or other calming strategies. Final thoughts: If your pup is more “panic at the disco” than “peaceful nap,” these chews are worth a try. They won’t solve every problem, but they definitely take the edge off and make life calmer for both of you.

Purchased this product for my neurotic and phobic dog, specifically for the recent 4th of July fireworks, but more generally for the daily thunderstorms we experience here in central Florida in the summer. I gave this product an overall rating of 3 stars because the product worked as described when I was able to force-feed it to my dog. It would be an excellent value compared to other similar products IF my dog would willingly take it, but because she will not, makes it useless to us but not necessarily for you. I rated the taste and scent 1 star each and only because 0 stars wasn't an option. The following is my fully detailed review: I don't like the side effects she gets from Benadryl; melatonin (while very helpful) doesn't relieve her symptoms enough. I purchased this product based on the great reviews and good value for the money compared to similar type products. I also wanted something more natural but not in the CBD category due to the recent influx of counterfeit/unregulated products flooding the market. I was thrilled to try this product. I LOVE my dog and she HATES (duh!) taking "medicine." I love the idea of her getting the relief she needs without the daily fight to force-feed her medication only contributing to her fear response. Based on recommendations and reviews, so many dogs seem to love the taste and smell of these medicated treats that I felt excited to try them! My dog was NOT on the "love the taste" team. She took them with ease and excitement on the first day I tried them. I got them in time to do a trial run during a bad storm prior to the few days of fireworks for Independence Day that I knew would cause her constant shaking, stomach upset, and anguish. On the second day, when she would need the relief the most, she would not take them! I tried EVERYTHING to hide them, disguise them, and/or bribe her to take them with no luck. As previously reviewed by many, these have a strong odor that is impossible to mask with cheese, chicken, lunch meat, etc. My dog won't eat peanut butter so I don't know if that would help others. While these are comparatively small for "treats" they are very large as a medication that requires me to essentially shove them down my baby's throat. By the way, I have a small (under 10 pound shih tzu mix) dog so this may not be as problematic for someone with a larger dog. They are also a rough texture making me feel even worse about forcing her to take them without chewing them. Because I discovered this product too late to buy a substitute, I broke them in half and forced her to take them. That all being said, this product seemed to have worked exactly as described! We had the most calm 4th of July we have had in her young 4 year old life! We took our normal steps to help her: stayed nearby, turned the TV up loud, wrapped her snuggly in a blanket when she wanted, offered soothing comfort and support when needed while not making too big of a fuss over her. Her shaking and need to hide was greatly diminished, the constant panting was eliminated, she didn't experience the diarrhea she often gets when having severe phobia. While she didn't love the night of constant booming noises or the following days of idiocy to follow, she seemed far less distressed. I was thrilled with the effectiveness. Unfortunately, for us, this product isn't a consistent option. It might be great for someone whose dog only requires it a couple times a year. Forcing it into our baby on a daily basis for months in the summer will only add to her trauma. Sadly, because I had to use some of these, I don't feel I can pursue a refund or return. I will continue to try to find another similar product, maybe a liquid formulation, for our four-legged friend. I desperately wanted this to work for us. If you want to try it, make sure you don't have a picky eater or be prepared to force-feed it because, at least for my fur baby, she hates the taste! Do a trial run for several days before you really need them, in case your experience mimics my own. Best of luck to you and your family in your quest to find relief for your family pets. I did not receive this product free or discounted in exchange for a review. I found it on my own, researching as you are now.

We have a 3 year old mixed breed rescue who is very high energy and suffers from separation anxiety and is just generally anxious. I have to give her sedatives before taking her to the vet, and she still requires at least 2 vet techs to hold her for the doctor. I've tried several calming treats as well as a thundershirt and none had any obvious effect on her. We did have the pheremone plug in for a while and I thought it MIGHT have helped a little, but it was barely perceptible. These are the first calming product that really seems to work on her. Don't get me wrong, she doesn't get SUPER chill, but she is markedly more chill than normal. When family members come home she normally goes bonkers, jumping all over them, squeal-whining, getting in their faces trying to give them kisses. She goes especially nuts over my husband coming home from work. The first day I gave her these, she still greeted him excitedly at the door, but there was hardly any jumping. She circled him, wagging her tail with her usual vigor and still whined a little, but it was such an improvement. What I really like is that she just seems like she's more relaxed the same way she does after a good long romp with other dogs at the dog park or doggy day care, or a strenuous hike somewhere with lots of new smells. She doesn't have a bunch of nervous energy, but she doesn't seem groggy or sleepy like she does when given sedatives. It seems to genuinely act as an anti-anxiety treatment, not just something to dope her up and make her sleepy like treats with melatonin or tryptophan or actual prescription sedatives are meant to do. I think that's why those things don't work well for her, they might make her sleepy, but her mind is still racing. That probably feels even worse, imagine feeling scared that something bad is going to happen, on edge and hypervigilant, but also struggling to keep your eyes open. No wonder she still freaks out at the vet. One other thing I want to mention is that she has a very sensitive stomach, she gets loose stools very easily, has to be on a specific food and I also add fiber to her daily meals. I got the peanut butter flavor because she can't have chicken and I know she handles real peanut butter fine. She's had no changes in her potty habits since starting these, and I generally give her the full dose for her weight most days. (2 treats per day, she weighs around 60lbs.) If your pup is jumpy and wound up all the time, I would definitely recommend giving these a try. I hope that with regular use, as she experiences her days without so much anxiety, she will come to feel less nervous in general without the supplement. But if I have to keep her on these long term, I prefer that over having to put her on prescription meds.

My dog hates being in the car. But he's a trooper. He doesn't whine, bark, or act up. I went on a road trip with my dog. Even though he's a trooper, I wanted to give him something to take the edge off, so I bought these so-called "calming chews" about 30 minutes before I started driving (just like the instructions say). it did nothing to calm him down. I could tell he was just as nervous as he usually is while in the car. Things got horrible about five or six hours into the drive. He started shaking uncontrollably. I didn't know why at first, but when we stopped at a rest stop and he started with the diarrhea, I knew it was because of this product because: 1) Even though he hates being in the car, being in the car doesn't mess with his bowels, and 2) the "calming" chew was the only thing different about his diet. The poor little guy was shaking because he will not pee or poo indoors or in a car. He was holding it for hours. I felt horrible. He went on to diarrhea poo four more times that day. Each one progressively more liquid than the last. My dog has never had such liquid poo. It looked like a gushing fire hydrant of liquid poo. Each time this happened I had to clean his bottom because he has long hair and the diarrhea got all over it. So no, there was nothing calming or relaxing about these chews. If anything just one of these chews completely ruined this leg of our journey. To make things even worse, now my dog associates this horrible feeling he had with my car. Now he won't even jump into my car. I have to pick him up and put him inside. Thanks for nothing, VETRISCIENCE. If you risk it and decide to buy this product, beware: it indicates no refunds or returns. I had to chat with customer service to get a refund. Luckily I don't have to send back this vile back of poisonous evil and it won't upset the stomach of some other unsuspecting pooch.

I highly recommend these calming dog treats, my emotional support animal as ironic as it is, has severe anxiety with loud noises or car rides. These treats work better than any prescription that gave us including doggy Xanax! Plus they're all natural and safe, he doesn't get completely doped up like on the prescriptions, it just puts them straight to sleep and he'll sleep through anything. And you can adjust the dose to however long you need your dog to be knocked out essentially or just much calmer depending on how much you give them. On the listing it says that you can give them up 20 plus treats without having to worry because it's all natural. I bought the cat version of these treats and my cat would not eat them but my dog absolutely loves the bacon flavored ones and he gobbles them up every time despite the very potent and pungent older they give off, they're 100% worth it. My dog's anxiety completely melts away and he always ends up taking a nice nap or sleeping through the night, again based on how many you give your animal I highly recommend these especially at this price point, we were buying half the amount of these in our hometown for three times the amount of money. They're well worth the purchase and price it also makes me feel a lot better to know that my dog doesn't have to suffer through anxiety attacks and we always keep some of these treats in the house just in case there's a thunderstorm or we need to take him somewhere that's a longer ride like the vet. 5 out of five stars!

Does not work immediately, as it does need to get in the dogs system. I purchased this because I work from home and sometimes my dogs get too rowdy and loud. I gave this to my dogs, one each, for two days and by day 3, wow did it really kick in. It definitely keeps them calm and mellow. 100% will be giving this to them on the regular. One of my dogs hate the taste, and she literally eats anything and everything, so I’ve had to trick her into eating it, but it works. They are both very high energy dogs, and they nap all day with this. I will say at first it gave them severe diarrhea, just like if you change an animals food, but all is good now. Worth it!