Features

January 2004 Issue

"Dog Appeasing Pheromone" to Calm Anxious Canine

“Dog Appeasing Pheromone” seems to work on some, but not all, dogs.

Our review of a plug-in atomizer that dispenses a “dog appeasing pheromone” to calm especially anxious canines. According to its maker, DAP is supposed to mimic a natural stress-reducing hormone produced by mother dogs while nursing their puppies. It purportedly stops or reduces stress-related barking, urination and defecation, whimpering and whining, anxiety, fear, chewing, and other stress-related behaviors.

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