Paw Inspired Dog Anxiety Vest, Large

Absolutely love these my 2 border collies go crazy when we have thunderstorms and they look forward to putting them on! Very soft, great quality, fits perfect on them they are around 40 pounds and I got them a large because of all their fur!

Doesn't really help

We have four dogs, one of whom is terribly nervous around loud noises like thunderstorms or fireworks, and where we live people LOVE to set off fireworks for pretty much any occasion. We have another jacket for her, but sometimes, if we're washing it and something unexpected happens, I need a backup, which is where this jacket comes in. This is a good fit for her. She's a 50 lb. black lab mix, on the small side, and this fits fairly well, though it is a little big in the tummy. We're still able to get it snug enough to help ease her anxiety though, so it's ok. The quality seems reasonable and it's held up for the few times we've used it so far. Whether this will have a calming effect on your dog is entirely up to them. One of our other dogs, who is similarly sized, doesn't get any comfort from these jackets, but loves being under a blanket instead. For those dogs that it works for, it's pretty miraculous. For others, it may have no effect at all. You may just have to try it and see. But they are reasonably affordable, and if they work for your dog, they are an easy way to give them some support and comfort. I definitely recommend trying these jackets if you haven't.

My GSP/BC is very comfortable in this anxiety vest and enjoys wearing it. It definitely helps.

My dog loves wearing it and even slept with it on

I've used name brand thundershirts on dogs before, so I'm familiar with the concept of how they work. I knew I needed it to fit snug, as that is what helps calm the dog, so for my girl I ordered the large size, which was listed as fitting a 41-64lb dog with a 25-30inch chest. My dog is 46lbs and her chest measures 28 inches so I thought this would be a good choice.

Now, my dog is a Weimaraner/Pitbull mix and she has a very deep chest but a slim waist, so I knew it might fit a bit weirdly, but I expected the chest to fit just fine, just the waist might be a little loose. The large size lists a boxer in the dogs it will fit, and they have a similar chest to waist ratio to her, so I figured it would be fine.

Out of the package, the instructions on the box weren't great, and the section that as it turns out is for if your dog wears diapers, wasn't mentioned on the box so I had to come back to the listing to even figure out what that extra spot of velcro was for.

Once I figured out how to get everything put on, I quickly realized that the vest is too big. You're meant to be able to adjust the vest by pulling the fabric tighter and velcroing it in place, but I had to pull the material tighter then the velcro would securely hold, to get the desirable level of snugness, and even then it wasn't as snug as the thundershirts I've owned in the past. I went back and double checked that I'd ordered the right size, because a large is listed as being able to fit a boxer, who have deep chests and slim waists.

Unfortunately, I don't think this will be very useful for my girl, because it just won't fit snugly enough to give the desired calming effect. The entire point is to feel like a hug, but this fits like most of her winter clothes, and the stiff velcro panels make it a bit bulky as well.

Currently, the price is basically the same as the name brand thundershirt, so I think in the future I would just get one of those.

My doggo is getting more anxiety as she gets older, she's only 4. I am always trying out the latest things to help her adjust to things that freak her out. Fireworks, gun fire, electric pepper grinder, ice maker, and fireplace are the main culprits. The vest itself feels terrific, as its super soft and flexible. It fits her well too! The quality of the fabric is great, and the seams and velcro are all very secure. Unfortunately it helps only about 50%. In other words, she'll stay in the room with whatever scares her, but only for a few minutes, and food must be involved! Otherwise she runs to the back of the house on the bed. I will keep putting it on her anyway, since its pretty warm for outdoors and fits her well, plus its easy to adjust how snug it is with just a change of velcro positioning.

I purchased this anxiety vest for my dog who absolutely hates being alone. He is a Covid dog we got him in 2020 when everybody was home and luckily I am still home 95% of the time but when I do have to leave to go to the store and he's home alone he is pathetically sad. I wasn't sure if he was gonna like having it on because we do have a raincoat that we use on him and he's not a fan of wearing it but when I put this vest on him he did not fight it and in fact he has been sleeping for the past few hours. It is made very well, it is not a weighted vest it is just supposed to feel like a tight hug and it does do exactly that. I purchased the vest in a size large and it fits my dog perfectly. He is a St. Bernard poodle mix but he is the run of the letter he is 60 pounds but has a huge rib cage so I wasn't sure if this was even going to fit but because of the material it's made out of it fits him like a glove.