| Summer thunderstorms and celebratory | | | | emotions. At the end of the day it will not do any |
| fireworks are horrors for those unfortunate dogs | | | | harm to try it. |
| that suffer from a noise phobia. Its a phobia that | | | | Another suggestion is the use of Melatonin. This is |
| is more common than we think and can be helped | | | | a natural hormone that regulates our sleep and |
| by looking at natural remedies that have no side | | | | wake pattern, called circadian rhythms. Studies |
| effects. | | | | have indicated that provided the Melatonin is given |
| Anti-anxiety drugs such as Prozac and Buspar can | | | | before the noise occurs it can be 80% effective. |
| work but take 3-4 weeks to take effect and also | | | | Another use for Melatonin has been with search |
| can have side effects. Looking at natural | | | | and rescue dogs that have to travel on |
| alternatives seems a better option. Tryptophan is | | | | helicopters or planes to different areas .The |
| found in complex Carbohydrates so by feeding | | | | Melatonin lets them relax throughout the flight and |
| your dog this kind of diet you will give him a | | | | also the dogs are still be able to perform their |
| natural boost. Tryptophan is in fact a precursor | | | | search duties when they arrive. This was |
| for Serotonin and Serotonin effects mood. When | | | | something that was affected when |
| the dog eats carbohydrates this stimulates the | | | | pharmaceutical drugs were used; The dogs found |
| production of insulin which in turn increases the | | | | it hard to waken fully and so were not able to do |
| uptake of Tryptophan and so increases the level | | | | their jobs 100%. As Melatonin was originally |
| of Serotonin. Although this method works in | | | | derived from the pineal gland of cows the |
| theory there is no hard evidence or statistics to | | | | process was expensive. The pharmaceutical |
| back it up. One natural Remedy called flower | | | | Industry now produce it synthetically. Make sure if |
| essences such as Rescue Remedy was | | | | you decide to try this method that it is pure |
| developed by an English medical Doctor Edward | | | | melatonin and not mixed with any other herbs. |
| Bach. Each liquid is an extract of flowers which | | | | Finally...if music is your thing then studies have also |
| effect different aspects of emotional well-being in | | | | found that simple classical music performed on |
| humans and animals. Of these Flower remedies | | | | the piano produced a calming effect on 70 |
| Rescue Remedy is the best known and has a | | | | percent of dogs in shelters and 85 percent of |
| calming effect. The conclusion on how effective | | | | dogs in homes. Before going down the route of |
| these remedies are varies. Some say it works | | | | the natural remedies trying a classical CD is worth |
| immediately and others maintain that it takes four | | | | a shot and may even save you the bother of |
| to eight weeks to have an effect on dog's | | | | trying anything esle. |