A Dog Relaxation CD

calms canine anxiety safely and effectively

If you've never considered a dog relaxation cd to help calm your dog during stressful situations, now is the time to give it some thought.

Anxiety in dogs can show up as whining, barking, hiding, pacing, panting, excessive drooling, and even circling/tail-chasing and other OCD type behaviors.

A dog with separation anxiety can disturb the neighbors, destroy your property, and in severe cases even injure himself.

If your puppy or dog suffers from canine anxiety, or is generally nervous or fearful in certain situations or environments, the right sort of music just might be the answer that you're looking for!

Music for dogs - and how it helps canine anxiety issues

Although you may not know exactly HOW it happens, most of us know that listening to slow, melodic classical music can help us to relax. Research has shown that we actually experience a physiological reaction to this type of music, and it affects our heartbeat, blood pressure and brainwaves. In fact, the same research indicates that 30 mins of classical music equals about 10mg of Valium!

But, does the same thing happen in dog? Can a dog relaxation cd really help the pup who's anxious about thunderstorms, or the dog who feels acute separation anxiety, or the one who is so scared of car rides that he has the equivalent of a human 'panic attack'?

It would seem that the answer is a resounding "YES!". Here are some of the findings of research and studies done on this subject........

• Although dogs don't show outward signs of recognizing rhythm or 'beat' (they don't tap their feet, or nod their heads), their bodies respond in the same way as humans. Blood pressure and heartrate is reduced, and brainwaves slow down in response to classical music. They also react in the opposite way to up-tempo music,


• 50 - 60 beats per minute (bpm) seems to be the optimum tempo for calming dog anxiety


• Studies show that a piano solo at 50 - 60 bpm had a profoundly relaxing and calming effect on 80% of the canine test subjects in a home environment. In fact over half of them fell sound asleep!


• Even in a more stressful kennel environment, a dog relaxation cd with the same type of music calmed 70% of the dogs

A common technique for reducing separation anxiety in dogs is to leave a radio or TV playing in the background, and this can definitely help, no matter what music/program is playing. BUT, instead of just tuning into any old TV or local radio station, if you play a dog relaxation cd with special 'psychoacoustic' musical arrangements the effects will be so much better.

That's because certain sounds and musical 'beats' actually have the opposite effect and rather than calming your dog, they can cause over-stimulation. Loud, rapid-tempo music, shouting, arguing or high-pitched voices are all stressful to your pup and are definitely not dog-friendly.

If your dog is anxious, fearful or destructive when left alone, has an anxious/nervous personality, or reacts negatively to storms, car trips, visitors to your home and so on, try a dog relaxation cd and be prepared to be amazed! Here is a selection of some of the best music for dogs available. Try one, or several, and watch your dog relax.

Dog Gone Classical Music: Mozart

This dog relaxation cd is a soothing combination of classical orchestral music blended with tranquil nature sounds such as bird calls, running water and so on.

Listening to this type of music for dogs will help your dog to feel more relaxed and calmer, bark less, sleep more and be generally happier and less stressed by environmental or other stressors. A good one for dogs with separation anxiety.

You'll also find this one works well for tired/irritable babies..... as well as for tired and irritable adults!

Music Dogs Love: While You Are Gone

It's a combination of piano music, human voices and soothing sound effects that help pets to feel less anxious, while inducing a feeling of peacefulness.

If your puppy or dog gets stressed out when crated, or separated from you at night, try playing this CD for him quietly in the background - you may just find that you're finally able to get a good night's sleep or the housework under control.


In addition to all the really great dog relaxation cd's available there are other things that you can do to help calm canine anxiety.

Even if your dog isn't the 'couch potato' type, and doesn't normally show any interest in the TV, specially produced DVD's that provide both sound and images tailored to a dog's needs and 'viewpoint' can be a wonderful way to keep a dog with separation anxiety entertained and relaxed.

Try this one - DVD For Dogs : While You Are Gone

You can learn more about natural remedies and supplements for dogs, on my Natural Remedies for DOgs and Natural Health Products for Dogs pages.

And see other toys and tools that can help you manage separation anxiety in your dog, on my Dog Separation Anxiety page.

Separation Anxiety In Your Dog

Natural Remedies for Dogs

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