Product Use

Calm Companion – Anxiety Treatment

Whether you choose our Treatment Oil or Treatment Spritz, Calm Companion is expertly formulated with essential oils renowned for their ability to calm and reduce anxiety in pets.

Separation Anxiety

Addressing separation anxiety requires commitment and consistency from you as well. The goal is to help your furbaby associate the Calm Companion scent with calmness and safety. This works through their powerful sense of smell, the calming effect of essential oils on their nervous system, and positive reinforcement from you.

Treatment Protocol Month 1: Building the Association

Every night before bed, spray Calm Companion generously onto a bandana, so heavily that your dog shouldn’t even be able to smell bacon through it! Leave the bandana on overnight. Each morning, remove it as soon as your dog wakes up, even before their morning toilet break. Store the bandana in a zip-lock bag immediately. At this stage, we only want them to smell this scent during their calm bedtime routine. After this initial month, your pet will begin associating the scent with tranquillity and safety.

Treatment Protocol Month 2: Daily Training

Continue the nightly bandana routine, and now add a 5-minute daily training session. Choose a high-value treat that your dog receives only during this training, not at any other time.

Place the heavily sprayed bandana on your dog, then perform your usual “leaving” routine: grab your keys, put on your shoes, pick up your bag, whatever typically signals your departure. Do not say goodbye, do not fuss over your pet, and avoid eye contact.

Leave the house, but just before you go, scatter the high-value treats in your dog’s usual spot. Walk to the front of your property, start your car, or do whatever would normally trigger your dog’s anxiety. Then immediately turn around and come straight back inside. Again, no talking, no eye contact, simply remove the bandana and return it to the zip-lock bag.

After two months, your dog will have learned: “When I smell this scent at night, everything is calm and safe. When my owner leaves and I smell this scent, everything is fine, I get special treats, and they come right back.”

Treatment Protocol Month 3: Real Departures

Continue the nightly routine and now apply the training process to actual departures. If you’re hesitant to leave your dog wearing a bandana for extended periods, you can transition to Calm Companion Treatment Oil, which allows the fragrance to stay directly on your dog’s fur.

Thunderstorms

Dogs often sense thunderstorms before we do because atmospheric changes cause a static reaction in their fur, similar to humans getting goosebumps. This makes their fur stand on end, which typically only happens when their hackles rise from fear. Not understanding the cause, dogs naturally become anxious. Calm Companion Treatment Oil can help resolve this.

Treatment Protocol Month 1: Building the Association

Every night before bed for 30 days, apply Calm Companion to a bandana and place it on your dog. During this initial period, only use the product at bedtime, even if a thunderstorm occurs during the day, do not apply it. After this month, your pet will associate the scent with calmness and safety.

Treatment Protocol Ongoing Use During Storms

After the 30-day period, you can begin using Calm Companion whenever thunderstorms occur. Your dog will think: “When I smell this scent, everything is calm and fine.” Additionally, the oils in the product help hold the fur down, preventing that hackles-raised sensation and reducing fear at its source.

Noise Reactions

Addressing noise reaction anxiety requires commitment and consistency from you as well. The goal is to help your furbaby associate the Calm Companion Treatment spritz scent with calmness and safety. This works through their powerful sense of smell, the calming effect of essential oils on their nervous system, and positive reinforcement from you.

Treatment Protocol Month 1: Building the Association

Every night before bed, spray Calm Companion generously onto a bandana, so heavily that your dog shouldn’t even be able to smell bacon through it! Leave the bandana on overnight. Each morning, remove it as soon as your dog wakes up, even before their morning toilet break. Store the bandana in a zip-lock bag immediately. At this stage, we only want them to smell this scent during their calm bedtime routine. After this initial month, your pet will begin associating the scent with tranquility and safety.

Treatment Protocol Month 2: Daily Training

Continue the nightly bandana routine, and now add a 5-minute daily training session during dinner time.

Place the heavily sprayed bandana on your dog, then follow your usual feeding routine. Now introduce a noise that would normally trigger a reaction, just once and just lightly. A gentle bang or knock will do. When your dog returns to eating, repeat the sound.

Over the coming weeks, gradually increase the intensity of that sound or introduce different sounds. What you’re looking for is an initial pause in eating, followed by your dog returning to their meal more quickly each time. Don’t be concerned if your dog doesn’t finish their meal during the first few sessions, this is completely normal and simply indicates that you should reduce the intensity of the sound the next day.

After two months, your dog will have learned: “When I smell this scent at night, everything is calm and safe. Noises happen, but I’m protected and everything is fine.”

Treatment Protocol  Month 3: Resolving Additional Sounds

Repeat the process from Month 2, but you’ll likely find that you can now move on to a third sound within a week or two rather than a full month, as the positive association has been reinforced and your dog now views the scent as their protector.