Comfort Calm Doggie Bites

Our newest addition to the family is a big drooling pile of energy. His name is Bully, and he is a 5 month old Bull Terrier. He's a great dog, but there are times when he goes bonkers. I mean running back and forth in the house that causes cabinets to shake. He becomes a terror, and eventually his rampages are enough to piss you off.

No matter what we tried doing, it didn't seem to work. He was a puppy, that was understandable, but there has to be a limit, he has to know when to stop, only he doesn't. He will keep on keepin' on with his rebellious ways.

We tried petting him to calm him down, we tried playing with him till he was tired, we even tried crating him till he calmed down. Only removing him from the crate afterward seemed to make things worse.

While my boyfriend and I were browsing out local Petco we came across something we thought was worth trying. Comfort Calm Doggie Bites. The bag promised that these 'calming treats' would calm your dog down while you are away, while traveling, or while there are changes occurring, or visitors over. We were doing none of the following, we weren't traveling, having visitors over, or anything like that. We just wanted something that would calm Bully down. A chill pill. Alright!

It all sounded promising, so we bought the bag for around $6.00 and went on our way. Once we got home Bully went nuts, the perfect time for us to give him a calming treat. Raymond opened the bag and gave him one to start with, even though at his weight, he could have 2.

Weight guide From Petco.com and also found on the package:

Under 25 lbs.: 1 treat
25 - 49 lbs.: 2 treats
50 - 75 lbs.: 3 treats
over 75 lbs.: 3 - 4 treats

You are to give your pet the recommended dose 1 hour before the event. You may then give them more a few hours later, but do not exceed recommended doseage.

Appearance:

The comfort calming treats look like alka seltzer pills. They are white in color with cloudy brown specks throughout the pill. They are larger, so we knew our smaller dogs wouldn't touch this giant pill, but Bully, he will eat anything. The pills have a nice meaty like scent, but it has a slight hint of something harmfully chemical in it.

We got nervous that Bully would get stoned, sick, or lethargic because we had never used or heard of such a concept, but as hours passed, Bully's behavior seemed to slightly dull down. Not drastically, but just enough as to where he was somewhat less annoying. We gave him another one before bed and he slept like a baby. The son of a gun even snored. Now if they just had a snoring pill...

Also I can report that I was right about the little guys, they wouldn't even give this crap a lick.

Anyway, we figured we would only give the treats to Bully when he was going off the wall, but this happened daily. So everyday we would give him a treat, and sometimes 2 on those worse of days.

As time went by though Bully seemed to grow a tolerance to the pills. Even after giving him 2 pills in one shot, it seemed to no longer work. We didn't want to overdose the poor guy, so we had to leave it at that. A calming pill that worked for about 2 weeks, and then suddenly stopped. Too bad, because in the beginning the pills were a blessing. I just wish they worked for longer than what the did.

Where to find them:

Comfort Calm Doggie Bites I have only seen available at Petco or online at www.Petco.com. As of now the pills are on sale for $4.66.

Recommendation:

Use these pills extremely sparingly, I do recommend them, but only on rare occasions. The dog will grow a tolerance to them if you use them daily, and they won't work for squat.

Ingredients were taken from the package:

Dried torula yeast, dried pork liver (defatted), ground brown rice, dried apple pectin, dried apple fiber (pomace), dried fruit juice powder, ginger extract, calcium carbonate, natural flavorings, including extracts of hops and chamomile.