Dog Calming with Essential Oils and Herbal Remedies

It is no fun to experience a dog continuously nervous, stressed, and anxious. It is heart wrenching for owners to learn their dog barks madly in hysterics day in and out, or that their dog paces in a path back and forth hour upon hour until becoming exhausted, or to witness the dog in a panic attack panting so frantically.

Thankfully for owners challenged with distressed dogs there are herbal alternatives to traditional medications available to calm and soothe dog anxiety.  And what is so wonderful about using herbal remedies for calm dogs and correcting problem dog behavior is it is done naturally instead of using chemically formulated medications. With herbal calming the dog is not sedated or in an altered medicated state, but rather dogs are totally alert and able to function normally as they settle down and relax.

There are several options when it comes to using herbal remedies to calm dogs. There are ready to use dog-calming formulations for on the market in the form of sprays, drops or in granules.

Another option is aromatherapy using natural scented herbs and essential oils to soothe and calm the senses of agitated or hyperactive dogs. But instead of lighting scented candles and using potpourri, what is used is the unadulterated form of the essentials oils diluted to a safe concentration that can be applied topically to the dogs skin.
 
Examples of aromatherapy oils effective for calming and soothing nerves are green mandarin, lavender, ylang ylang, sweet orange, and vanilla. It is suggested that at least five essentials oils are blended for this purpose. When rubbed topically on a dog’s neck and chest the essential oils are inhaled act like much like a sedative, as the aroma molecules absorb into the bloodstream.

Herbal remedies offer dog owners a safe, natural, and effective alternative to chemical drugs and medications as a means of calming their dog’s anxiety.