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A pet anxiety wrap is a recent invention that attempts to help in many ways with regards to not just separation anxiety but other behavior conditions and phobias faced by pets.
The theory behind pet anxiety wraps is that dogs require different ways to learn from past experiences. Apart from the normal method of training pets, which is reward and punishment, there are exceptions faced by dogs whose past experience has been very harrowing and present fears are so overwhelming that they are unable to focus to get trained to avoid separation anxiety. This is for especially the young ones who have had previous pet owners who have not been caring enough or have had terrible experiences while separation from biological mother at the time of birth or similar other experiences that could have led to phobias or separation anxiety and other such anxieties.
A pet anxiety wrap is a fabric tool that increases the positive effects of sensations that are sent by the brain‘s receptors. A certain level of "maintained pressure" is applied continuously to calm frustrated nerves. The effect is similar to that of stroking and patting down a dog.
No matter the authenticity of the manufacturers‘ claims, anxiety wraps are marketed with a note that they are a tool to be used in conjunction with other training techniques and not as a standalone remedy for all anxiety-related undesirable behaviors.
Anxiety wraps handle major triggers of anxiety in dogs such as separation, thunderstorms, fireworks, car rides, strangers, unexpected loud noises, injury or other disruptions to a dog's life. Wrapping is similar to swaddling an infant and uses a technique called "maintained pressure," first developed by Dr. Temple Grandin. Temple Grandin's "hug machine" was developed after seeing how cattle would calm down while being put into a squeeze chute to receive their shots. The hug machine was based on the same principle to treat the anxiety resulting from her own autism. Her "hug machine" functions by maintaining a constant pressure on the body, leading to a reduction in anxiety. Similar pressure helps the dog become calm when fearful, anxious or hyperactive.
Linda Tellington-Jones' "TTouch" technique, designed as a way of relaxing and training horses and eventually adapted to dogs as well, sometimes utilizes an ace bandage wrapped around the animal. Body wraps are also used to extend the benefits of the other aspects of the treatment.
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