Tips to Keep your Dog Stress Free this 4th of July

Calming Taping:

Kinesiology tape can be place on your dog to have a calming effect similar to the "thunder" shirt.

Step one: Cut a piece of tape that is long enough to wrap around your dog's chest and across it's back.
Step two: Tear the paper of the tape in the center and using 50% stretch, lay the tape down in the center of your dog's chest.
Step three: Remove the paper on one side and lay it down with 20-50% stretch as shown in the picture.

Step four: Repeat on the opposite side

Step 5: Cut a second piece of tape that is long enough to wrap around your dog's back
Step 6: Tear the paper in the center and place the center of the tape down with 50% stretch over your dog's lower back
Step 7: Remove the paper on one side and lay it down with 20%-50% stretch doing along your dog's ribs and under torso towards their front arm
Step 8: Repeat on the opposite side

Aromatherapy Relaxation Blend:

• 1/2 oz base oil (extra virgin olive oil, cold pressed avocado oil, etc)
• 3 drops Lavender essential oil
• 3 drops Roman Chamomile essential oil
• 3 drops Neroli or Sweet Orange essential oil
• Store in a dark glass bottle

Apply 1-2 drops of this blend directly to the kinesiology tape. Always be sure to use high quality essential oils when performing aromatherapy! 

Interested in learning more about canine kinesiology taping? Check out our online course! We offer a certification course for professional and a non-certification course for dog owners.

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