Comments on: A little D.A.P.’ll do ‘ya. http://www.threedogstraining.com/2010/03/11/dapll-ya/ The best positive reinforcement dog training in the Hudson Valley. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisahttp://www.threedogstraining.com/2010/03/11/dapll-ya/#comment-104 Lisa Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:05:48 +0000 http://www.threedogstraining.com/?p=1351#comment-104 Hi Vicky,Interesting questions. As to the cats – it seems DAP does not have an effect on them. Lawrence thinks it’s just because the cats don’t acknowledge the DAP, but the research has folks using a different product for cats – Feliway helps cats with issues of these sorts. Most DAP folks will tell you to not use the diffuser with birds in the house – but the collars are fine with birds. As to your question about other dogs – it is interesting and probably really comes down to asking how closely the dogs in the house are interacting and if the stress of the dog who is wearing the collar has an effect on the other dog(s) in the house. Currently there is no good research indicating that one dog wearing the collar will share his/her collar pheromones with another household dog thereby reducing the second dog's stress. However, just calming one dog down may settle the whole house down. For multiple dogs in one household who all need to relax, the best approach would be the DAP diffuser. Hi Vicky,

Interesting questions. As to the cats – it seems DAP does not have an effect on them. Lawrence thinks it’s just because the cats don’t acknowledge the DAP, but the research has folks using a different product for cats – Feliway helps cats with issues of these sorts. Most DAP folks will tell you to not use the diffuser with birds in the house – but the collars are fine with birds.
As to your question about other dogs – it is interesting and probably really comes down to asking how closely the dogs in the house are interacting and if the stress of the dog who is wearing the collar has an effect on the other dog(s) in the house. Currently there is no good research indicating that one dog wearing the collar will share his/her collar pheromones with another household dog thereby reducing the second dog’s stress. However, just calming one dog down may settle the whole house down. For multiple dogs in one household who all need to relax, the best approach would be the DAP diffuser.

]]> By: Vickyhttp://www.threedogstraining.com/2010/03/11/dapll-ya/#comment-89 Vicky Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:00:58 +0000 http://www.threedogstraining.com/?p=1351#comment-89 Does D.A.P. have an effect on other dogs in the house when they are near the dog wearing the collar? Other than the fact the that dog wearing the collar is being calmed by the collar. Would it change the way other dogs react to the dog wearing the D.A.P collar? What about other types of animals - like cats? If a dog started to wear a D.A.P. collar, would the cat smell the pheromone and say "uh oh..." or "yummy, smells like mom!" ??? I don't think we've got that level of stress going on, but your post got me wondering about the implications of adding something like that to the mix of a family of animals living together. Does D.A.P. have an effect on other dogs in the house when they are near the dog wearing the collar? Other than the fact the that dog wearing the collar is being calmed by the collar. Would it change the way other dogs react to the dog wearing the D.A.P collar? What about other types of animals – like cats? If a dog started to wear a D.A.P. collar, would the cat smell the pheromone and say “uh oh…” or “yummy, smells like mom!” ???
I don’t think we’ve got that level of stress going on, but your post got me wondering about the implications of adding something like that to the mix of a family of animals living together.

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