Horticulture Hotline 07/10/17
By Bill Lamson-Scribner
Dog Rocks and Pet Remedy continue to help pet owners and win
awards.
Pet Remedy is a natural de-stress and calming product for
mammals and birds. This stuff is amazing! Pet Remedy works by enhancing production
of GABA, a natural chemical produced by the brain, transmitted from nerve to
nerve as a calming message when the body is stressed.
Animals can be stressed by fireworks, travel, separation,
thunder, trips to the vet, surgery, cone on the head, new pet in home, new
home, loud noises, loss of companion, … Pet Remedy has become a great
substitute for ‘Doggy Downers’ around my house. I’m always afraid he is going
to hurt himself on those pills (Ace).
Ol’Boy, my beloved 14 year old pound hound, recently had
surgery. He had to wear ‘The Cone’. He was pacing, anxious and panting. I had
pills for him, but I decided to try the natural product first. Pet Remedy
calmed him down immediately – I also think it affected me too! A few days later
it was fireworks – with Pet Remedy no problem. Then early Monday morning the
true test came. A huge thunder storm hit the Lowcountry. Ol’Boy was up and
digging in the carpet. In the past thunder would have involved the ‘Thunder
Jacket’, a lot of petting and ‘good boys’ and possibly the ‘Doggy Downers’. One
squirt with Pet Remedy he stopped shaking and digging and was right back to
sleep.
Pet Remedy can be used on everything from horses to ferrets.
If it didn’t come from the Dog Rocks people, I would have never tried it. I’m
glad I did! Pet Remedy works right away. With pills the thunder could have
pasted before the pills started to work then you have a drunk dog for hours and
the thunder is long gone.
Dog Rocks are these crazy rocks that come from Australia.
When put in your dog’s drinking water bowl or bowls, they treat the water with
something (not harmful to your pet) that prevents those nasty yellow urine
spots in your lawn. Often these yellow spots turn into dead grass.
I was introduced to Dog Rocks by a friend living in London
that has 2 spaniels and a very small yard. Dog urine almost killed her whole
yard. Dog Rocks worked great for her, so we began carrying them. Dog Rocks have
worked great here as well.
Sometimes we move items around in the Possum’s Stores. When
people that regularly use Dog Rocks come into the store and we have moved the
display of Dog Rocks, the look of horror that comes across the customer’s face
tells the story – oh no, not those nasty yellow and dead areas in my lawn
again!
The key to success with Dog Rocks is that the dog gets all
his water from water that is treated with the rocks. No toilet drinkers here.
Dogs that drink out of coolers at the beach or on the boat or eat a lot of ice
do not get as good results. Dogs that drink out of bowls with the rocks get
great results.
Always read, understand and follow product label. The
product label is a Federal Law.
