Oh....my lifting belt is a size small: fits 22 - 32 " and it fits my small and large Berners.
Gail Miller Cynosure Bernese in Arkansas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Freya Steinmeyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 1:26 PM Subject: Re: drugged BMDs on the 4th of July > I have good luck with the Bach Flower Remedy 'Rescue Remedy'. Also an > anxiety wrap will help http://www.alldogsschool.com/anxietywrap.htm > I fashioned my own anxiety wrap using a Popular Mechanics lifting > belt....the Velcro wide belt that we humans use when lifting heavy objects, > to avoid back injury. I got my lifting belt at a local hardware store, Wal > Mart, Lowe's, etc. I took the plastic 'stays' out of it, the stays made it > too rigid. I fasten the belt snugly around the dog's back just behind the > dog's front legs and Velcro it on. It does not fit as well as a 'real' > anxiety wrap.... KV Vet carries one also > http://www.kvvet.com/KVVet/search_results.asp?mscssid=06F3DC980C91F4A848890D2B943DAFD6&Gift=false&GiftID= > but it does work. I sometimes have to re-position it as it tends to slid > back toward the dog's tummy. Any dog that I have had, that has been anxious > about anything has calmed quickly with an anxiety wrap on. > > I have heard of others putting a snug t-shirt on their dog to get the same > effect. > > I can not find a web site for the Popular Mechanic belt I have, but the > following link will give you an idea. My belt did not have shoulder straps. > But this photo shows the elastic and Velcro like my belt has. > > http://www.supports4less.com/mcdavid/backsupports/liftingbelts/494-industrial-backsupport.htm > > > Gail Miller > Cynosure Bernese in Arkansas > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Freya Steinmeyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 5:05 PM > Subject: drugged BMDs on the 4th of July > > > > Any advice on BMDs who don't like 4th of July? >
