Ms. Roach tried positive reinforcement: When Stella’s symptoms would begin, she would be given treats from the night stand. “Then Stella started climbing on my chest at 3 a.m., whimpering, whining and looking at the night stand,” Ms. Roach said. By some estimates, at least 40 percent of dogs experience noise anxiety, which is most pronounced in the summer. Orion, the Finnish company that developed it, tested it on several hundred noise-averse dogs during two years of New Year’s fireworks. “My instinct was to comfort her,” said Ms. Roach, who lives in Boyds, Md.

Source: New York Times June 28, 2016 06:22 UTC