Customer Reviews

DVD For Dogs : While You Are Gone

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I put this video in when my rather large pooch was being especially hyper and decided to sit and watch to see how he reacted. At first he kind of freaked out, placing his nose directly up against the TV screen, wondering what and where those noises were coming from. After a few minutes, he stepped away a little but eyes still fixed on the screen and ears straight up listening intently. After another few minutes, he decided to lie down -- but still completely attentive - listening to the sounds and watching the imagery. He didn't make it all the way through the video before he fell asleep, but I was amazed. Not only have I never seen a dog watch television before, this video completely held his attention and calmed him down. Heck, I enjoyed watching it with him myself. I highly recommend this product and it performs as advertised.

I was very pleased with this dvd. My two Maltese puppies, ages 8 and 5 months love the dvd. I was more surprised that our 11 year old Great Pyrenees also likes the dvd. My wife and I are gone for work and school for many hours and anything which entertains our dogs is greatly appreciated. I would recommend that any dog owners give this dvd a try.

We recently got a 8 month old beagle that is too smart for his own darn good. We decided not to cage him since he is housebroken and keeps the cats occupied. However, everyday I would come home to find something he climbed up on or got into (wicker baskets, toys, ornaments off the Christmas tree, etc). Figuring he was getting bored, I decided to buy a "dog sitter" DVD to entertain him during the long hours we were gone. I haven't had a chance to watch the DVD more than 10 minutes, and I don't know what all it shows, but it does keep him out of trouble. Whether it be the dog sounds, the pictures, or the story, whenever we pop the DVD in before heading out the door, I come home to non-puppy-destroyed house. I don't know if he actually watches it, or if the sounds are just soothing, but the DVD works versus days we just leave the TV on. It reminds me of a public access animal show, or something they would play at one of the county parks visitor centers. I would recommend it, even though it is a little costly. I especially like how it has a continuous play/loop default setting. It's even better than playing classical music! Knowing that the DVD is on is a total relief for me and that when I come home, my little guy hasn't made another mess for me to clean up.

I just put in this dvd tonight to see if my dog would be interested...within 3 minutes her nose was glued to the screen and she was trying to sniff out all the animals. I bought this dvd because she has severe separation anxiety and I just needed something to distract her while I was gone (she wont touch treats, toys, kongs or even marrow bones if I'm not home with her!). I was skeptical about this, but now I'm a believer!!

First of all, I really had no expectations when I ordered this DVD. I have one older dog and one 10 months old. The older dog it has absolutley no affect on (terrier mix), however, she is 13 years old and could care less about anything but eating, sleeping, and well, you know what. The 10 month old it drives absolutley nuts (pocket beagle). He barks through about 80 percent of the video, but watches the entire thing. It gives him so much enjoyment and excersise by getting him riled up that when we stop the DVD, he is so much more calm and relaxed. It actually has him more aware of the TV as well. He watches the regular TV quite often now, and gets very excited over pet commercials, which he never noticed before. It is soooo cute to watch him. Definitely not a DVD I will ever leave him alone to watch though....think the house would be completely torn up. But with having no expectations, I'm completely pleased with the result. Know your pet though before you buy if you have specific expectations. I know it's listed as a show to leave your pet alone with....this will not work with ours!!! But it is perfect at entertaining him with supervision!!!

My Boxer, who often watches TV, was interested in only a couple of scenes of this DVD; the coyote emerging from behind a tree and accompanying taped coyote howls. I have played it several times, and each time, that's the only part that gets his attention. It seemed neither to calm nor entertain.

What does seem to get and hold his attention, however, are videos of small puppies yipping and yelping. He presses his nose to the computer screen whenever I find youTube puppy videos. For my dog, I would be better off downloading those videos to dvd to play for him.

Length:: 0:30 Mins

Update: here is my "TV Watcher" (Havoc) enjoying the movie. He'll watch it this intently, over and over again. Definitely needs to be a dog who's at least interested in TV, but he sure enjoys it. You can also see my older dog (Delta), who has no interest at all in the movie - she's just watching Havoc act crazy. I think it depends a lot on your dog. If they like watching Animal Planet or other dogs/cats on TV, they will probably like this. Havoc watched it 2-3 times yesterday and was calmer today than he's been in weeks, so I think it really does work for the dogs that like it.
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I have two dogs, one a bit older and who has never shown any interest in the TV, and another who is 2, very hyper, and always reacts to animals on TV. As I suspected my older one had no interest in this DVD, but the younger TV-watcher absolutely LOVED it. We played it for him the first time last night and he was completely glued to the TV. He watched and seemed to love the entire 65 minutes. This morning when we got up, he ran to the TV and stared at it, waiting for "his" show to come on. Very cute! I wouldn't call it "relaxing" but it's been a lot of fun for him and I can see it being good entertainment when I'm at work. If your dog pays no attention to the TV normally this may not get his/her attention, but for dogs who've shown any interest in TV at all I think they'd love this.

I bought this DVD for my large breed mixed rescue who has SERIOUS separation anxiety issues. I work from home, and I thought this would be a good way to keep him entertained in the other room while I was working. After the mixed reviews I wasn't sure if he would go for it or not, but since this DVD had more bird scenes than others I figured it was worth a shot (my dog loves watching birds). I also have a little shih tzu that is just the sweetest little thing, but she is more independent so if she enjoyed the DVD, that would just be a perk. Well...this definitely wasn't what I expected!!!! LOL The intro features some shots of various dogs and barking, plus the occasional dog whistle sounds (I think that's the sonic sounds they refer to in the DVD writeup--the dog whistles go off periodically to get your pooches attention back to the screen). Next up was the beginning of our "virtual walk" which is literally a path scene then closeups of various animals. The first set of animals was a group of squeaking prairie dogs. My mixed breed dog was interested, but the shih tzu turned into a little MONSTER! I have NEVER seen anything like it, she is normally the sweetest, calmest little dog I have ever seen. Instead, she was a snarling, growling demon who belonged in a cage match. She snapped at me, the other dog, and ran around like a possessed maniac. Needless to say, I fast forwarded ahead. The next scenes were pretty much all various types of birds--ducks, flamingos, chickens/rooster, then some wild birds. Again, I got a reaction I wasn't expecting...the little shih tzu was peaceful, the large breed was interested, but the pair of finches in my living room? Shrieking, chirping, and *ahem* lovemaking ensued. This must be like Barry White for birds because for about 5 minutes of each set of bird scenes (especially the chickens and wild birds) all my finches did was chirp and chase each other around their cage, occasionally catching each other, at which point I would recommend you cover your child's eyes unless you want to explain what kind of playing they are doing. Again I skipped ahead--the coyote scenes and farm animal scenes didn't produce any reactions of note. The virtual fetch caught my shih tzu's attention. She sat transfixed, though she was "hiding" behind the coffee table to watch. All in all, I think the nature sounds alone are worth it, though I would warn anyone to put it on while you are home a few times to make sure you don't get any surprises. I wish you could make a playlist to play only the scenes your dog likes on a loop, or even just loop one scene (obviously I need to bypass the prairie dogs haha). Instead, the entire DVD is only one constant track so you can't skip scene to scene (unless you just fast forward).

At first I thought this dvd would not work as my dog did not seem to pay attention to it. But I soon realized that she is much calmer, relaxed when it is playing, Also it entertained my friend's toddler grandson. Plus I enjoy the nature sounds that it adds to our home, esp. during the winter months when can't open up the windows. The dvd is wonderful relaxing to play on cold winter day, to bring the feeling of those wonderful summer relaxing days by the pond or out in nature, at a park. relaxing, rejuvenating for all of us. Hidden bonus, did not expect to enjoy it myself. Realized that it calms my dog through hearing the calming nature sounds. Brings calming life in the home. My dog was bored by lack of stimulus, and this provides the perfect stimulus to prevent boredom, without over stimulation. Highly recommend it. and don't worry if dog does not watch it, pay attention to change in animal's behavior.

Got this DVD for Christmas and my lab Dee LOVES IT? Cool part about it, it repeats by itself so I can put it on when I'm at work. Going to get one for my sisters dog on her birthday.