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Balancing supplements that make home prepped food simple and foolproof...and boost health.

Anxiety

Bad breath

Immune support

Skin & coat

Joint health

Therapeutic chews fed like treats, to target common health issues, with powerful, research-based formulas.

Cod & Plum Oil.


Powerful fatty acid and antioxidant boost to fight oxidative stress and support healthy ageing.

ADAPTOGENS

FRUIT & VEG

ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS

AUSTRALIAN SUPERFOODS

OILS, VINEGAR, BROTH

HERBS, VITAMINS & OTHER

The Allrounder for cats & kittens


Balancing supplement that makes home prepped food simple and foolproof...and boost health.

Anxiety

Bad breath

Urinary health

Skin & coat

Joint health

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Therapeutic broths, mixed with food, to target common health issues, with powerful, research-based formulas.

Cod & Plum Oil.


Powerful fatty acid and antioxidant boost to fight oxidative stress and support healthy ageing.

Bestie Anxiety: Thera-Chews™️ for Anxious Dogs

Nutraceutical formulation to help dogs be less anxious & stressed, in a small but powerful gummy chew.

    Size: 90 CHEW PACK
    Australian made & owned
    Nutritionist formulated
    VET recommended

    How they help anxiety

    Each therapeutic chew has a powerful blend of amino acids, pro and postbiotics and antioxidant-rich herbs. 

    • Valerian for calming effect
    • L-tryptophan for feel-good serotonin
    • L-theanine for relaxation with alertness
    • Pro and postbiotics for gut-brain link

    It works by:

    • Improving gut health.
    • Reducing oxidative stress.
    • Helping neurotransmitters.

    But it's also yummy and gummy! And the perfect size for small and older dogs. Thera-Chews™️ are the small chews for small dogs!

    Hero active ingredients per 2.5g chew

    • 50mg Valerian for calming effect
    • 50mg L-tryptophan for feel-good serotonin
    • 47mg L-theanine for relaxation with alertness
    • 12mg Pro and postbiotics for gut-brain

    Pro & postbiotic blend

    • Lactospore 15bn
    • Lactobacillus rhamnosus 400bn

    Other natural ingredients

    Nutritional yeast, hawthorn, linden flower, pomegranate, and gelatin, tapioca starch, sunflower oil, organic vegetable glycerine, beef bone broth, prebiotic carrot fibre, water, salt, sunflower lecithin, natural hickory smoke powder and vegetarian flavour.

    Bestie Thera-Chews are not like a Panadol. They take time to build up in the body and take effect. Typically, you should see improvements in about 3+ weeks.

    That depends on the weight of your dog. The feed guide is:

    • 1 chew up to 7kg
    • 1 - 2 chews between 7kg and 14kg
    • 3 - 4 chews 15kg to 24kg
    • 4 - 6 chews over 25kg

    So, for a 10kg dog, a pack of 90 chews will last about 45 days.

    That's the reason we sell Trial Packs. That's a cost-effective way of finding out if your dog will eat these chews day in, day out, which they'll need to do to be effective.

    In addition:

    • We develop formulations that include palatable ingredients and then test widely.
    • We also include a natural vegetarian flavour along with natural hickory smoke, in most products for extra flavour oomph.

    No mess. No fuss. No refusal.

    If you've ever tried to break one of those other hard chews, tried to get doses right with powder, or wrapped things in bacon or cheese just to get your dog to eat it, (not to mention shoving your hand down their throat), then you'll appreciate the simplicity of bestie chews.

    Is your dog anxious?

    Think about how your dog behaves, do any of these sound like your dog - all or some of the time?

    Gets terrified when there's a stormFollows you around like a shadow, and doesn't have lots of periods of independence? Barks, scratches, chews things, or makes an escape, while you're away? Cowers, growls, avoids or even attacks other dogs? Gets freaked out or startled (more than you'd expect) by loud household sounds?Is frightened meeting new people, at first? Humps madly??

    And how do they go at the vet? Do they:

    Get scared when they get looked at?Act really excited and jumps up and down? Need a muzzle to be looked at? Cower and hide under the chair in the waiting room? Try to escape out the door of the vet? Squirm madly when they get an injection?

    These are all signs of anxiety. Left unchecked they only get worse. Anxiety is not something that dogs grow out of. And research trials show that you can help reduce this anxious behaviour with the right dietary supplements.

    Anxiety can lead to aggression.

    Experts say that when a dog bites, it's never really out of the blue. Long before that event, there will have been signals. 

    Turid Rugaas, a canine behaviorist from Norway, developed the Stress Escalation Ladder, to illustrate what signs we see in our dogs as their stress elevates - so we can intervene, before they get out of control.For instance, did you know that your dog yawning means they are stressed and not tired? They are things that dogs do, like yawning, looking away or licking their lips, that tell you that they're a little anxious right now, and they're trying to settle themselves down again. In fact, calming signals are the second stage of the 'stress escalation ladder', and often go unnoticed or are misunderstood.

    Anxiety is a chronic stress.

    Did you know that anxiety is a type of stress?

    Stress of one kind or another – fear of thunderstorms, separation anxiety, stranger fear – can set off a complex chain of events.

    For example, a dog with thunderstorm phobia living in a storm-prone area, would have a stress response every time there’s a storm. A dog suffering from separation anxiety would react every time they were left alone.

    These dogs can suffer chronic, repeated and uncontrolled stressful episodes that would often build and worsen over a lifetime.

    This can shorten your dog's life...among other things. Chronic stress is associated with high levels of cortisol in the blood stream, which in turn has been related to a number of human disorders including obesity, insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease, immune disturbances, altered endocrine responses and nervous system disorders. 

    Customer Reviews

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    Kelsie B.
    What was the reason you switched to bestie...was there something going on health-wise?:: Anxiety
    Effective and my dog loves them!

    These chews are super convenient and my dog lovess them. I’ve noticed that she is generally calmer, and not as anxious in the car, when people walk by the house, or when we have visitors. They’ve just bought her down a notch. I’m giving 4 stars because I do wish they came in bigger/more affordable packet sizes. My dog eats 4 chews a day, so a monhtly subscription of 40 chews doesn’t last long enough.

    Thanks for sharing that and the video! I'm thrilled too that they're working...this should also improve over time.

    Re the pack sizes. Good news: in about 2 weeks, we will be switching over to our larger packs - 90 chews - for the SAME price as we currently charge for the 60 chew packs...so please, stay tuned!

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    Di

    Happy with the product

    Excellent!

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    Renae D.
    What was the reason you switched to bestie...was there something going on health-wise?:: Anxiety with my two babies when we leave the house
    My fur babies love these

    My two fur babies love these and they help them to settle down when anxious and when they notice we are organising to go away. Be it for the day or overnight. They really do help them out.

    Excellent! So glad they love them and that they're helping..❤️

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    D.T.

    I didn't think Charlie would eat them with being hard, but they were fine he ate them with no problems

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    Michelle A.
    What was the reason you switched to bestie...was there something going on health-wise?:: Anxiety
    Helping my dog with anxiety

    My kelpie x border collie gets really anxious hearing mowers. She was drooling and shaking when she heard them. Since taking 2 daily Bestie anxiety chews, she now looks alert and a bit anxious but not the other things. I’m very happy.

    That's great to hear! Thanks for letting us know and glad they're helping her.

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