Owners ask us whether our chews are different for a puppy and for a grown dog. The chew is the same product either way — what differs is the feeding amount, which goes by bodyweight, and the situations owners tend to be thinking about. Below we set out what is in the chew and where the ingredients come from. What we will not do is tell you it will change your dog’s behaviour: behaviour that worries you is a conversation for your vet, who can rule out pain or illness and refer you to a qualified behaviourist.
Puppies and New Experiences
Puppies meet most things for the first time — traffic, the vacuum cleaner, being left in a room on their own. Structured socialisation and reward-based training, ideally with guidance from your vet or an accredited trainer, are what owners are pointed to for this stage. A chew is a treat you feed alongside that, not a substitute for it, and it is not a treatment for a puppy who is genuinely distressed. If your puppy is, speak to your vet.
Adult Dogs and Established Triggers
With an adult dog, owners usually already know the specific things their dog reacts to — fireworks night, thunder, the car journey to the surgery. Those are dates you can plan around: a quiet room, familiar bedding, background noise, and a management plan agreed with your vet. Where a chew comes into it is simply as the treat you are already giving; fireworks and noise fear in particular are recognised veterinary problems and should be raised with your vet well ahead of the season rather than managed with a treat.
What Is in the Chew, and What We Cannot Claim
Biotic’s Gain Dog Calming Treats are a soft chew containing L-theanine, an amino acid found naturally in the leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, and first isolated from green tea in Japan in the 1940s. There is no authorised claim for L-theanine in Great Britain, so we describe what is in the chew rather than what it does. The treats are a complementary feed: they are fed alongside a complete diet and are not complete food in themselves. Feed the number of chews stated on the pack for your dog’s bodyweight — that is the only thing that changes between a puppy and an adult — and keep fresh drinking water available. Talk to your vet before feeding them to a pregnant or nursing dog, or to a dog on medication.
Where to Buy
Biotic’s Gain Dog Calming Treats with L-Theanine are available now on Amazon.
Biotic’s Gain chews are complementary pet feed, given alongside a complete, balanced diet. They are not medicines and are not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog is unwell, on medication or has an ongoing condition, speak to your vet.
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