David and Paul, I have a 14 yr old chow that used to hide in the tub or wake us up every time it would storm. The vet said it was anxiety and recomended a sedative(we call it puppy prozac). This works really well , we give it to her and about 15 mins later she just goes back to sleep. Be careful on dosage the script we recieved said 1-2 pills. We started with one and the dog was "stoned", she now takes 1/3 of a tablet. cheap relief for weary people