BostonK9Concierge

Welcome to K9Aromatherapy! A product developed for dogs and the people who love them. My name is Vivian Zottola, MSc and I am an Anthrozoologist ( person who studies human and animal relations including welfare, ethics, law, behavior). I specialize in Canine Behavior and Training and use force free and humane methods. More information about my biog... raphy and experiences can be found here at bostonk9concierge.com/education.html . My hobby and another equally satisfying passion is engineering essential oil blends safe for dogs and people. The combination of my personal interests and professional training over the years has led me to discover and work with using essential oils in part, when necessary during my behavior modification training. I've learned blending techniques and created specific combinations of essential oils to help reduce stress. These are tools I use when other methods fail especially for fearful animals who rely on their nose to understand the world around them. Helping dogs to understand the world and improve their emotional feelings takes time and is a process. That said, while aromatherapy does affect an individual most often the effect is temporary. Smell and use of the scenting helps dogs to communicate, socialize, navigate and perceive the world they live in. Essential oils aid to quickly and effectively change the emotional state of mind (modality) for many dogs and people alike. As an analogy think about when you come home from a hard day at work feeling tired and grumpy. Upon opening the door to your home you're greeted by the aromatic, warm smells of a scratch made cooked meal... Ahhhh you go from emotions of "h-angry" to happy... There is evidence supporting the use of essential oils to help change modality (emotional state) in individuals. Again this is an analogy and most of the science has been done on mice and humans but we all know mammals and our nervous system are wired similarly. change their emotional feelings about things (people, places and things) they perceive as ...Read More