After a slight snafu with the postal system, my order from 52teas arrived earlier this afternoon. I’m particularly excited about this specific order because I threw in a bag of Doggy Tea for the furkids!
While I’m certainly no doctor, I do know after researching “valerian root” that its used as a sedative for nervous tension and excitability. Oskar (dachshund) and Sammie (chiweenie) both feed off each other’s crazy excited outbursts, no matter the situation. And there’s a storm a comin’ from the west… so with these two issues I’m looking forward seeing if this calms them down any.
First human impressions: It looks like small pieces of straw with broken pieces of dried passion flower. Smells like straw with a hint of smokiness.
First canine impressions: Both agree that Mommy described it accurately. It gets 3 sniffs per pup and 4 lip licks each – a good sign!
After brewing a half tsp. in 6 oz. of boiling water for 3 minutes the water is clear yellow with more of a smoky smell. We let is cool to a tasty 110º. (No burnt tongues here!)
Sammie tried it first after giving the cooled tea a good whiff – there was lots of lapping, followed by the licking of lips. He likes it! Seconds and thirds were had as well! :)
It took a lot more coaxing for Oskar to try it. He took a couple of polite sips, but hasn’t gone back for more.
Did you take a sip yourself?!
I did! It’s a different taste – not horrible, but something I could understand dogs liking. There’s a smokiness in the background, but the foreground is very much straw and oats.
Interesting! Keep us updated on whether it does actually calm your puppies or not :)
The rain has started – Oskar just went to hide in the back bedroom where my husband’s clothes are. That’s his comfort spot when daddy’s not around, but not scared enough to come to me. (He’s daddy’s boy.) Sammie’s going back and forth between Oskar and me. (Sams is mommy’s boy.)