NOTE adaptil-calming-collar-for-dogs-field-test-results-ref-2024-03-11
SUBJECTGeneral
CLASSIFICATIONNote
STATUSFiled
ID0001-01-01

Department of Records and Document Management

Veterinary Field Report

Affiliated Agency: AskBoldo.com (User-Submitted Review Unit)

Subject: Adaptil Calming Collar for Dogs

A single user submission has been received and evaluated.

The submission consisted of three fecal emoji symbols and a brief textual comment.

The user assigned a rating of three out of five fecal units.

Accompanying text read: "It works. I do not like it. But it works."

We have determined this constitutes a functional efficacy claim.

The product demonstrably reduces canine anxiety symptoms.

We cannot verify the mechanism of action from this data alone.

The user's distaste suggests an aesthetic or behavioral objection unrelated to performance.

Possible human factors: odor, collar appearance, difficulty fitting, or owner embarrassment.

No canine testimonial was provided. Dogs do not care about collar aesthetics.

Owners, apparently, do.

Field observation confirms the product delivers its primary stated function.

We recommend further trials with standardized owner compliance metrics.

Specifically, we need to measure how many owners remove the collar after three days due to personal dislike.

The report is filed as received. No retesting ordered at this time.

Rating remains provisional: 3/5 fecal units—functional, but unpopular.

Signed,

Boldo

Director, Canine & Feline Field Testing

Department of Records and Document Management

SOURCE: https://askboldo.com/adaptil-calming-collar-review/ — Filed by the Bureau of Askboldo Affairs, DRDM.