Pawnix Noise-Cancelling Headset

Colored explosions drip across the night sky. Their reflections dance along water across the bay.  The sound from the fireworks reverberates in our ears while our eyes drink in the night's wonder. Then, at ground level, a white streak enters and exits the field of vision in the blink of an eye.   It takes us a second to realize, another dog has just ran away due to the loud 4th of July firework show. All of our family members start to yell, "EMMA"  the dog's name. Everyone's hearts stop, and we all feel weak and helpless.  Emma is now another statistic. A run-away. In a panic, we all set off in the direction that Emma ran.   After what seemed like hours, we found our furbaby,  Emma, down the street.  Thankfully, she had been taken into a garage by a neighbor to ride out the rest of the firework show.

The statistics about dogs that run away during the 4th of July are high and very sad.  There is a 30% increase of lost pets during the weeks surrounding the 4th of July. According to Lost Pet Statistics, 14% of the 63 million dog owning households in America will run away within a 5 year span.  Dogs being scared by loud noises is one of the top four reasons dogs run away. With my invention of a noise-cancelling headset for dogs, we will reduce the number of dogs that run away due to all kinds of loud noises.

Like many dogs, Emma is scared of all kinds of loud noises.  Alarms, Motorcycles, Thunderstorms, Fireworks, etc. The Journal Of American Veterinary Medical Association reported 30% of dogs suffer from some type of storm anxiety; and 86% of dogs with thunder phobia develop separation anxiety.  

We tried calming oils  and treats, doggie shirts, playing soothing music, nothing worked for Emma. One day, while we were traveling for our old corporate research and development job, an idea popped into our founders head.  During the planes loading process, the stewardess on the airplane started slamming the overheard baggage compartments to get them to shut over large bags. This happens on most flights, and because it is a loud noise, Emma jumps a little every time it happens.  Our founder was wearing her own Noise-Cancelling headphones, so she decided to try to hold the headset to Emma's ears. It was bulky and awkward, but it worked. Emma stopped being jumpy, and settled down and got comfortable for take off. Our founder let Emma laydown in them the rest of the flight.  That was the first day of the development process of PAWNIX Noise-Cancelling headsets for dogs. Comfortable headphones for dogs to eliminate these triggers that create all of our drama.