5 Sticks or 12? How to Choose Your Calming Pack

Calm labrador lying on a rug next to a bowl of natural dog treat sticks

Pawer Water Calming comes in two sizes: a 5-stick pouch at £9.99 and a 12-stick pouch at £22.50. Same product, same sticks — so how do you choose?

Pawer Water Calming sticks 12 pack pouch

It comes down to how long your fireworks season lasts and how many evenings you want the routine in place. Here is a simple way to think about it.

The 5-stick pouch: try it for the main nights

Five sticks covers the headline evenings — Bonfire Night itself and the weekend around it. If this is your first time adding anything to the evening routine, the smaller pouch is a sensible way to start. At £9.99 it is an easy, low-commitment way to see how it fits into your dog's settling-in routine.

The 12-stick pouch: cover the whole season

Fireworks rarely stick to one night — displays now run from late October well into November. Twelve sticks at £22.50 works out at £1.88 per stick, versus £2.00 per stick for the 5-pack, so the larger pouch is slightly better value per stick as well as lasting the full season. If you plan to keep the evening routine going for several weeks, the 12-pack means you will not run out mid-season.

Whichever you choose, keep the routine

The sticks are one part of the picture — the evening routine matters most. Early walk, closed curtains, a chosen den spot and calm company, as we describe in our Bonfire Night settling guide. And remember: for very distressed dogs, your vet is the best person to advise.

Both sizes are in our Fireworks Calming for Dogs collection: the 5-stick pouch (£9.99) and the 12-stick pouch (£22.50).