A method of reducing anxiety, fearfulness, overexcitement, or a combination thereof, in an animal, the animal having a first pair of appendages and a second pair of appendages, the animal having a mid-body between the first pair of appendages and the second pair of appendages, the method comprising: placing a garment on the mid-body of the animal, the garment including: a central portion having a longitudinal axis (A-A) and a front end, a first side extending laterally in a first direction from the longitudinal axis (A-A), and a second side extending laterally in a second direction from the longitudinal axis (A-A), the second direction opposite the first direction; a first flap extending from the first side of the central portion; and a second flap extending from the second side of the central portion; wrapping the first flap under the animal's chest, stomach, or a combination thereof to overlap the second flap; and securing the first flap to the second flap such that the garment applies pressure to the animal adequate to reduce anxiety, fearfulness, overexcitement, or a combination thereof in the animal, the method characterized in that the garment further comprises a cinching member having a proximate end attached to the central portion, the first flap, or the second flap and extending to a free distal end, and wherein the central portion has a front end adapted to be positioned proximate to the head of the animal, and a rear end opposite the front end, and further comprising a pair of straps extending from the front end of the central portion in spaced relation, wherein the straps are adapted to extend around the animal's neck and fasten to each other, wrapping the cinching member such that the distal end overlaps the first flap proximate to where the first flap is secured to the second flap; and securing the cinching member to the central portion, the first flap, the second flap, or a combination thereof to increase the pressure on the animal. placing a garment on the mid-body of the animal, the garment including: a central portion having a longitudinal axis (A-A) and a front end, a first side extending laterally in a first direction from the longitudinal axis (A-A), and a second side extending laterally in a second direction from the longitudinal axis (A-A), the second direction opposite the first direction; a first flap extending from the first side of the central portion; and a second flap extending from the second side of the central portion; a central portion having a longitudinal axis (A-A) and a front end, a first side extending laterally in a first direction from the longitudinal axis (A-A), and a second side extending laterally in a second direction from the longitudinal axis (A-A), the second direction opposite the first direction; a first flap extending from the first side of the central portion; and a second flap extending from the second side of the central portion; wrapping the first flap under the animal's chest, stomach, or a combination thereof to overlap the second flap; and securing the first flap to the second flap such that the garment applies pressure to the animal adequate to reduce anxiety, fearfulness, overexcitement, or a combination thereof in the animal, the method characterized in that the garment further comprises a cinching member having a proximate end attached to the central portion, the first flap, or the second flap and extending to a free distal end, and wherein the central portion has a front end adapted to be positioned proximate to the head of the animal, and a rear end opposite the front end, and further comprising a pair of straps extending from the front end of the central portion in spaced relation, wherein the straps are adapted to extend around the animal's neck and fasten to each other, wrapping the cinching member such that the distal end overlaps the first flap proximate to where the first flap is secured to the second flap; and securing the cinching member to the central portion, the first flap, the second flap, or a combination thereof to increase the pressure on the animal.