Hi Baddog,
I can offer you 2 tried and true suggestions. The first is a link to my Simple Meditation Techniques Thread:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread215669.html

Just follow the link and start off with the basic, but powerful, Breathing Meditation. Just 5-6 minutes to start with in a quiet, peaceful room to help strengthen your mind. Many here use some form of Meditation to help their coping mechanism.

Secondly, stroke your lovely dogs. It has been proven that for pet owners this is a great stress reliever - and your dogs will love it.

Dave.