Wow, I haven't posted that much recently, because Gus has been almost tolerable lately, but this last month, he's been extra nuts! He pulled my living room...
Hi, a couple of months ago we adopted a chiuhuahua/ terrier mix dog that has some issues...the worst of which is severe separation anxiety. She was a rescue,...
First, read everything you can about SA. Several good books are listed on past posts. I like "I'll be home soon," "Home alone," and "The dog who loved too...
Thanks, Lori. Yeah, we've already increased the meds back up to full strength. We were doing so good. But, I guess we're still making progress, I mean, he...
Rebecca, Check the home superstores (home depot, Lowes, etc.)...they usually have a large area for child safety products...maybe they would have a real ...
We're new to this group, and hoping to get any advice from you in our desperate search for a solution for our poor Samantha. Samantha is 12 years old, and she...
Is there anything "new" that has been going on in the household? Is there
new buildings or anything that have gone up recently? New neighbors? Sometimes new...
I remember reading about "geriatric onset separation anxiety" in the book by Dr Nicholas Dodman - the A to Z of Dog Behavioural problems. Sadly, I cant...
Hi! I'm very happy to have found your group. I am a disabled woman and am very lucky to share my life with my weimaraner who, along with all the wonderful and...
have you tried Clomicalm? Worked wonders for my dog. Lynn...
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Hi Zoe and Topper. Welcome to the group. Lets of knowledgeable people here. Hope you enjoy. Carol Hi! I'm very happy to have found your group. I am a disabled...
hello everyone! My name is Sarah and I live in Oregon with three wonderful dogs, Anna, TeddyBear, and Karma. Anna is a boxer mix, 8 years old. Teddy is a pit...
Hi, I'm also new to this site and have a boxer rescue with sep anx. and my dog trainer suggested a book called "The Dog Who Loved Too Much" by Dr. Nicholas...
Hi, I'm also new to this site and have a boxer rescue with sep anx. and my dog trainer suggested a book called "The Dog Who Loved Too Much" by Dr. Nicholas...
Sarah, Welcome to the group. My name is Jessie. You are right about having to calm
yourself down first. Dogs feed off our energy, and if it is negative, then...
Thanks for the suggestion. We'll look into it. We are scheduled to meet with a behaviorist this week, keeping our fingers crossed that will give us some ...
I was wondering what types of treats people use in their kongs. What works best in terms of making the treats last? It seems that no matter what we put in...
I was wondering what types of treats people use in their kongs. What works best in terms of making the treats last? It seems that no matter what we put in...
Hi Jessie - Thanks for your reply. I already do the low key leave and return, and ignoring her initially upon return. She also gets Kongs and stuffed bones...
"My vet said the Clomicalm takes 4 - 6 weeks to build up in their system,
but she has seen it "kick in" as soon as 2 weeks. What have others seen when...
For Zoe, I started to results in about the 2 week period. And they got better as we went along. How long ago did she start on it? Jessie She has not started...
In a message dated 9/17/2005 9:26:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, pamela@... writes: Samantha is 12 years old, and she has just started showing signs of...
Why are you doing blood work? My vet never did any blood work before we put
Zoe on Clomicalm. This is prescribed by weight. Is there another reason
for the...
In a message dated 9/18/2005 4:34:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mlinamen@... writes: she's mixed...they say hound/shepherd. ... Please keep us updated...
I am not sure if I am doing this right! Several years ago I had a german sheperd mix that I crate trained and took to obedience classes. Last week week got a...
Kim, Taking a new puppy away from it mom and siblings is hard on the puppy and it needs an adjustment time to learn new ways of doing things. If you reinforce...