Im feeling a bit discouraged but I came to the group and saw a bunch of great posts about successes (both big and small) that encouraged me :) Just wanted to say thanks. Im having a hard time picking a behaviorist and its delaying the whole process. There is one very near me but she doesnt come with rave reviews. My boy, Turk, is dealing with anxiety (severe separation when I go to work), aggression issues (has attacked my other dog and has bitten someone. It seems to happen when hes afraid of unsure but there is also resource guarding of toys, bones and food). We have modified the environment significantly and we have separated dogs until we can figure this out. It is just slowly getting a little worse each month, no matter how much I do. I know we need a behaviorist but Ive been told the one near me isnt that great. I put a call into his regular vet to see if we can get him started on some kind of anti-anxiety while I figure out the vb stuff. In the meantime, I am trying and I see definite progress with me and Turk, one on one. Hes so much more trusting but I also need him to be more independent and confident bc it seems to be setting him back. Ive googled myself in circles trying to find good confidence boosting exercises/games for him. Any suggestions? Hes an amazing dog. He just has some issues :/
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:49:02 +0000
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