taking my buddy with me
I have decided to take my dog, Nicky, with me on my trip this coming week. The last time I took him was when I had the pop-up, and he acted like a neurotic idiot the whole time. I am really hoping he ...
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Code2High wrote:
Sounds like you are dealing more with anxiety or?
The dosage for RR for a full-sized human is I think four drops. So for a dog a drop or two should be plenty.
Pheremones can also be very useful. The would be my pick if the problem is just in the car. Hose the place down! For more generalized anxiety the collar might be a better choice. I use both to maintain harmony among my cats.
Many people get good results with the thundershirt.
I also like l-tryptophan which may or may not be in the tabs to which you refer.
Nothing wrong with benadryl except that personally I've never seen it make much difference. Some have had good results, though, and it's cheap and shouldn't do any harm.
You can also do some behavior mod/reconditioning. If you want to try that I'll look up where I typed it last or retype it. It's all a game, not "training" per se, and if you spend a few minutes a day for a few weeks, you should get a much better traveling companion at the end.
Thanks for the suggestions and comments. Since we have the rig at the house for the summer, I knew I should have been doing some work on taking her over for short periods of time with me, along with treats! Any other suggestions in working with her this way would be appreciated.
Thanks.
