Ruckus was diagnosed last year with some sort of chemical imbalance/anxiety disorder. He is on Elivil and it has really worked wonders.
However he seems to have sets of days when his noise phobia is horrid! It makes him hard to even take on a walk because anything, just a car door shutting will make him completely freak out. And then the next time we go walking and he gets to where that noised happened yesterday he freezes up, and then starts to pull to the car.
after a few days of sever noise phobia he is back to normal and act like a normal dog.
Do you think that I need to consult my vet and maybe he needs something tweeked with his meds? I HATE to give him more meds than he is on, but I want him to have the best quality of life that he can. Is there anything training wise I can do when he is having his noise phobia days? How should I react when he starts freaking out? I have been just ignoring him, but it doesnt work.
I know all about desensitizing him, but when its about %30 and 100's of things he is afraid of I have no idea how. Sometimes its gunshots to gravel grinding under my shoes! and for only maybe 3-5 days a month. I guess I should start writing on a calender when he is having his bad days and maybe there is a pattern.
If you look back to my old post you will realize that it has been behavior issues one after the other with him. Trainers, vets, etc! I have even had one behaviorist suggest me putting him down!
However he seems to have sets of days when his noise phobia is horrid! It makes him hard to even take on a walk because anything, just a car door shutting will make him completely freak out. And then the next time we go walking and he gets to where that noised happened yesterday he freezes up, and then starts to pull to the car.
after a few days of sever noise phobia he is back to normal and act like a normal dog.
Do you think that I need to consult my vet and maybe he needs something tweeked with his meds? I HATE to give him more meds than he is on, but I want him to have the best quality of life that he can. Is there anything training wise I can do when he is having his noise phobia days? How should I react when he starts freaking out? I have been just ignoring him, but it doesnt work.
I know all about desensitizing him, but when its about %30 and 100's of things he is afraid of I have no idea how. Sometimes its gunshots to gravel grinding under my shoes! and for only maybe 3-5 days a month. I guess I should start writing on a calender when he is having his bad days and maybe there is a pattern.
If you look back to my old post you will realize that it has been behavior issues one after the other with him. Trainers, vets, etc! I have even had one behaviorist suggest me putting him down!