Well, I have not written in a while... mostly because I have nothing new to tell. Dok is getting better, and that is a very good thing, but I do feel like we are kind of at a stand still. I got him a gentle leader, which does fit under his muzzle, so walking him is a bit easier, but as always when he is wearing it, his ears are pressed back and he is feeling more stressed out. The doctor asked me if I felt we needed some anti-anxiety meds, and I really REALLY don't want to go there. I don't know if I need to, or if I just need to work harder. I feel like I have been working, but lets be honest, I have not been working hard enough. There just never seems to be enough time. I have worked with him once already this morning, and I will be working with him again once I finish this blog... then when Mike gets home, we are going to try a walk... Its just a very VERY long process, and I am hoping one that will end in success. I would at least like to be able to take him hiking, something which I have always done, but now I'm just not so sure. I will always keep him on a leash... Dok will never be one of those dogs that get to run ahead of me on the trail, I just don't know what he would do when faced with another dog. He seems to be stressed out the most by puppies, but he does not like very many dogs at all. I wish there was something I could do to make him more comfortable, but I just don't know how to do that. He looks relaxed and calm when I have a treat in my hand, and as long as it is only Mike and I... maybe one or two more people that he knows well, but if there are more people involved, then he is all over the place and concentrating is very difficult for him. I know that the 4th of July is coming up, and for Dok that is like hell on earth... maybe meds until we are through with the stupid holiday? I'm thinking on it. I've tried the pharmone collar, and I'm not certain it has made any difference at all, but then I am not certain that it hasn't. Its just really, really hard to tell. The only option I have is to keep on trucking along, and hopefully soonish, we will be able to go out with our friends AND our dogs for a nice weekend adventure! (boy, I'll drink to that!)
silly dog, looking all kinds of stressed out.
Also, I'm looking for people who are willing to come over and help me work on getting the dogs over the door knocking thing... what I need are people who are willing to come over and knock on my door repeatedly while I'm in the house getting the dogs calm from the door. I'm trying to get them to react better when people come over to visit or someone delivers something.
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