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Portuguese Water Dogs – Exciteability, Shyness, Anxiety
Meet Skipper, Sassy, and Bo – three very different Portuguese Water Dogs. When Skipper (the PWD on the left) put on his Thundershirt his owner discovered that Skipper knew how to be calm for the first...
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Beagle – Blindness, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
When I first met Rosco he was not quite 4 months old. He was in his third home and hopefully it would be his forever home (It did!). Rosco was a dog with special needs – he was blind and had a number...
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Pit Bull – Leash Training, Reactivity
Onxy’s story isn’t any different from most dogs at any shelter in the US. She found her way to the shelter, was adopted. She became too much dog for the family she was with so she was returned to the...
View ArticleHound – Post-Surgery Recovery
Sparky was a very active hound mix who loved to jump and play – often to the point of his owners frustration. He was a good hearted hound. (I’ve yet to meet a hound who isn’t good hearted!) Sparky...
View ArticleBark! Bark! Bark!
Dogs bark. Some are naturally more vocal than others, depending on breed type, personality, and their environment. Every bark is a communication of some type. Barks can communicate many things...
View ArticleHelping a Timid Dog – People Shyness
Although dogs have been around humans for many generations, not all dogs are comfortable with strangers. As puppies, dogs should be socialized carefully and thoroughly during their impressionable...
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French Bulldog – Scratching & Chewing
I have a 6-year-old French Bulldog that has fought both food and environmental allergies since he was 10 months old. Sammi has undergone every type of conventional treatment you can think of. He has...
View ArticleSpinone Italiano – Travel & Vet Anxiety
One of my clients was a Spinone Italiano that was undergoing chemotherapy for Lymphoma. This dog lived about 40 miles from his Oncologist and would get so upset in the car on the way to the doctor...
View ArticlePortuguese Water Dog – Depression & Post-Procedure Recovery
One of my clients is a 5-year-old Portuguese Water Dog that has T-Cell Lymphoma. Right now the dog is doing well but I was being asked to help the owner learn some things that would be helpful if and...
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Thundershirts in a Shelter
For the past couple years I have volunteered at my local shelter providing Tellington TTouch® to dogs in need. I have found the Thundershirts to be an invaluable tool. Some of the many situations where...
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