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sheltie anxiety
Our little gal Zoey is a blue merle mess. She started showing signs of anxiety and over reactive barking at just 5 months old. It started with her barking at the sound of the county snow plows and has evolved into barking at noises both inside and outside our home. We finally consulted with behaviorist Nancy Williams. Her advice, which was quite good, was overwhelming. Long story short is Zoey's behavior is partially genetic, partially our doing, so now we're trying her suggestions and with her and our vet's approval started her on Prozac. It's too early to tell, but we think we see some improvement, especially at night - she's sleeping soundly, something she never did before the medication. My little gal will be 2 years old on September 22. She is the only sheltie out of six we've owned that is so over the top.
Our little gal Zoey is a blue merle mess. She started showing signs of anxiety and over reactive barking at just 5 months old. It started with her barking at the sound of the county snow plows and has evolved into barking at noises both inside and outside our home. We finally consulted with behaviorist Nancy Williams. Her advice, which was quite good, was overwhelming. Long story short is Zoey's behavior is partially genetic, partially our doing, so now we're trying her suggestions and with her and our vet's approval started her on Prozac. It's too early to tell, but we think we see some improvement, especially at night - she's sleeping soundly, something she never did before the medication. My little gal will be 2 years old on September 22. She is the only sheltie out of six we've owned that is so over the top.
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