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One of our dogs came from a previous human who, we can infer, did not treat her very nicely. She was on Prozac when she arrived, but we have since weaned her of
by bitwize 3y ago
One of our dogs came from a previous human who, we can infer, did not treat her very nicely. She was on Prozac when she arrived, but we have since weaned her off. To this day, when someone -- particularly a woman, but even another dog or a cat -- threatens or appears to threaten her bed or her food, there can be much growling, baying, and baring of teeth. For this reason we have learned to prevent my wife and the dog from occupying the human bed at the same time, and she has become quite obedient of the command "get off the bed".
Other than that, she is doing well, a loved and happy dog. We are grateful for the opportunity to show this creature what it's like to be loved by humans over the long term. We hope to get her in front of a behaviorist to figure out how we can ease her anxiety further -- without drugs.