Well, he lives a pretty active lifestyle, and he's not home alone all day. They're retired, there are two dogs, they get several walks every day, excursions, and play dates. This is not a boredom issue.

This behavior is very stressful for him, it's definitely not a game. He doesn't injure himself (no punctures), but most dogs don't injure other dogs in guarding situations either (it doesn't pay to go around getting injured - they have great control of those knives in their mouths).

The owners are doing a good job with him training-wise, and his other behavior is getting better. He's improved immensely in the time they've had him, and he has a long history of problem behavior. I'm sure improvements will come overall, it's just this specific one that I'm interested in targeting soon with his next remedy mix.

Thanks!

That is good news - thanks for sharing! :-)

indeed! very good to hear he's not hurting himself any more. yay!
and I'd be interested to hear how he does respond to the guarding triggers in the future.


my dear cat seems to have learned a weird (but luckily harmless) habit, and I'm waiting to see if she un-learns it once her stressors are completely removed. her homeopathic vet thinks she picked up this "tick" when things were bad for her, and now she resorts to it out of habit whenever something bothers her even slightly. it looks bad, but maybe it's just a learned behaviour sort of evolving on its own, and no longer reflecting the severity of her actual circumstances. ???

the cat in question has had a few round of flower essence therapy, but none in the past year. maybe it's time to see if there's a flower waiting to help her again? her ailments all seem to stem from stomach/digestive trouble, often manifesting first in anxious behaviour.

it's all so intricate...