i just read thru all the posts on this thread and some good information was given. I know you only had the new girl for a day so i'd give her a few more days to adjust. After that i would start with the simple things to try and curb the pacing like long walks and interactive toys like the treat ball. Try to give her other ways to use up all that energy she has. However, if perhaps she was a puppy mill dog or was kept confined most her life in another situation then she might not play with the toys because she doesn't know how. I know you just got her and might not want to spend the hundreds of dollars a specialist will cost but next i would consider a behaviorist, and then a neurologist if the behavorist doesn't work out. If all else fails then medication just may be what you have to do. Your vet prescribed benadryl as a way to calm her down because it does make them tired. He may have prescribed this to you first because he knew you just got the dog and maybe he was giving you a simpe solution that may or may not work. Maybe go back to him in a few days and tell him its not working and you want to try other options. Prozac and Xanax have been used to calm the metal state of some OCD dogs adn they do work.
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