Alright, I dosed him last night and here is the update.
At first he milled around outside with a listless look on his face, kind of like he didn't know what had hit him. He didn't beg, scratch or whine to come in. No incessant barking or talking back. It had rained so I let the dogs back in the house and put them in their crates to dry off. So far so good, right?
Wrong, my Mom came over and rang the bell, all hell broke loose. He freakin' looses it when someone rings the bell. He threw a fit, God awful noises came from his cage and I tried to calm him down. It kind of went down hill from there. He had an aggressive outburst with a toy and another dog, snarling and lunging at the other dogs face when they got close to him. I promptly removed the item in question from all thedogs and that was it for toys. The rest of the night I just tried to keep him as calm as possible and tried to interact with him and reinforce calm, positive commands.
Today is day two, he threw a fit this morning before I left for work. I'm holding out hope that things will get better and he'll learn that he doesn't need to dominate all situations and that the world is not ending just because he's in his cage. I'm sure the drug needs to build up in his system for a little while to see the full benefits of it. One of the side effects is "increased volcal outbursts," however, I think it's only temporary. I really hope it's only temporary.
Any suggestions for toy/food aggression? Am I doing it right? |