[Maximo]

Were the anxiety meds prescribed by the vet? Your vet is aware of the problem?

I would try daily exercise to drain Kayla's energy, including plenty of walking. A basic daily routine, doing things at about the same time (waking, eating, walking, sleeping) has a calming, reassuring effect.

When you leave home, does Kayla have freedom to roam the entire house? Is so, try limiting her to one room. Some dogs get anxious when they feel like they need to protect the entire house. If she is crated, maybe consider giving her a small room to roam. Make departures and returns no big deal. Say goodbye and hello calmly. If she is hyper, don't work hard to calm her down.

Try doing things completely differently from what you are currently doing to make her stop and wonder what you are up to. For instance, walk in the door and sit down on the floor and relax quietly, no matter what she does. Let her bounce around and hyperventilate. Don't console her or try to make her calm down. This may only feed her energy. Just sit quietly and breathe almost like you are performing yoga. You can look at her, but don't give her any other attention until she is calm. With practice, she should learn to be reasonably calm when you return home. She will equate calm with attention.

Practice leaving her for short periods of time, 10-15 minutes, in addition to your necessary longer outings.

The car can be more challenging. Does she have a doggy seat? Max was highly excitable in the car and having a carseat that enabled him to see out the window helped a lot. Once again, make sure you are not feeding her energy by trying to console her or forcing her to calm down. Change things up: if you normally play the radio, keep it off. If you keep the windows up, try cracking one a little. Dog trainer Victoria Stilwell recommended altering the routine to eliminate all of the triggers of anxiety. Park your car backwards in the driveway. Enter the car through the passenger door and slide over the driver's seat. Take very short trips. Get in the car, don't go anywhere, and get out and go for a walk. Keep Kayla guessing.

I hope some of these ideas will help. If all else fails, you may want to enlist the help of a private trainer.