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Originally Posted by chandracz  I have had him since he was 12 weeks old and he is now 8 years old. We have been through 4 trainers with no success. All the training I do is positive, I don't believe in hitting. I drop him off everyday at my mom's (since that's where I lived when I got him and he feels safe). I scoot him in the door without a hug, kiss or a word to him. When I or anyone else tries to leave he starts to go CRAZY with biting the ankles, running in circles and pacing. As he gets older he gets more moody. I just don't know what to do anymore. I have use a thundershirt because he is afraid of storms but that doesn't help. I have even given him xanyx and that doesn't work either. When he is in a mode of being anxious it seems like nothing works. I'm more and more worried the older he gets.
I will try to google some anxiety training and will give it a shot (as I am always willing to try something with him), but I feel like it will lead me to another dead end.
Tomorrow we go to the Vet for rabies and nail trim, so I am going to bring this up to the vet to see if he has any suggestions. |
Have you tried exercising him a lot? Sometimes wearing off that excess anxiety can help. It is not a cure but a way of bringing down the anxiety level. It requires fast paced walks at least twice a day. It is possible to use a tread mill if you train him to use it and stay with him.