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Originally Posted by pstinard  |
This was a great article! The emphasis on careful evaluation...asking the right questions, etc was great; because it is true that behaviors can mean different things. People can cry when sad or happy....etc.
I found myself thinking about Cesar Milan and his negative training methods. I cannot watch him....I just want to scream when he makes a dog cower.
There was a thread on here not long ago where someone had a food aggressive dog and everyone was suggesting ways to change that behavior. I told the person to leave the dog alone when it eats. Heck, I might bite someone if they get in my food when I am hungry! LOL...just kidding...but seriously, what is the problem? If they are that stressed out....messing with them is only going to exacerbate the problem.
And, it does say exactly what I thought regarding meds. SSRI's for long term and benzos for short.
The other article didn't have much to offer...or did I miss something?? I do think it is always good to try some of the holistic stuff for behavior issues...certainly cannot hurt. Most of the information about them is anecdotal ... and honestly I have not had success with any of them....but I haven't used them often either.
I am going to bookmark this one article .. really found it interesting! Thanks, Phil. I hope that Bella gets some relief from her meds....did you look at the link about DAP? You might want to add that...get some diffusers??