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@laurenalexylee Hi OP, first of all, I’m sorry that you’re dealing with this - it’s obvious you love your dog very much and have put a lot of effort and time into helping your dog as best as you can. And you’re right, rehoming isn’t an option here. You didn’t fail. Some dogs are wired in a way...

@cherishgodmore This is the brand that our behaviorist recommended that they use with their own dogs, but she also said that there are several decent carriers out there.

@cavy Absolutely - we saw Dr. Juarbe-Diaz. Here’s a link to her website where you can contact. And what a small world, my guy is an ACD also!

@margaretjankowski Hey sorry for the delayed reply! So our vet let us know that any brand is fine, so long as N-Acetyl L-Cysteine is the only ingredient (sometimes there are additives like Selenium or Molybdenum). I’m hesitant to offer specific brands and dosage as I really do think supplements...

@despina That's great to hear! We had been using a tazedone/gabapentin combo which was working well for him, but Sileo can apparently be useful in other desensitization scenarios so I'm very optimistic that it'll be a useful tool

@hobster777 Thank you, and you're right! The confidence boost was unreal

@stephenmosesdioscorus Thank you so much! I feel lucky to have him :)

@revelation2012 Ah, thank you! I wasn't sure what my goal was for this when writing more than just having no one IRL to explain who would understand why this meant so much to me, lol. I also thought the diet angle was interesting - we've only augmented his diet since Sunday (it took some...

@shilop Thank you! And I hope you have the best experience and I hope you find the right fit. I have to say I was really disheartened in the beginning because there weren't many options in my state and cost was another factor - thankfully it worked out. Fingers crossed for you!!

@msgtcjl This makes me so happy to read! I really wasn't sure on the front end if it would be worth it (having already started working with a trainer and our regular vet) but she was so patient with us and knowledgeable! Fingers crossed we can similarly reduce stress for him and our household.

@doppelgank That's us! Opal is one of the purebred results; I received the DNA test as a gift but had purchased her from a breeder and figured "why not"? I think sometimes people are disappointed with their result or expected a particular breed, but I really was impressed by the accuracy.

@thedwarf Actually... yes! Here is one of the videos that our behaviorist showed us about the breathing technique featuring Dr. Karen Overall. Its about 15 minutes, and I thought it was really interesting!

Marking this as a 'success' even though we have a long road ahead :) To condense a longer backstory into a shorter one: adopting Odin, my partially blind and fear-reactive rescue this past October was a major turning point for me. I’ve had dogs before, but this was my first time being the...