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    How much training is undone by practicing bad behaviors?

    @imagebeastmarkbeast My dog has a breakthrough when he was started on gabapentin in addition to the fluoxetine he’d been on for years. I talked to my psychiatrist about this, and he mentioned that in people gabapentin seems to slow down thinking, almost like people physically can’t get those...
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    “You can take your dog to movies and bars. But does he want to go?” On WaPo

    @squareone There’s a brewery I used to go to that had heated concrete floors…whenever I went during extremes of temperatures (winter or summer) it would be filled with napping dogs stretched out for maximum surface exposure
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    Rescue Dog Board & Train

    @fmeekins Others have replied about board and train, and I agree with their comments As far as introducing dogs goes, take it really, really slow. I’ve had a reactive dog for six years, and in June I brought in a new dog who isn’t reactive. Just this past month I’ve started letting them mingle...
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    Reactive dog and new dog settling in (long update)

    @kyleb Soonhi’s temperament was the thing that convinced me that this working out was even a possibility. I hope you find a compatible dog someday!
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    Reactive dog and new dog settling in (long update)

    This is an update to a previous post It’s been about six months since I found a stray dog and brought her into my home, which includes my husband, me, and our six year old dog, Martin. We’d been working with a vet behaviorist to manage Martin’s reactivity when the new dog came into our lives...
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