Reddit reviews Zesty Paws Calming Bites for Dogs - Anxiety Composure Relief with Suntheanine - for Dog Stress & Separation Aid in Fireworks, Thunder + Chewing & Barking - Turkey Flavor - 90 Count Soft Chews
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No no absolutely not. It’s an actual anxiety medicine for dogs.
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Hmmm, since she's only 14 months it's tough to say how big of an issue this really is going to be. There are some dogs who are born anxious and are anxious for their whole lives no matter what, and in those cases I think medication is the best thing. That being said, that's not where I would start, and certainly given she's still a puppy I'm sure she will relax in many ways just with time.
You're already on the right track wanting to help her, and if you put the time and energy in I'm sure you can really make a difference for her and her life.
One thing I'm reading here a lot in everything you're listing is her high energy. I think you need to first try just exhausting her and seeing how that helps. A very high energy dog who doesn't get to go out and just run at least once a day can exhibit psychological stresses such as anxiety. If you have a place near you that does some sort of "puppy play time" you can take her there to start as it will be a supervised and controlled environment. Assuming she does well in that kind of an environment, I would start regularly taking her to a dog park when the weather warms up just a little (note: dogs can be in pretty cold temp and not have many issues, though obviously freezing temperatures can be dangerous). This will help expel her energy and learn proper socialization both around dogs and humans.
Additionally, keep training her on a daily basis as the mental exhaustion will also be really beneficial for her.
Your roommate is actually almost doing exactly the right thing. If she could drop the mocking and just ignore her, that's what you want. In fact, I would make a habit of ignoring her bad behaviors yourself, and helping others to. A dog will interpret any kind of attention as a positive reward, and so if she's barking incessantly and you try to calm her down or even say "no" or anything, that's what she's looking for and she'll learn "barking means I get what I want".
The walking thing she will DEFINITELY get used to, that's just a time thing. My first dog was raised from 2 months in the city so traffic and noises everywhere was second nature to her. The first time I walked her in a quiet, rural setting, she FREAKED OUT. Every little noise frightened her because the silence was so strange to her. She needed to adjust to the new environment, that's all.
If you want to start diving into the product world, while it didn't work for my dog a lot of people have had a ton of success with a ThunderShirt. You'll see how mixed the reviews are, so it's the kind of thing that simply works or it doesn't.
There are pills which are meant to help calm dogs and work often but not always. They can cause upset stomaches, some dogs won't eat them, but no major side effects as long as you use the proper dosage.
Other people try pheromone collars which are again hit or miss. I personally don't love this as a solution because "miss" can be very bad (stories of dogs vomiting or having seizures, etc.), but again plenty of people have success stories.
When your dog is around 3 she will start to chill out no matter what as dogs go through an emotional development stage then. That doesn't mean her anxiety will be gone. My first dog had insane anxiety as a puppy and we couldn't even leave her alone or she'd hurt herself. As an adult dog, she's very relaxed in the house and can stay home by herself for many hours if needed, but she still expresses signs of extreme anxiety when we have people over and sometimes when we're leaving. I've spent thousands trying to train her out of it with professionals and they all came to "some dogs just can't be trained out of this". I hope this isn't your dog because it's as hard as it is for them as it is for you, but if it is, prozac can really work and helps save a lot of dogs from those stresses.
Like I said, start with the exercise and at MOST maybe a ThunderShirt and see how things go. Sometimes all it takes is some time & love :)
Instead of a walk in the morning, could you run with him? Or ride a bike? That would help tire him out more. I got the Tuff Mutt hands-free leash and I LOVE it. It has made running SO much easier. I also got the Ruffwear front range harness because my dog pulls like a madman and I wanted something with enough padding in the chest. My two complaints about the hands-free leash are that 1) the material is kind of slick, so the loop that clips around your waist will loosen frequently and need to be readjusted, and 2) if your dog lunges after something or changes directions suddenly, it'll feel like someone punched you in the gut.
Like you, I also leave my dog with a variety of treats like a kong, a stuffed marrow bone, and a holee roller ball with long/wide treats in it. I also started giving him these calming treats. He really does not like the taste and spits them out unless I cover them in peanut butter. I have no idea if the treats have much of an impact (the reviews are very mixed) or if the running does more to tire him out, but I will definitely say that the running + calming treats + puzzle toy combo has been perfect for my dog. He's basically knocked out the entire 9.5 hours I'm gone.