Coconut update! I met with behaviorists, trainers, animal communicators, our vet and a metaphysical doctor. I believe that the animal and the human bonded with the animal is an important part of their overall health, so I sought a metaphysical Dr. that works side by side with my vet. They also work with a animal communicator who is a certified dog trainer-this session proved to be the most insightful and helpful. So I am being treated as well as our special little nugget. They believe that Coconut is NOT aggressive. This was their assessment: She has anxiety, shes hormonally out of balance, she has insecurity, shes possessive, she has worry & stress and she guards as well as lacks focus (they also noticed her sweet, loving and silly side-dont worry). She has specific triggers that cause her to become overwhelmed and its there that she cant calm herself down. We dove deep to find out what these are. I need to ALWAYS be aware of what she is sensitive to and remove or distract her when they are present. I need to work on our training tools to keep her engaged during these moments. I need to find her the proper outlet to keep her physically active. These are her triggers: new dogs, when people come over to visit at the house, any barrier between her and I (her in the car and me not), pig ears, kids playing (high pitched noises). They dont feel that she should be isolated or separated from other dogs-shes a social creature and loves her friends very much. However, when she is around other dogs, I am always to be aware of the other dogs triggers as well and/or Coconut is to be leashed. Her diet has played a very important role in her recent changes. I had switched her to an all raw beef diet recently and they feel that this isnt good for her. She needs more balance, so she is going back to the kibble with dehydrated vegetables (just no chicken-she had some hives). Coconut is a very sensitive girl, even to touch (she absorbs emotion easily). She is a little sad (due to our recent loss of Blueberry & Miss Willis), she is very attached to me and really wants to be my protector. I need to work with her to convince her that protecting me isnt her job right now. The hormonal imbalance they felt was due to her being spayed too soon. They completely understood and supported why this was done, but felt strongly that it could be resolved with lots of work. My job now is to keep working on the training techniques she is learning. They also suggest daily meditation time where I am petting her while meditating. Having a treat pouch and clicker to get her attention when we are out. I asked them about her future of becoming a therapy dog and they supported this for her but not in the traditional sense. I had envisioned that she would be great to visit people in respite care, prisons, hospitals...to just give them love, affection & joy. They fully agreed but we have a long road of more training before she will be ready for this type of training. Coconuts overall well being and training is my highest priority and I am so fortunate that I can dedicate my time and resources to her. Thanks for loving the Coconut! I will keep you all posted to OUR progress. xoxo
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:38:17 +0000
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