When things unravel...

For the past couple months I've watched as Langley's behaviors inexplicably worsened, in spite of lots of supervision, training and trying to keep his brain busy.  This weekend things kind of went off the deep end and after discussing things with a behavioral trainer and his vet the diagnosis is Obsessive/Compulsive disorder.

Sometimes, no matter how much a person works with a dog, the brain chemistry of the dog is off and needs the help of medication to get back on track.  When this is the case no amount of behavioral work in the world is able to get through the level of anxiety the dog is ramped up on.

This video was actually a calmer moment of today.  What he's looking at in the video is the shrubs in the yard where he knows the birds hide.  His compulsion is the house his compulsion doesn't quit and he will jump repeatedly at the sliding glass door, trying to get to the birds.

The vet gave me some Xanax for him to help calm him until we can get him in tomorrow for an open appt at the vet.  However, the Xanax hasn't touched things and he is continuing to quickly ramp up. 

Keep him in your thoughts in the next few days as we work to find a way to bring down his anxiety level and help him find some comfort and peace.