It's been another big week for George.

An important factor in monitoring anxiety is how quickly your dog is able to recover from a reaction.

We've learned a lot through all of our classes, individual sessions, online training and reading. But there are a few key training exercises that have helped massively.

This is essential for fearful and reactive dogs.

George encountered a couple of new scary things this week. He did pretty well!

I was very fortunate that for many months George would wolf down his meds in some wet dog food without any hesitation.

Sometimes I am focusing so much on George's anxiety and reactivity, I forget to recognise and appreciate his unique character.

You have to sacrifice certain things when you get a dog. You have to sacrifice a whole lot more when you have an anxious dog.

This is one of the most helpful and powerful sentences I have read.

A Facebook memory popped up the other day of a friend and I taking George to a cafe.

With the new meds, I've been carefully watching for side-effects over the past week.

It's been hard dealing with George's massive regressions over the last few weeks.