What's in store for me?

Today, Mom came home with these, saying it's for me.

Bach Flower Remedies - Beech for Intolerance and Mimulus for Fear of known things.

Some of you might question why do I need these. Let me copy and paste a reply from Mom to a forumer, so as to save me some energy typing with paws. You guys know how difficult it can get at times.

"Sundae has defensive aggressiveness.

Whenever she meets dogs, small or large, she'll go into a crouch position, with wary eyes staring up/down/straight at the other dog, tail tuck in between and her whole body will be stiff.

If the dog just look and make a quick sniff at her face and then walks away, sundae will hop away happily towards what she wanted to do before the encounter.

BUT

If the other dog does more than that, like pawing, pushing its nose up her butt etc, sundae will start growling[in the described positioned as above], if the dog continues to push his luck further, she'll then start snapping away making high pitched whiny noise, which i call this screaming.

All these will happen under 5secs if the dog is pushy.

She got better after some trainings and socialising. Like when I say "friend friend" or praise her whenever she crouches down and not growl/snap. BUT, an incident at Bishan Dog Run a month or so back, made her even more defensive. She'll now charges and scream at the approaching dog even before the dog took a sniff off her.



Also, she doesn't like to share space, other than with me and Jordan.

In the car, even if I put her in the front seat, and the rest of the dogs in the back, she'll have something against them even from then!

In the car she'll be growling non-stop, and then, she'll do the same "greetings" to the dogs after getting off fromt he car.


One thing that prevented most "fights" is her aloofness towards other dogs and her rather good recall. She doesnt usually approach dogs, most of the time she'll try to shone away from them, or make wary approach of she's really curious.

Sigh, I hope by bringing her to activities like Search & Rescue/Agility courses will help improve her condition along with the Bach Flower Remedies."


What I've describe seems like Sundae only need Beech - Intolerance, but I think her behaviour is generated from Fear. A couple of incidents since puppyhood, left deep emotional scars on her and I'm still trying my best to "cure" her of that.


Whoa! Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Mom's signing me up for S&R/Agility activities?! YIPPPEEEEEEE!!!!! So does it means I'll be having weekly activities going on? Does it means much more FUN then going for daily walks? Does it means more exercise? And does it also means more food since I'll be using more energy?

This explains why Mom bought this as well. I'm so excited...!!!



A "water cooler". It dispenses water 2 ways. One from the nozzle at the bottom, when you push that button, water will be flowing out. The other, from the top nozzle, just like any other "water cooler" one can purchase from Giant/Carrefour. The best thing about this is...........I can have cold/cool water even after 3 hours! Mom, you're the bestest!

[mom:part of the reason I bought this was because sundae loves drinking cool water, and I get super embarrassed whenever she hops to other dog's cold water which their owner brought instead of drinking the room temp water I brough for her.]


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