Canine Case Study Weeks 1 and 2

Canine Case study --
Week 1 - excessive fear leading to aggression
The dog was not socialized when young making her fearful of almost everything including people and other animals. She was rejected by her mother at the age of 4 1/2 weeks old, that is when the owners took her in. She has been with the owners since that time with very little contact with other humans or animals, with the exception of the smaller dogs the owners already had in the home. Owners had company for a week which was the first time the dog was exposed to people and their dog in the home. This caused the dog to become excessively tense, nervous and fearful causing her to lash out at the owners other dog she had been raised with. Her routine was thrown off, she was on constant alert and stopped eating due to tension. Once the company left it was hard for the animal to calm herself and return to a normal state and routine. This is the protocol we are using and will continue to use when the dog starts training. The dog will go into training later this week and we will update the outcome next week.

Changed food to a higher quality grain free - will be adding in supplements to help strengthen the nervous system.
First Day: started using immediately Rescue Remedy for pets rubbing it on the gums and adding several drops to her water.
We noted within a about 30 minutes the dog began to relax, breathing slower
We applied the RR several times throughout the day
We did not introduce essential oils at this time. It is best that the animal is relaxed enough to smell the essential oils, this allows you and the animal a clear picture of the oils that the animal needs. When they are in a high stressed state they are unable to focus properly. Essential oils will be introduced within the next week.

Week 2:  A 2 oz spray was made using distilled water, neroli hydrosol, Rescue Remedy, Beech Remedy and Holly Remedy and Aspen Remedy. We would mist the chest of the dog several times throughout the day. This will be used prior to training classes as well as during classes. We noticed by the end of the 3rd day the dog was notably calmer, acting more like herself before the stressful situation from the previous week. We will begin introducing essential oils in week 3 to see which oils the dog responds to in a positive manner. From the selection we will make a blend to add either to a spray or a carrier. She immediately becomes defensive, anxious, stressed and on alert when around other people or animals.

Neroli Hydrosol: helps with high anxiety, nerves, stressed state or upset
Holly: Jealousy, negative towards people and animals, growling, hissing, snapping, unprovoked attacks
Beech: Intolerance of people, situations, animals
Aspen: Fear of unknown, agitation, heavy panting and reactive

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