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One should also take the dog’s birth chart into consideration. Our new 4 month old pup is German Shepherd/Husky(56%), Border Collie/Cattle Dog and a Gemini! Her whole litter was at the 2 hr from us ASPCA. I found them online. Someone at the shelter named them all after planets and since I was having myk 12 year Jupiter return in Cancer, I knew we had to adopt the one named Jupiter. Too synchronistic not to. She was WILD in the playroom- and they even said she was the most hyper and would we like to adopt a different member of the litter. I stuck with Jupiter. She’s still a bit ADHD, hyper etc. but we take them (have a 4 yr old) for their morning off leash hike/snowshoe (about an hour to hour 1/2), she’s fine, less hyper. I believe dogs (like people) need an hour of outdoor exercise as close to daily as possible. I just ordered a new raincoat/rainpants set from REI. My 30 yr old pair is leaking. Jupiter had to learn to ‘focus’ her attention and thinking just like any other more hyper breed. It just took about 3-4 weeks. You have to change YOUR life to adopt any dog(s)! That’s your responsibility. I’m 71 and have had dogs since I was 19, 2 at a time. That also helps- having 2 at a time. I worked in special ed for 40+ years and also found having 2 kids in therapy at a time was the best # for teaching kids how to direct their attention/energy (as a speech-language pathologist). Imagine working with 2-3 yr old kids diagnosed with ADHD. It’s second nature to me.
Encouraging and salient advice. We have had dogs dince my early adolescence. Each one different, each one a love of my life. All have “calmed down” over time. Our current love is a Cavipoo (3 yrs old). He cracks me up as he carefully watches TV. He growls at all politicians and barks at the Farmers Dog commercials. He is a loving lap sitter. Just returned from an 18 day trip to Asia. Our reunion was awesome.
Thsnks for sharing your wisdom.
Why not consider homeopathy?
Any connection to the shot, and the ingredients in the shots like humans???????
Folic acid deficiency or downstream metabolite genetic defect of utilization may be a consideration. Folic acid supplementation has resulted in improvement in many dogs.
The same has been true for ADHD children, especially those with a MTHF genetic defect.