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Hi I'm not sure I'm knowledgeable to give much advice in your case, but just wanted to stop by to salute the rescue of a dog, specially an abused one My little grain of salt though : - destruction is not something that would go overnight, so environment control is much needed. With ours, when we couldn't watch him, he would be in a playpen, or to avoid destruction on stuff we really didn't want to, we would put that stuff in the kennel, not the dog :) One of our sofa was in a kennel during first chewing phase :) - redirection with high value treats : the importance of the treat value can be underestimated and is more significant that we may think. Some stuff we were struggling with, was settled quite fast once we change the treats - finding the adequate replacement : giving him an alternative thing to chew on and destruct would save the stuff you value... but it's not that easy to find : for example, the Kong, which is often "the Grail of toy to keep your dog busy" was a total failure with our pup... Chewing stuff like hooves, or horns, was the way to go for him It's personal experience that worked with our pup, cannot guarantee it would be efficient with your dog Still, hope it will help ++

She took treats from them happily initially, but the gal said when they attempted to examine she took the treat but growled while taking it. That's when they came and got me. Yep, same vet. She acknowledged the incontinence. However, Esther's been doing really well the past week so I think I've hit the magic number on titrating the Proin combined with the Incurin. Or maybe the bladder shifted or who knows. All I know is that she's gone 2 hours between outings lately and it's been Heaven, lol. I even upped the amount I give her and she's left some in the bowl several times now. They told me some dogs do far worse with their human counterparts present and others do much better. I am inclined to say the helicopter / coddling companions would make matters worse by being nervous or aggressive towards the doctors and techs themselves. "How dare you hurt my baby," or, "do you have to do it that way," kind of mentality. I go in there with the mentality of, "okay miss ma'am, this is going to suck but it's for the greater good of your health so I'm going to help them help you." Owners who exude confidence and positivity I think would be helpful in getting their pooches through the ordeal. It's also a smaller practice, not a national provider like Banfield, so they have the final say in whether they're going to allow owners in or not. Once I was there and Finally got that muzzle on her - she was dodging and ducking it so we need to work on that - she was compliant. They took it nice and slow to form a more positive association with being poked and prodded. Banfield has the better cost but that comes at the price of my dogs' mental well being so I'm likely going to be switching Gertie over to this clinic as well. Just need to find a wellness plan that can get us discounted. Banfield is 100% the pandemic. It just needs to go away already! It's caused so much mental anguish for pets and humans alike. I'll leave it at that. I think she was doing as you said, guarding her rear. It got to the point to where I couldn't palpate it without her doing the C with her body and whale eyeing me. That's when I decided to take her in - I didn't want to risk injuring her with my bungling or upsetting her further by causing pain. She did marvelously when the doc was examining the tender bits, though she wouldn't take her treats. Next time I bring in the Ziwi Peak - up the reward a bit. Or maybe I'll try some liver paste, take a page out of Frederyk's book. The grumping at people and animals in the car is nothing new. I gave her treats every time a tech came out and caught her eye and marked it with a "yes!" The boy was simply moving far too fast for her comfort. Especially with those adorable puppies nearby. I was thinking of going to the vet's office and hanging out in the parking lot to do more conditioning as people and pets come and go. I warned them they may see me and I'm not being a creeper, lol. The doc said she wished more people trained their dogs for these situations.