Toby starts tomorrow getting his Prozac once a day. He is still struggling with Ken. One day he'll go up to him and sniff - or go to get a treat while he's reading the paper - the next will opt to go lay in his room and ignore Ken. I'm not starting the Xanax when Ken comes home until the Prozac is a daily dose.
This past Thursday, I had a birthday dinner I needed to go to. Ken said Toby slept in his room while I was out. Buddy needed to go out and Toby got up and went with him. Normally when Buddy comes in, Toby will. But - and probably because I was gone, he would not. After about a half hour of Ken going to the door to see if he wanted in, he called me to let me know. I was ready to call it an evening when Ken called to say that Toby decided to come in.
We are still working at ignoring Toby when he acts unsure and praise him when he does something positive.
On Saturday, I had about 15 people at our home for a meeting. I gave Toby a Xanax as prescribed and he did quite well. Ventured out of his room to 'mingle' and sniff people. After
the meeting started, he just went and layed down in his room. I don't shut the gate and he lays in the doorway so he can see what is going on. It has been a hectic few days, so there isn't much to report. Mornings are going better for Ken - Toby comes right in to eat breakfast and Ken doesn't have to leave the door standing open and disappear!
I'm learning that changes are not cut in stone. But there are little 'bits' of progress.
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