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Update of the month: She's great with heel and is starting DPT foundations. Right now it's a lure with lots of treats as it was her first day. 25 Feb 2024

My dog personally loves her leader because she knows she gets to 'play' when she has it on

Thank you :) One week of dedicated training while my mental health has been up has benefited her greatly. Hopefully this trainer will further her progress over the next several weeks

Don't muzzles restrict movement of the mouth?

Training update: I am going to see a trainer soon to get obedience training

i'm literally panicking in the middle of english class, what do yall do to ground in this situation

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My goals for this month:

Our goals for the week :)

It was recommended to write a letter to my bio parents. To talk about how I felt and about what had happened. I struggled to put it into words, really, all the emotions I was feeling. But in a way, it was freeing. Here's what I ended up with.

DPT during flashbacks

Working on Heel (02/03/24)Worked on leash manners today. Here's how it went before I shut down and couldn't go anymore.

I got her a gentle leader and a colorful leash today. Hoping to have a training session when the rain stops :D

Guys! Big win with my dog! We started leash training, and she did so good. I let her explore as is natural, but I kept her in a heel and redirected pulling. She got plenty of treats and knew exactly what was expected of her. I also had no seizures on our walk :D If my health allows, this will be...

For starters, I don't have any conscious memory of what happened. But think my body holds memories. The smell of smoke, for instance. I wasn't around anyone who smoked after the incident. Only recently when I was around someone who smelled strongly of cigarettes did I feel myself shutting down...

I'm having a new symptom that's causing visual issues. Going to the doctor for it soon.

Absolutely. FND was diagnosed after all kinds of tests, at first they assumed I had some form of tumor. That trip in itself caused a lot of trauma and issues stemming from that, and I was hesitant to get help for symptoms after.

Exactly like that. Your body is saying 'something's wrong' due to trauma and overriding the brains control system. It's a way of your body showing that you're hurting when you can't. For example, when a friend died, my body paralyzed itself to keep me in bed so I wouldn't have to get up and...

That's about right. There's something your brain can't get quite work out, your body thinks something is physically wrong and misfires. FND can be anywhere in the body but is often localized to arms/legs. For example, I have tremors in my legs when stressed, but tics in my whole body all the time.

Emphasis on this part because it's a common misconception I've seen a lot with how FND is described :)

Due to my PTSD, I developed functional neurological disorder. My current FND symptoms are: -tourette's like tics -trouble walking -seizures -migraines -fainting -tremors -trouble focusing -trouble swallowing -chronic pain I figured I'd make this thread to educate people who don't know...

Thoughts on slip leads and gentle leaders?

Can we try to keep this thread a productive place? The arguing and needless drama can be upsetting. I just wanted dog advice T_T

You're good. I have a consultation with a trainer so I'll bring up your points and see what the advice is

that pic was at four months <3 she's 16 months now