Regression

If you follow this blog, you know that Gracie is a little bundle of anxiety.  She has lived with us for over three years now.  Just when we thought we had rounded a corner and removed some of her trust issues, she threw us a curveball.

Last Monday, she had another encounter with the electric fence our neighbors use with their horses.  The electric jolt seems to have short-circuited her motherboard or something because she has been odd ever since it happened.  She does not want to take her usual walkie route.  She prefers to stay on our property, only venturing a few feet away from our property line.

I took her to my parents’ house to see if she behaved normally in different surroundings.  She was fine.  She ran around their yard and race through a trail in the woods.  She even seemed to enjoy the ride in the car.

I observed that she shook violently when she spotted Angel.  I wonder if some of the problem is that tiresome dog?  She has so much puppy energy and is larger than Gracie.  Maybe Gracie does not want to be bothered during her walkies?  Maybe she associates Angel with the electric fence, since she was standing nearby both times Gracie has been jolted?

Unfortunately, Gracie cannot tell me what is wrong.  It will take patience to move forward.  It is just such a shame that we must start over again.

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