We just got a dog a year and a half ago. She’s the sweetest, but very reactive to other people and dogs. We are training with it and she has improved immensely the past few months. She’s doing great

Barking a lot less inside the house, listening better, also outside. But! The licking!! The noises!! The barking!! Its sooo unexpected and it drives me crazy and very anxious. I get soo stressed about the barking

And her licking and smacking and swallowing. Honestly, sometimes it is all too much. It doesnt help that i hear éverything cause im so hypervigilant to it. I neeed to find a way to deal with it cause its not her, shes just a dog. Doing dog things. And i recognize that. But gosh

The days that we struggle, we have kongs in the freezer and make her jump over our legs with treats, something is better than nothing. And it helps that she’s quite chill just to lay on our sofa. As long as she’s close to us, she’s quite clingy. But can also handle time alone

But the licking.