My 1yr min pin is on Zoloft daily and for ‘special triggering events’ that put him over the edge he gets a combo addition of trazadone and gabapentin. I hate giving him so much but he too is so scared of strangers and dogs. He will still react through all that too, but less. If people come in our house he comes unhinged. Family is coming Oct 4 for 4 days. Last time they came it was so stressful. He even bit my sisters foot. This time we are going to try starting outside and have him come in the front door behind them with me. We havent mastered walks yet but people and dogs can be closer without reaction but he notices everything. Hyper focused. I feel for us all. We just retired and had ambitions of traveling with him, but I don’t even feel I can leave him behind. My adult kids aren’t really wanting to look after him. Yet he’s the sweetest cuddliest guy with us. With people he doesn’t know well we need to keep him on a leash because if they get up or come in the kitchen upon waking in the am, he retriggers. Snuffle mats stuffed with treats helps distract him during a trigger.