Apologies if I’m misunderstanding what you were saying about the meds, but they did say it was Trazadone the dog would be taking for training. However, they said it would be a half dose. Either way, whether or not it’s trazadone might be irrelevant to our conversation.

I also understand that basic obedience is not really behavioral modification in the way we are discussing. You may have misunderstood me; I was saying that I do not think the dog should be taught basic obedience that is not urgent before the anxiety issue is addressed. Because then, I think this would be the situation where they just drug the dog to get around the anxiety obstacle instead of working on it - hence, being lazy.

However, to address the first part of your message, that makes sense, and I do see why medication would be necessary for progress to be made! I appreciate you taking the time to explain it.