Decided to go back to updating

Tried the car thing again this evening.  It seemed to go ok.  She was relaxed, the neighbors were either talking or watching something on TV, so I had something to DS/CC to.  And I had liver paste!  So did some of that for a bit, went back into the garage, and tonight she was willing to come out of the car with no fuss.  So I think it went well.

I also need to check on how long it took for Katie to get over the side-effects of the Prozac when we started.  She's been a bit "off"... more lethargic than normal, doesn't want to go outside, etc.  But I seem to recall she acted like this when I started this drug, so this may go away as she gets acclimated.

Quick update on the drug situation

Realized that I sort of left the issue hanging in the last post were I talked about adjusting the dose.  After meeting with the vet,  I decided to try the DAP collar.  Didn't see any changes with that, so we have now increased the Prozac to 30 mg from 20 mg.  (Side note:  20 mg caplets of Prozac run around $13.  Ask for the same amount, in tablets, so that you can give half-tablets to make 30 mgs, and the price goes up to $151!  Thankfully, the pharmacist agreed to give me 10 mg capsules, so that I could give 2 or 3, which was back to the 13 dollar price.)  I'm on week two of 30 mgs.  Not seeing a whole lot of changes yet, but not seeing the side effects that I did when I first started her on the drug either.  I've also eased up on counter-conditioning, since I am starting to think about getting a second dog to fulfill some of my dog needs (a friendly, out-going dog who LIKES walks and classes and going out in crowds of people) instead of trying to force Katie to meet those needs.

Tried something different today

I had to put Katie on leash to get her out for her final potty break, so I was thinking about taking her out for a short walk.  Of course, I thought that after I took the leash off, so in order to get her to position where I could leash her, I asked her if she wanted to go for a ride.  That got her into the garage, where I got the leash on.  But then she didn't want to move away from the car.  So fine, I decided to use take her out in the car.  Given that it was almost midnight by this point, I decided to just pull out onto the driveway and see what she did.  Opened up the tailgate, and tried to get her to take some treats, which she wouldn't.  Note to self:  bring higher value treats next time!  After her just lying there for a little bit, she got up and walked to the tailgate and stood there.  I'm not sure if she was being hyper-vigilant, or just interested in all the new sights and sounds, because she was definitely sniffing and scanning the area.  Tail was pretty neutral, ears were alert, but there wasn't a whole lot of tension in her body language.  After a bit, I went ahead and closed the tailgate, at which point she went and laid back down, and ate the treats I fed her, bit by bit.  Then I drove back inside the garage.  She was reluctant to get out of the car.  Had to go get the cheese to convince her to do that!  So I would say the entire situation was somewhat stressful, but not overwhelming.  If I had had the cheese while in the driveway, I think she would have been happier about the whole situation.  I think I may try this again.