Trillian shares her and Fenrir’s story, both the training techniques she tried as well as all the management involved. Fenrir is a stunning Czechoslovakian Vlcak (or Wolfdog) who’s no small boy, measuring 29 inches at the withers (if you’ve listened to the podcast you’ll know why that tidbit of information is in here).
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He suffers from pretty bad anxiety of which Trillian gives some examples. The management involved in giving him his best life is quite extensive. From providing Fenrir with 40 minute chews to buy the humans an hour outside the house (but then waiting in front of the door during the buildup phase to hear what’s going on), to having one person stay upstairs while the other was downstairs because having two people in the same room was stressing Fenrir out too much.
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We talk anxiety in combination with crate training, BAT training and howling (yes howling and not barking), and how medication seems to be helping Fenrir to find a little more calm, but also brings about an unexpected “disadvantage”.
Also, I learn what combisport is (and that it’s probably not for me).
Links:
Fenrir is on Instagram and you can follow him there: @fenrir_and_friends
The Czechoslovakian Vlcak Club of America
BAT training: https://grishastewart.com/bat-overview/
The book on BAT training at Amazon.de: Behavior Adjustment Training 2.0: New Practical Techniques for Fear, Frustration, and Aggression in Dogs (affiliate link, if you use it you’ll help support the podcast 😉)
Karen Overall’s book on behavior modification: Manual of Clinical Behavioral Medicine for Dogs and Cats (affiliate link) 
