Pouchie Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 A bit of background info. When we came back from UK I brought back with us a non rehomable rescue blue merle collie x who had been in and out of kennels for 2 years to try and settle her here in Spain. Due to having her live with us for 4 months in the UK I knew that one of her problems was dog aggression, so soon as we got back I started on a herbal remedy called Placid which contains chamomile, lemon balm, vervain, skullcap and lime flowers. After 6 wks she seemed to settle quite a bit although still challenging mine whenever she felt like it, so I decided on Saturday to try her with a DAP collar. Well by Sunday she had turned into the dog from hell and in the evening after their walk decided to have a go at Rudi the Retriever who having had enough retaliated. This would not have been so bad if it had not happened as I bent down to pick up the towel I had just used to dry them as I ended up in the hospital having treatment on my bitten hand that had got in the way. Monday night she just walked up and had a go at Wispa the Alfa chochi lab then on Tuesday morning she jumped on Rebel the 12yr old senile, blind lurcher pinning him down and having a go just because he walked past her. Last night I took the DAP collar off as did wonder if she had received an overload of hormones and today she seems a lot calmer. We are waiting for our builder to start a kennel which she will stay in at night and when we are out. She has to come with us every where at the moment due to escaping over the 6 foot fence one day and being found with the skin ripped off one of her back toes. Taking her out with us is not ideal due to being a typical collie and barking at all the cars that pass. Sorry bit long winded but though I would ask if anyone had any reactions like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I have heard of the plug-in DAP not having the calming effect it should, on some dogs, so I see no reason why the same couldn't be said for the collar. Sounds like a good idea to remove it - and if she is now calmer and stays better, would seem that was the likely suspect? I was thinking of trying one of these on Max at some point - and definitely wouldn't want to make it worse! Hope your hand and the dogs are ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khanu Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 The DAP pheromones can reduce inhibition and so can have a detrimental effect in some cases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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