What you'd buy at $10-15 a bag you can make at home in one day for only $2-3 bucks. The first being it saves you money! It's more upfront but very quickly pays off. This is the one I use - you don't need to choose this one, but when I had our certified veterinary behaviorist helping us out, he A-OK'd it all and it had all the necessary ingredients he looks for in these calming treats!ДЄnother recommendation I have for getting new dogs adjusted is buy a dehydrator, and make your own high-value treats at home. This does NOT replace training - but helps by aiding in its ease. These can be extremely beneficial of 'taking off the edge' and helping your dog acclimate better. My dogs on a 30 minute walk where they smell a ton.Д¬heck out calming treats as well as CBD oil for the dog too. This helps them 'work' towards obtaining their food keeping their mind preoccupied.Дў) Physical stimulation is great - get a flirt pole on Amazon and use that! Great use of time and energy - 15 minutes with it burns off like an hour of walking AND it's extremely stimulating mentally too.ДЈ) Sometimes taking your dog out to smell things new and unique can burn off A LOT of energy too. Here's some solid reccomondatilions for high-energy dogs.ДЎ) Feed them with Puzzle feeders/Feeder Kongs at least once a day. Replying directly to you - but jumping off of what /u/zboned said. Now the big deal is drought, wild fires and smoke in summer. Took several years to adjust to winters, but theyвЂ™ve also changed - less rain, warmer. Good and consistent boundaries and communication increase trust and confidence, even when it tugs your heart to say no or close a door. Also a piece of your well-worn clothing in her bed(s).

There are prescription options that may be good for worst parts of it, but you want to experiment with it before you actually need it so no surprises. We have also started her on cbd oil for the separation anxiety, to see if possible to lower background levels.

After home so long during pandemic, my current dogpal(16yo mini poo, maybe some bichon) gets Composure by VetriScience, but there are many options. Good time to figure out which calming botanicals work for your collie (our very first dog was a collie when I was a kid, so big soft spot there). This type of disruption is tough on four-leggeds for sure.

Composure treats