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Chuckie, our shih tzu/border collie cross (yes, it is possible) has many anxiety problems and had a couple of biting incidents. After contacting a behaviouralist, Chuckie was placed on anxiety medication, which continued for approximately 10 months. It helped a lot, together with some heavy retraining, but we decided that it was time to come off the medication.

After some research, we now have him on Bach Flower remedies, Aspen and Mimulus, and find that these remedies in his water twice daily are making for a much calmer and quieter Chuckie. He still has issues but seems to cope so much better, even better than on the medication. I thoroughly recommend anyone who has an animal with these problems to give these a try.

Sue Ling

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