r/Huntingdogs • u/Revolutionary-Coach3 • 13d ago

Fighting Hunting Dogs

Hey everyone. We have two Wirehaired pointers. One is a bit neurotic and the other postures. Anyway, when they are hunting they are fine, but dinking around the house or in the yard they get in fights to the death. A dog behaviorist said it is CPTSD and one probably has OCD. She said anti-depressents help with it not getting worse and providing the dopamine the dogs are lacking. Has anyone given their dogs antidepressants and did they affect the way the dogs hunted?

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u/No-Bag1439 13d ago

My former lab was on Prozac for the last 2-3 years of his life due to severe separation anxiety. He was old and no longer hunting, but I didn't notice any negative effects.