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My dog gets anxious around strangers and at the vet. What helps?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Anatolian Shepherd | Female | unspayed | 1 year old | 13 lbs

My 14 month old female gets very stressed around people that come up to her and the vets what can I do

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Answered By Dr. Leigh, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on September 10th, 2017

You could try an Adaptil collar and/or Solliquin chews and see if that helps. It might also help to take her to some classes with a trainer to work on socializing her and, hopefully, with time and training she will be less anxious when approached by people.

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