When I began formally training for my Ayurvedic Holistic Health Counselor certification, I was the proud pet parent of a very cute and lovable, but highly anxious and aggressive dog, Lulu. She was definitely a country dog living in the big city and besides a lot of exercises, there wasn’t much I could do to ease her state of high alert and constant need to “protect” me from other dogs, children, and all people in general. Loud noises would send her into a shaking mess and she often sat in the hall closet the minute I walked out the door – I’d hear her slide the door open with her paw.
Source: Ayurvedic Aromatherapy for Dogs | New York Institute of Aromatic Studies