Good morning! I'm new to the boards.
My name is MaKenna and I live in Kansas with, among four other dogs, my 3 year old Cocker Spaniel (mix?) named Chisum.
Chisum is a very sweet dog and incredibly loving, but he struggles with pretty severe anxiety and is very reactive, particularly to strangers. He's not a biter (thankfully), just a barker! He was a rescue and came from a hoarder and I'm pretty sure all of the dogs had some pretty serious issues, but I love him all the same. We are constantly working on new techniques to try and manage his anxiety and we have an appointment in the city next month to discuss his medications.
Thanks for letting me join! My mother had an American Cocker when I was younger that she loved to bits. I never really thought of myself as a Cocker person, yet I ended up with Chisum.
I'm not sure that I'll have another, but we'll see - he's dang cute.