If they forgot where the good hunting spots were 10 minutes later, they'd have gone extinct millions of years ago. Drugs and Behavior Problems Thanks to research, we have drugs today that can help us help our pets over some behavior problems caused by stress, anxiety, and seizures. Such drugs make it possible to help more animals than ever before. My own dog, and several client dogs, suffer seizure disorders, so I know first hand how valuable certain drugs can be. But they should be used correctly.
Many people are satisfied when the dog just appears to be better.
There are cases on record where a permanent improvement resulted from drug use, whether or not we understand why. But don't confuse drugging the symptom with solving the problem. Some dogs suffer such extreme stress or anxiety that implementing effective behavioral procedures won't work. The dog is simply not receptive due to severe stress. Extreme stress also inhibits new learning, so it's hard to teach the dog a new way to behave when its ability to learn is compromised.