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Right now we're at the "sitting in the lobby and watching people get on and off" stage of desensitization.
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Gotta just reinforce around that threshold. If she can't hold it together getting into the elevator, then lots of treats and praise just in sight of the elevator. If that's too much, then just around the corner or through the lobby door or whatever.
If you can get some low traffic time at night or very early in the morning for some easy in-and-outs without the door closing, you can start to bridge that gap just in baby steps... So you can reward for every cue: Press the button, treat. Car arrives, treat. Chime sounds, treat... etc. But it's hard, and pushing too far too fast can cause a significant setback.
And then you still gotta be super careful about encountering other dogs, or people who might trigger her... Which of course you don't know about until the door opens.
My dog had a really hard time living in a building with an elevator... I will go to extreme lengths to avoid needing to do that again, lol.
Who wrote this, my CBT therapist??
If I was, I would not be able to divulge that information for patient confidentiality reasons.
Why? Have you been bad?
...yeah. that's what I'm doing, LOL