Patient started with one treat per positive behavior. Has escalated to four. Then six. Then 'just because you are you.' The dog, Poppy, has now received 14 treats before 11 AM. Poppy is eight pounds overweight. Patient announces, during each transaction, that this is 'the last one.'
Chronic. 'The last one' has been declared 47 times today.
Untreatable. Poppy stares until compliance is achieved.
Patients with Pathological Canine Treat-Jar Optimization typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Pathological Canine Treat-Jar Optimization — a pathological condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Remuneratio canis incremens. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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