Oliver is now 7. I've had him since he was 5. We have discovered he is a spook. (Doggie autism) if anyone has or had owned a spook please discuss your experience. How did we know? Oliver is the quietest, sweet and quirky dog. He is afraid of almost everything in the house. Water bottles, the whole kitchen,(like the entire room) and by the way, the whole house except the living room(he never goes in any part of the house he stays in the livingroom only), ceiling fans, the Christmas tree in the kitchen but it's the kitchen so it is scary, anything that makes a sudden noise. He very anxious. He will try to shrink into himself when he goes into a panic attack. He has had quite a few attacks. Sometimes he goes into a zone, trance like and doesn't react to his name or my voice. (Out of the blue) A very loud "hey"! Will snap him out. Or not. He may be in the house staring at some unknown thing that's out to get him or outside he will be just walking to go potty and bam hes not there mentally..just is in a zone and doesn't hear you. He will sometimes look through you not at you. He has a ... I'm not sure how to word it but he isn't in there. It's a dead look. Then other times he looks at me with such devotion and love. He doesn't like change. We need to be on a schedule. The more scheduled we keep it around here the better he is. He actually has a personality when things are going according to schedule. 2 years and hes not changed. But I realized it's not about him changing so much as I need to see the world as he does. He can be happy and adjusted but in his world happiness isn't crazy jumping and barking. Oliver's happy is quiet and soft music (I found that spa music is key to help him relax and really settle) Oliver is perfectly happy walking the same trail everyday at the same time, seeing the same things over and over. I need to adjust my meaning of happiness and how to be contentment. Oliver is who he is. A very large beautiful dog who is normal in his mind... we're the weirdos that don't fit in his ideal world.