Oakley had been doing well until about two weeks ago, then he started regressing with the frenzies and mouthing.
The trigger: Holistic Dad heard a rumor at work that his job might be getting shipped to China.

I just kept telling him that he did have legit concerns, but felt that any response on my part would just escalate things. I tried to explain to him that dogs pick up on stress and he started to get snotty again. Then to make things even better, he decided to take two weeks off to work on the house and burn vacation days if he had to retire (he's been with the company long enough that he'd have full pension).
Anyway...steps taken: a Thundershirt, as much exercise as I can give him and extra homework from class, spoke with vet about possible pharmaceutical intervention (have had to give Benadryl the last couple of days), the essence lady is whipping up a new formula for him and doing an energy work session with him next week. Oakley is going to day care tomorrow. I have the number for a vet who does acupuncture.
I did suggest that he come to class with us or join us in a private session with the teacher. Even after Oakley backed out of his collar and lead him on an hour chase on a major road by us (and flipping out when he caught him) while he was walking him over the weekend, Holistic Dad still won't do it.
Any thoughts?