I have an 8 month old mixed breed rescue dog who arrived from Bulgaria a month ago. She is very nervous out of the house, (which we're working on), but fine indoors - playful, affectionate and loving. When she is lying down her breathing rate seems to be exceptionally fast and her breaths are very shallow. I took her to the vets on Tuesday for a puppy check, where I mentioned it to the vet. She checked her heart and lungs and said they were fine. She didn't seem concerned and said all puppies breathe fast. She also said it would probably slow down when the weather cooled down, which it hasn't.
In all other ways pup is fine - eating, drinking, normal poops and wees. Plays happily in the garden and has mad zoomies in the evening. But I just find it worrying to listen to her breathing. She really hated the vet and doesn't like the car much either, so I'm reluctant to drag her back there if they're not going to do anything. Anyone had something similar?
Ps. She does seem to dream a lot and gets quite agitated in her sleep when she does - don't know if that's linked?