Sasha is shy. She didn’t like me pointing my mobile phone at her for this photo. She has retreated and is doing a classic ‘look-away’ that a dog does when feeling uncomfortable. She lives with Joshua, a terrier. Both are rescue dogs. Sasha is a two year old Border Collie Read more
Here are Frazer and Spencer. Frazer (the nearer one) is a Poodle/Bichon Frise mix – a Poochon! Spencer is a Bichon Frise. It’s easy to see why little curly haired white dogs are spoilt. Their mannerisms are so endearing and they just look and feel so irresistible. These two little boys Read more
As disobeyed commands are a catalyst, the first thing to do is to find ways to get the dogs to comply non-verbally for now. Most commands, when analysed, are unnecessary anyway. People find it very hard not to give commands or to stop saying ‘no’. It can be a real challenge.
Baxter is a 16 months old Rottie and onto his third home already. His new owners have had him for just five days, and are determined to turn his life around. It is evident that Baxter has been abused in the past by humans using force and dominance to control him. Read more
Badger is a beautiful 17-month old blue merle Border Collie. He bites his male owner. Everyone else is safe. It was interesting to see just how much of Badger’s day was ruled by Badger’s wishes. Like most of us, because we are living in the situation, we just can’t see Read more
Ben, a somewhat mixed up two-year-old English Bull Terrier, lives in a busy household with four generations of people. Grandad is very old and uses a walking stick around the house that Ben dangerously likes to grab. Mother consequently keeps him out of the way in his crate because getting Read more
Here is Archie, a thirteen-week-old Cocker Spaniel puppy. He was lying oh so still and peacefully! Archie also lives with Duncan, a chocolate coloured Cocker Spaniel aged twenty months who had been very badly treated in his previous home. When his horribly matted fur was cut back, it revealed scars Read more
A dog that is hyped up from the start of the walk, uncomfortable, with tense owner is not in the right state of mind to encounter another dog.
I had a relaxing Sunday afternoon with two friendly dogs. Nightmare walks Sitting there with Noodles the Lurcher asleep much of the time, and Tofu a brindled cross breed a bit more active but happy, it was hard to imagine that these same two dogs could be so fear aggressive Read more
I have just had a challenging evening with two border collies, Will and Ruby. Their owners have not had a guest to their house for two years now because of their dog’s behaviour. Both nervous Border Collies lunge and bark at people in a scary way. They have bitten. They can’t even Read more