Jumping to conclusions If we jump to the wrong conclusions as to what’s behind a behaviour, it stands to reason the behaviour’s unlikely to improve. When the dog does something we want to change – like digging the carpet – we should be dealing with the underlying cause. When the Read more…
Poppy is the most adorable tiny Cavapoochon. She is sweet and gentle. Apart from when she spots a cat or a squirrel. Then she explodes into frantic barking. The little family used to live London. Apart from her reactivity to small animals Poppy is virtually bomb-proof. She is very friendly Read more…
Baby due in five weeks. Just five weeks. Then they will have friends and health visitor calling to see the baby. If that happened today it would be a noisy problem. They may be unable to talk due to Cavachon Gigi’s barking. Gigi also barks at people she hears outside Read more…
Otis doesn’t feel safe around the unpredictable small grandchild. He had been found abandoned on a motorway. During the two and a half years they have had him, the couple has done a great job in building up his confidence. He is still a very ‘careful’ dog and easily upset Read more…
It should have been a time of joy and celebration. They had, they thought, prepared their two dogs well for the arrival of baby a few days ago. Brought back home after a day with a dog sitter, one of their two dogs, little Romanian rescue Poppy had an emotional Read more…
It’s still a common belief that the right way to handle growling is to show their the dog who’s boss – a throwback to methods of years ago. They are worried because their loved Frenchie Hugo is unsettled and has gone off his food. He has recently started to growl Read more…
It’s not surprising that two-year-old Moose suffers from lack of confidence around people.
Considering his background as a puppy born on the streets of Romania, he’s doing great. They didn’t have him until he was sixteen weeks old.
No socialisation will have taken place during the crucial early weeks. Those encounters he did have with people were very likely scary ones and now hard-wired into his brain.
Nellie isn’t very happy. This is despite being treasured, along with their other two tiny dogs, Luna and Sandy. Nellie is a two-year-old Pomeranian, the last to join their little dog family of three. Luna is a Chihuahua Pomeranian mix and Sandy a Chihuahua. Jealous. Luna is Nellie’s problem. Tiny Read more…
Lincoln is a beautiful nine-month-old miniature Dachshund. He is friendly, gentle and affectionate. I had a lovely cuddle. It’s obvious that he loves the baby too. What he doesn’t like is being left out. It’s very hard bottle feeding baby and at the same time continuously throwing a toy or Read more…
Unpredictable aggression? Unpredictable only because they can’t see inside Banjo’s head. If they could, and if stress was visible, they might see a little pressure cooker in there; they would see how over the past five months or so things have simply become too much for him. Unpredictable also because Read more…