When baby arrives the couple needs to be able to trust the dogs not to jump on people. They need to be able to walk the dogs safely with a buggy. This means no more pulling on lead and barking or lunging at other dogs!
They couple needs to have their bedroom to themselves, so the dogs have to be introduced to sleeping downstairs gradually, well in advance,. This so that they won’t feel ousted by the baby.
Max barks excessively. He has become touchy. He snaps at the little girl and he snaps when he’s disturbed. His walks are no longer so enjoyable and he is unpredictable with other dogs.
This is Becky, a four-year-old Jack Russell. She is a superb little dog – very biddable – perhaps a little spoilt! Becky is, however, easily stressed. This was evident by her excessive nose-licking. Her family hadn’t realised that this was a sign of anxiety – of Becky trying to calm Read more
Doris needs support. From a practical point of view she needs a ‘safe haven’ where children are simply forbidden to go. It’s the children that need watching. She has a hidey hole under the stairs which could perhaps be gated, or there could be a gate in the doorless kitchen doorway. It’s a small house with no other downstairs rooms.
Staffies have a very bad press – mostly to do with (dare I say it) stupid humans. I try not to generalise too much about any breed because there are so may exceptions, but I would say that Staffies by and large are friendly and gentle – with humans. To Read more
Giving wilful Great Dane Troy commands merely gives him the opportunity to refuse, so we are finding ways to outwit him.
The three dogs were at each other most of the time. As soon as anybody came in or went out, which happened frequently, the excitement caused some sort of turmoil.