Four the past four weeks, 6-year-old Black Labrador Jemima has lived in her new home. She lives with three other rehomed Labradors. All four are female and they all get on famously. An elderly lady adopted her a few years ago. She had been brought over from Ireland in a Read more…
Jester suddenly barks at inanimate objects. Why? Something tips him over. He looks about and he looks up. He spots a burglar alarm box high on the wall of a house or a security camera, a clock, a satellite dish, a street light or even the moon. Jester barks uncontrollably. Read more…
They worry because their five-month-old Show Cocker Oscar’s barking is getting too much now. Some dogs are simply more vocal than others The main problem is two dogs next door that run up and down the fence, barking aggressively at the puppy. This isn’t good. It scares Oscar and he Read more…
Romanian rescue Violet has been with them since August. Her fearful reactivity to anything or anybody outside the house is increasing. She was found with nine puppies. No doubt she believed that their survival had depended upon her chasing danger away. What causes here fearful reactivity? Nothing in the 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…
Issie’s frantic barking begins every time they arrive at a destination and the car stops. However, there is a lot more involved. It’s not as simple as just dealing with barking at the end of a journey. She also gets very wound up when someone walks up to the house, Read more…
Bertie barks if the young lady so much as draws breath that may signal she’s about to stand up and take him for his walk! He goes crazy while she gets his harness and puts her shoes and coat on. Bertie barks constantly at them to throw a stick or Read more…
Jessie barks at the lady, most particularly out on walks when she stops to talk to someone. They say that as she gets older, their 13-year-old Terrier/Collie’s barking at the lady is increasing. She seldom does it when the man takes her for a walk – they walk her separately 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…
A dog that doesn’t welcome people into his home is a problem made much more common by lockdown. Vinnie’s owners refer to his behaviour as ‘aggressive’ but that is only because they can’t find another, better word. We know that he’s not an ‘aggressive dog’. The barking and nipping is aggressive Read more…