Real-life case stories about dogs who bite, nip, snap or use their teeth towards people or other dogs. See what may be behind the behaviour and how I have helped dogs and their families reduce the risk and build trust.
‘He bites everything he can get hold of, including us… (with a bone) he turned into a dog we’ve never seen… growling uncontrollably, barking extremely aggressively… if he was not in his pen I think he would have really gone for us’.
When Dido grabs at the boys’ feet or reacts to joggers and passing people, is it random — or is movement the real trigger? Cocker Spaniel Dido lives in a family with three boys ages 13, 11 and 8. Dido is 6 months old. Dido ‘randomly’ goes for the younger Read more
Mabel is only three months old and already it’s a learned response on seeing feet – a habit. Particularly if they are moving of course. To her, feet in socks or soft slippers are probably like a couple of puppies to play with!
Just as we don’t always feel like being touched and fussed, so it is for many dogs. To make her feelings quite clear to the girl who doesn’t stop otherwise, Pippa will now snap.
Right from the start of the day, Hugo will suddenly fly at them and hang off the lady’s skirt or the bottom of gentleman’s trousers. Often his teeth penetrate flesh. Ouch! It catches them both off guard.
First Buddy eyes up the elderly lady’s feet as she sits in her chair. Then he sniffs her slippers. Next he will bite them then try to remove them – take her socks off even. It’s the same sequence each time.
An online consultation case story. When an adolescent dog appears to bite suddenly and without warning, could the real cause be a build-up of arousal rather than aggression? Another adolescent dog that suddenly bites ‘out of the blue’. Finn is a stunning mix of German Shepherd and Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Read more
Milo’s Story – his online consultation. Why might a usually gentle dog snap when people invade his space or handle him? Poor Milo isn’t well at the moment. A couple of weeks ago he had an ear infection that resulted in him snapping at the gentleman when he tried to Read more
Worrying things include the twins walking around with food in their hands, Obi pinching a toy or a shoe and then take it away to guard in his crate. He’s a dog that doesn’t like being approached when he’s lying down or asleep.
Why do young puppies chase feet and grab clothes when people walk around the house? An emergency visit to another biting puppy! The young couple have had eight-week-old Springer Spaniel puppy for just four days. His flying at them and grabbing legs and clothes as they walk about has reached Read more