(An online consultation – Ripley and the cat) Ripley is now five months old. Her mother was a Romanian street dog that was rescued just before her puppies were born. Undoubtedly, after generations of self-preservation, there will be wariness in Ripley’s genes. Ripley growls, barks and lunges From the time Read more…
Their new dog intimidates their cats.
The young couple fetched the young Leonberger a week ago. Where he came from was questionable. He was a mess. Now, after baths and a session with a groomer, he is shorter-haired but stunning.
Jack’s past is a mystery to me. He’s friendly with people, he walks okay on lead and he travels well. It’s hard to believe that sometime further back in the one-year-old’s past someone’s not cherished him. (more…)
Harley is a two-year-old German Shepherd who lives with an adult family and four cats.
Before I came I knew that they wanted Harley to be better with people coming to the house and not to go mental when she saw their cats. They find they can’t ask people round.
I was expecting the young German Shepherd, as often happens, to bark at me so much that we couldn’t talk! What a nice surprise to find her shy rather than territorial or aggressive. (more…)
They already have beautiful German Shepherd Dave and, a few days ago, another GSD, Lottie, joined the family.
The most immediate problem is that Lottie barks at cats – they have two that are used to freely coming and going. Now they are scared and Lottie is becoming increasingly reactive.
As she settles in, she behaves like she increasingly regards the cats as scary intruders. (more…)
Maddie, a delightful seven-year-old Miniature Schnauzer, has an obsession – the little grandson, now aged four. I met a confident, relaxed and friendly little dog. I had left her alone to sniff and investigate me without trying to touch her until she was ready. Also, I was already seated before Read more…
Lurcher Rufus is a wonderful dog whose only problems are as a result of over-arousal. He then redirects frustration, using his teeth. The two-year-old had been picked up, abandoned, eight months ago and has settled into his new life beautifully. A lovely, friendly dog, he’s confident and curious. Rufus can get very excited Read more…
When Johnny sees the cat he is transfixed – they call it trance-like. Although the ultimate aim is for dog and cat to live happily together – the cat is confident and placid fortunately – there is a lot of groundwork to do first. The matter can’t simply be approached Read more…
Roots is a delightful and friendly three year old Collie/Husky cross – with stunning pale eyes outlined in black. She had to be removed from her mother at six weeks old and they have worked very hard with her. She was the star of her puppy obedience classes. Increasingly reactive Read more…
Today I visited eighteen month old German Shepherd Duke. He is a perfect example of how people unintentionally teach their dogs to do the very opposite of what they want. When they first got him as a puppy he was fine with their cats. In fact he would sleep with Read more…
They have had two-year-old Lurcher Lena for four weeks. There is no history of her previous life. She is a delightful dog, full of character – friendly and funny, but will be a lot easier to live with when she calms down and develops some impulse-control. She pulls terribly on Read more…