Why does Bella panic when the lady coughs, and how can they gently desensitise her to the sound? Bella is a little Bolognaise, a small dog of the Bichon type, nine years of age. She is, in every way apart from the one, happy and confident. She is treasured. Panic Read more
Sadly, for both him and the couple who love him dearly, too many things in daily life scare him. They would like to be able to include him in all they do without scaring him.
Poor Floyd. Also – poor couple he lives with. They feel trapped at home with him and can’t go out without worrying about him.
Floyd suckles a toy
They can’t take him with them with them and they can’t leave him at home
Why was Bandit more confident with one owner than the other? Some dogs are such sensitive receptors to our own feelings. Stunning Saluki/Greyhound Bandit is a case in point. Confident rock Sometimes we need to ask ourselves just what it is our dog needs in us. That, then, is how Read more
When the gentleman in particular comes down in the morning, Lennon’s ears go back, he trembles and creeps forward. When the man goes to stroke him, he grumbles and bares his teeth.
She has become increasingly wary of people either coming to the door or walking past their garden, but this came to a head recently.
Kara is a generally jumpy dog, ready to react to any sudden noise or appearance. While we can work on children specifically and traffic, this will be a lot more successful if we can improve her general nervous state.
Their current approach to her freezing on walks clearly isn’t working which, in itself, is a reason for doing things differently. Giving her choice.
The beeping, to Indy, will have been the precursor to a shock. It will have seemed random to him. He won’t have connected it to whatever he was doing at the time.
Why does the puppy panic when someone simply stands up or walks away? Rocky, a 17-week-old Cocker Spaniel puppy, lives with a couple and their son, 9. While Rocky’s doing really well with toilet training and basic cues, their main concern is that they can’t leave him by himself. When Read more