Aggression
Illness prevented German Shepherd from necessary socialisation
She has become increasingly wary of people either coming to the door or walking past their garden, but this came to a head recently.
Aggression
Has your dog, like German Shepherd Indi, on reaching adolescence become hostile to people coming to the house?
They would love to be able to ask people to their house without worrying about their German Shepherd, Indi. Indi is now thirteen months old. The behaviour began a few months ago. She become very hostile to people coming to their house. She also reacts to certain people when they Read more…
Aggression
He guards the stairs. He tries to prevent anyone but the man going up or down.
Rommie Carmelo was a stray in Romania, then fostered for a couple of months and now, for nearly three months, he has been living with a gentleman and his mother. He has become very attached to the man. He guards the stairs If the lady is downstairs, Carmelo snarls, barks Read more…
Aggression
Timid with people, particularly when they come into his home
Atlas is a beautiful, playful, loving and friendly white German Shepherd with the people he knows. He’s 15 months old and lives with a family that includes three children age nine to fifteen. Atlas is however very timid with people he doesn’t know. He will bark fearfully at anyone coming Read more…
German Shepherd
Disobedient? No, not disobedient. Unmotivated.
I ask what people want of their dog before we start. The gentleman said ‘an obedient dog’ and the lady said a dog that she could walk. The two are part of the same thing. In my own words what they want is a fulfilled, happy and motivated dog. The Read more…
Aggression
Adolescent German Shepherd. Excitable. Biting
Adolescent German Shepherd Knight is a challenge. He is now nearly nine months old, wilful and strong. His owners do all they know to give him a good life – they walk him, feed him and love him. Unfortunately, living the life of a much-loved family pet just isn’t enough. Read more…
barking
Terrorises the cats and barks at people coming to the house
Harley is a two-year-old German Shepherd who lives with an adult family and four cats.
People coming to the house – and their 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…)
Aggression
Bully behaviour. New Dog is Finding her Feet
A week ago, their new rescue dog began to bully their other dog. Six-year-old Cookie is a cute and somewhat nervous, anxious little terrier. Rudi, a Wirehaired Terrier, joined them six weeks ago. It began with the calmer and more confident Rudi eyeballing Cookie. Next, one of the young daughters Read more…
German Shepherd
Blind German Shepherd. Unable to read other dogs.
Today I met a blind dog, a wonderful thirteen-month-old German Shepherd called Bear. He lives with Stan, an equally lovely young Golden Retriever.
Both dogs are a real tribute to their owners. It was lovely to be greeted so happily and politely by both dogs.
Blind Bear occasionally but increasingly feels threatened by certain other dogs on walks. If this weren’t the case they wouldn’t need me at all.
Being blind, Bear feels more vulnerable
cats
Newly re-homed German Shepherd barks at cats.
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…)