She is ready to have a go at anything and the lady, slight in build, has trouble holding her back. She has been pulled over at least two times. I saw Tia’s transformation for myself. It was amazing to see how a dog who is so relaxed and friendly in the house could change to being so reactive outside, only a few feet from the front door.
What can you do when your German Shepherd barks and lunges at visitors, but is perfectly friendly once she feels safe? Though she’s not completely comfortable with having her photo taken, Nuala and I made friends very quickly. What a stunning dog the two-year-old cream-coloured German Shepherd is. She lives Read more
How much can a young dog’s first season and changing hormones affect behaviour at home? When I knocked on the door there was no barking and I wondered whether I had arrived at to the wrong house! I was greeted by two very friendly and curious German Shepherds, one of Read more
Then, last summer, he was sent away for dog training for three whole weeks, to boot camp. They advocated a choke chain and old-fashioned training methods. All was OK while he was there – he had no choice – but when he came home and his lady walked him, there was no improvement at all – in fact, if anything, he was worse.
Duke, the puppies’ father, and Princess, both three years old, had the wrong start in life. Duke was in a barn and then not taken out until five months old which left a big gap in his vital socialisation. Princess had been left alone for hours and was beaten for destroying things.
Elderly dog Chloe barks at Jack
Jack
Seeing Jack petted and fussed may be upsetting Chloe. She barked at him when he was excited around me. She barked at him when he was chewing a toy. She barked whenever he came back into the room from the garden.
She sometimes barks when he just walks about. She barks constantly on walks with him.
I go to a great number of German Shepherds in particular that behave in an aggressive to callers coming into their homes. I believe one very big part of it starts in early puppyhood. These dogs in particular need early accustoming to plenty of people (and dogs) from about six weeks of age.
Why would a dog stare at the cat for ages? 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 Read more
Why do some dogs seem frightened by almost everything around them? German Shepherd Cora is a four-year-old ‘failed’ police dog. Who knows what her puppyhood was and what essential socialising she missed out on? Like so many German Shepherds I go to, she is reactive to people coming to the Read more
Why does the fearful dog improve in so many ways but still struggle with visitors? Bella still barks fearfully at people. I went to see Bella three months ago when she arrived at her new owners, and they have come a very long way. The couple have worked very hard Read more