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Guarding or resource guarding

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Cocker Spaniel has become an adolescent

Ember is six months old. The now adolescent Ember lives with a couple, their two children and the beautiful and easy-going Siberian Husky, Runa. The two dogs play together and they sleep together. What concerns the couple is adolescent Ember’s growing guarding behaviour towards Runa. She is happy to give Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 2 monthsApril 18, 2025 ago
Aggression

Bella and barking at the neighbours

The couple have fallen out with their neighbours because of their dog’s barking. If Working Cocker Bella hears or sees a neighbour at the fence, she goes mad. She will bark in the house if she hears them. She is constantly on the lookout and the listen-out. They need Bella Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 12 monthsJune 17, 2024 ago
Aggression

He snarls at the man when he moves towards or past the lady

As soon as the man starts to move, to get up, Colin snarls. Colin’s not naughty but troubled in some way. Success will come through helping him, not punishing him.

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearApril 6, 2024 ago
Aggression

Sprocker charges, barking, when the young girl enters the room

As she appears in the doorway, he charges at the young girl, barking. It begins when four-year-old Sprocker Austin hears the ten-year-old daughter moving about upstairs. As she appears in the doorway, he charges at her. The poor kid is scared. He charges, barks and jumps at her, mouth open. Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearFebruary 16, 2024 ago
Aggression

Rocco charges intimidatingly at the two boys when they enter the room

The beautiful year-old Cocker Spaniel is very loving with the lady and the gentleman. However, he charges, barking, when either of their two teenage sons enters the room. The lady is Rocco’s everything He is very demanding of her. She has done most of the training and dog parenting since Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearJanuary 17, 2024 ago
Aggression

Pippin guarding his space. The role that stress and arousal play.

Pippin is mostly Springer – with some Cocker Spaniel in the mix. Like so many for the Spaniels I work with, he has had resource guarding issues since a puppy. With previous help they have improved things greatly. they have done this largely by distracting him and management. The behaviour Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 2 yearsDecember 10, 2023 ago
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…

By Theo Stewart, 2 yearsAugust 26, 2023 ago
Aggression

Cocker Rage – or is it?

Freddie has been labelled by a vet as having Cocker Rage. Was Freddie going to end his short life by a vet putting him to sleep? The vet had never actually witnessed one of Freddie’s episodes. ‘Out of the blue’ is how the episodes were described to the vet and Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 2 yearsAugust 7, 2023 ago
Aggression

Unpredictable. Loving and playful with the young man and then attacking him

Two-year-old Sosa’s previous home was with a German Shepherd. The two didn’t get on. The young couple got him from Boston Terrier Rescue (US) six months ago. The problem is not uncommon and often with the man. At one moment the little dog seems to be the best of friends Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 2 yearsDecember 26, 2022 ago
Guarding or resource guarding

A fun consultation. I’m still smiling! Ziggy won’t get up in the morning.

The motto is: if what you’re doing now isn’t working, do ‘Something Completely Different’. For the past few months Ziggy, the 18-month old Springer/Cocker/Poodle, refuses to get up in the morning. Ziggy won’t come out of his crate. He only uses his crate at night time and goes in happily Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 3 yearsAugust 28, 2022 ago

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