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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…