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Five-month-old puppy alarm barks

They worry because their five-month-old Show Cocker Oscar’s barking is getting too much now. Some dogs are simply more vocal than others The main problem is two dogs next door that run up and down the fence, barking aggressively at the puppy. This isn’t good. It scares Oscar and he Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 2 monthsApril 1, 2022 ago
arousal, excitement

Border Collie puppy doesn’t like to be picked up or over-handled

Kai is fourteen weeks old. Even when they visited him in his litter at four weeks old he growled when picked up. This has now developed to sudden lunging and biting when he doesn’t want to be carried or cuddled. One answer is quite simple and that is not to Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 4 monthsJanuary 17, 2022 ago
arousal, excitement

From Romanian streets to a new life as a pet in a home.

From the street in Romania, to a rescue compound, Billy has now lived in a house for just one week. A new life It’s sounds wonderful, but it isn’t yet all wonderful to Billy who is just five months old. These first formative months did not give him the skills Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 monthsDecember 5, 2021 ago
Cocker Spaniel

A separation plan. First the ‘why’ – next the ‘where’ and then the ‘how’.

The couple need a separation plan so that they can go out and leave Lily for a couple of hours at a time. Lily is a sixteen-week-old Cocker Spaniel. Like the majority of puppies of that age, she likes to have some company. At night they can leave her alone Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 12 monthsJune 2, 2021 ago
Fear

Harness and lead are impossible to put on as Lily rolls and bites.

Lily is a 15 week old Sprocker who is losing out on the necessary socialisation and habituation to the world. Putting her harness on is almost impossible When the lady brings out her harness, Lily rolls around and bites, making it nearly impossible to put on.  She is the same Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 12 monthsMay 30, 2021 ago
Aggression

Positive relationship with their puppy to be built through understanding

Their positive relationship with their puppy is worsening. To quote the man: ‘Every day is a battle where he is taking up our whole lives’. This is so sad. We get a puppy with such wonderful dreams of a loving, positive relationship. The 14-week-old Golden Retriever has only been with Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearMay 18, 2021 ago
Fear

Habituate to her new world. Begin at the beginning.

The 5 month old Romanian rescue puppy, Annie, is beginning her new life with the young couple. She has been with them for five days now. She first acclimatised to their garden but was wary of the house. She now is getting used to indoors and even runs up and Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearApril 29, 2021 ago
puppy

Where should puppy sleep? Where will make everyone happiest?

It all started off so well. English Springer puppy Fern would sleep in the spare room at night time. She settled well and was taken out once in the night to toilet. Fern is now 15 weeks old. Over the past couple of weeks she has demanded to go out Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearMarch 31, 2021 ago
puppy

Puppy Basics. Puppy Parenting for best practises and pre-empting future problems.

Rusty is a gorgeous 12-week-old Chihuahua Jack Russell mix. Puppy basics There are just a couple of areas where the lady wants to make sure she gets the puppy basics right. She has the perfect setup – a nice large puppy pen with an open crate in it for Rusty Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearMarch 23, 2021 ago
puppy

Positive Reinforcement Needed for Puppy who Picks on the Lady

Henlow picks on the poor lady. He flies at her, she feels, out of the blue. She is doing her best to ‘discipline’ their fifteen-week-old Golden Retriever puppy. She has been fed with outdated advice. A build up of a number of things are resulting in Henlow becoming cross, defiant Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearMarch 21, 2021 ago

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