t takes very little to set Milo and Evie off barking.
Ruby will join in. They bark whenever they hear any sound outside. Milo stands and barks in the garden whenever he goes out, joined by Evie who runs around barking. They bark frantically when someone comes in the house.
With work he should be able to leave the house calmly, to walk happily and comfortably down the road on a loose lead. They will be careful not to overdue the stimulation that can come from long bouts of play. Sometimes too much exercise can be worse than not enough. It is interesting that he attacked the puppy at the end of a long walk with lots of action, when one would have expected him to be tired and satisfied.
In a calm state of mind Blaze is unlikely to suddenly ‘go’.
The next few weeks are crucial for introducing her to people, children, cars, bikes, vacuum cleaners and so on in a careful way so that she grows up to be a confident dog. Her early experiences need to be positive ones.
When Miniature Schnauzer Bertie, now fourteen months old, was picked up at the breeder at eight weeks old. He was shaking with fear. This is not a good start. Already he should have experienced handling and play with by various different people, adults and children. He should have been introduced Read more
Having had two puppies in two years myself means I have recent personal experience and have learnt a few little tricks of my own!
Pickle my own Cocker Spaniel is now fifteen months old, and Zara is my nineteen week old Golden Labrador puppy.
The rescue centres themselves have not been told the full true facts. It is massively disappointing to have to return the dog or in one case he was put to sleep because of a severe bite to one of the children. These little dogs, already disturbed, need special handling in a calm environment – preferably with a useful job to do and controlled stimulation.
Louie and Kasper are five-month-old Yorkshire Terrier puppies – the cutest you can imagine. Their owners’ previous Yorkie had been quite a handful which they readily admit was due to over spoiling, and they are determined to get it right this time with their two little puppy brothers. They have Read more
I went to another toilet training issue today. The first eight to twelve weeks in a puppy’s development are so important – including toilet training. Archie is a 5-month old Chocolate Labrador who lives with Lizzie, a 6-month old dark Yellow Labrador. Archie lived with all his siblings until he Read more
I went to see Brian in April, and today I met his new companion. Little Boo, another terrier mix, has the same mother as Brian, but they look very different. Boo is about 8 weeks old and has only been there for two days. Already the two dogs a good Read more
At five months old one would expect a puppy to tear about, to get easily excited and especially to chew things.