Here you will find an extensive library of “real life” case stories of dogs I have helped.
You can search all posts for specific words and this will bring up a list of stories containing the word (for example “aggression”), or you can browse from specific categories. To go back in time, use the arrows underneath. It starts with latest.
I hope you find the stories useful.
Staffie’s Extreme Reactivity and Fear of Bangs
A person like Dudley would be on the go non-stop. They would nev
er stop talking, chewing their nails, demanding attention all the time. They would be unable to listen properly because they were so preoccupied, jumping into the air and screeching at sudden sounds and being inappropriately demonstrative to strangers.
Lady Clearing Her Throat Sends Bella Into Panic
Why does Bella panic when the lady coughs, and how can they gently desensitise her to the sound? Bella is a little Bolognaise, a small dog of the Bichon type, nine years of age. She is, in every way apart from the one, happy and confident. She is treasured. Panic
A Puzzle. What Trauma Has Caused the Sudden Change?
Some kind of trauma has overwhelmed Pablo. Suddenly he changed. Three days previously he had spent a week in boarding kennels. Thinking back they had assumed, as had I originally, that this was the cause. He had been a happy dog. A good eater and sleeper. He had no guarding
Chasing Obsession and Demand Barking in a Young Border Collie
Why was Sabre becoming obsessed with chasing and barking for attention? Be his ‘chasing supplier’ no more. The young couple has a beautiful Border Collie pup called Sabre, five-and-a-half months old. He greeted me outside the house, pulling hard to get to me. Most of the time I was with
Fighting Whippet Brothers: Reintegrating the Pair, One Bold One Timid
Why had Ziggy and Buddy’s fighting suddenly escalated? Common denominators: Food or a chew has been involved. Ziggy may have been on the stairs up ahead of Buddy (they live in a town house with the living room upstairs). Ziggy was already aroused in some way. Buddy has always been
Quietly Fearful of Everyday Life in a Young Cocker Spaniel
Sadly, for both him and the couple who love him dearly, too many things in daily life scare him. They would like to be able to include him in all they do without scaring him.
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Bad advice
This is the story of Sprocker pup Pete.
Bad advice had made things a lot worse. He had the young lady in tears. Have you been following bad advice?
Traumatised by thunder
This is the story of Beagle Jessie.
Jessie was so scared of bangs that she wouldn’t walk.