Here you will find an extensive library of “real life” case stories of dogs I have helped.
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He looks so touchable. Approach Cavapoo Archie and he may growl.
He’s so irresistible and touchable. He attracts human hands wherever he goes. However, he’s not a touchy-feely dog.
If approached when out, people want to touch him. They walk into his space, lean over and put out their big hands towards him. He objects
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.
He whines. How can they stop their dog’s constant whining?
Baxter whines when the lady goes up the stairs. He whines when they are on the phone. He whines and screams in the car. Baxter whines constantly for attention.
How can they stop the whining?
This has several approaches.
Giving her freedom of choice. She freezes.
Their current approach to her freezing on walks clearly isn’t working which, in itself, is a reason for doing things differently. Giving her choice.
Scared of bangs. His world erupted
Until last year, where he was alert to bangs when out on walks, he could cope. Then, late November, they were out in the garden for his final toilet trip at about 10pm, and his world erupted.
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.
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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.