Why was Ember beginning to guard and goad the other dog? 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. Guarding behaviour What concerns the couple Read more
Why does Tallulah run off or play games when called, and how can they outwit her teenage rebellion? Tallulah (great name, isn’t it) is an adolescent Labradoodle. She lives on a farm with a lot of open space. The house itself is big and open. Apart from sleeping in a Read more
Why had Beau become so wild that she was jumping, biting and knocking things flying? Wild behaviour from a dog the size of the adolescent Newfoundland can be scary. When Beau leaped at the kitchen table she knocked the coffee mugs flying! Seven-month-old Beau was chosen from the litter as Read more
How do you help a frightened young dog who refuses to leave the house? Benji is just seven months old and never goes out beyond their garden. The German Shepherd, Standard Poodle mix lived in a barn on the farm where he was born until he was four months old Read more
Confrontational or dominant behaviour from the humans is a slippery slope that too often ends badly.
What happens when a puppy’s early growls over stolen items are met with punishment and confrontation? Some puppies do seem to be more prone to resource guarding than others. There could be a genetic component to the behavior. Or it could be something to do with the relationships between a Read more
Benjie is a big barker for attention. Bella is a guarder – she guards resources from Benjie. Following some fights where the lady has been bitten when splitting them up, they can’t be left with toys or chews any more.
She is not a naughty dog. She is a BORED dog.
The family is on the back foot, trying to ‘field’ the things that Willow throws at them rather than themselves being proactive. She is a clever, working dog with insufficient appropriate stimulation so she is constantly finding ways to fulfil herself. She spends quite bit of time in the ‘naughty’ room.
Why can living with an adolescent dog suddenly feel so much harder than raising a puppy? Barney is a wonderful adolescent Flat Coated Retriever. His family are first-time dog owners and, like many inexperienced people, getting a puppy they make assumptions. Assumptions regarding their puppy’s needs based on their own Read more
Why does an adolescent dog become wildly over-excited whenever they see people? What a character Labradoodle Poppy is! Here she is chewing something in our attempt to keep her calm (it didn’t last for long). A very excited adolescent Poppy is a sixteen months old adolescent and she has a Read more