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The adolescent dog plays them up when they call her

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 crate she has had few physical boundaries.  A bit too free-range! Now Tallulah, a typical adolescent, is pushing Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 10 monthsAugust 14, 2021 ago
arousal, excitement

Wild Behaviour is Unwittingly Fuelled

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 the most bold and pushy puppy. She organised the others, I am told, by barging Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 3 yearsApril 30, 2019 ago
Rescue dog

Never Goes Out Beyond the Garden

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 when he went to the young couple. He had never encountered the real world of Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 yearsMay 30, 2016 ago
Benjie and Bella sitting still at last
arousal, excitement

Springer Siblings Like a Hurricane

Having two young dogs can be a challenge. Having litter mates can be a challenge. Having young working Springer Spaniels without a job to do can be the biggest challenge of all. The lady admits that when they picked up the two bundles of fluff they had no idea that Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 7 yearsJanuary 26, 2015 ago
arousal, excitement

Cocker Spaniel a Naughty Dog?

Yesterday I visited a 9-month-old Cocker Spaniel called Willow.  Wonderful!  My own irrepressible Cocker Spaniel, Pickle, has given me some good practice. Here is a list of things Willow does: Jumping up on people, excessive licking of people’s faces, jumping at the table and sides, barking (answering) back when told off, Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 8 yearsSeptember 6, 2014 ago
arousal, excitement

Adolescent Flat Coated Retriever

Barney is a wonderful 7-month-old Flat Coated Retriever. His family are first-time dog owners and like many inexperienced people getting a puppy they make assumptions regarding their puppy’s needs based on their own human perceptions of what a person might need. Comparing the dog to a young child would be Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 8 yearsDecember 21, 2013 ago
arousal, excitement

Very Excited Around People. Adolescent Labradoodle

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 wonderful temperament. She is a very stable dog in the main with Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 9 yearsMarch 25, 2013 ago
arousal, excitement

Boisterous Golden Retriever Lacks

Goldie Fynn is one year old. He is boisterous and confident. He lives with three-year-old black Labrador, Alfie. His exuberance has been causing problems. A few weeks ago he bowled his lady owner over and she broke her ankle, so the gentleman has a lot to do just now. Fynn Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 10 yearsOctober 16, 2012 ago
arousal, excitement

Extensively ‘Trained’, Lacks Self-Control

  Beautiful eighteen month old Chocolate Labrador Oscar was a difficult puppy. They admit they spoilt him and by the time he was four months old they found him hard to cope with – stealing, grabbing, nipping and so on, so they took him to puppy classes. Oscar has been Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 10 yearsSeptember 10, 2012 ago
Behaviour and Training

Owner Control Versus Self-Control

This is Ben, a magnificent Northern Inuit age 15 months. He lives with another Inuit and two elderly black Labradors. Ben is a typical adolescent and he is pushing boundaries. Like a teenager, he sometimes resists being told what to do – especially by the lady. There is some conflict Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 10 yearsJanuary 21, 2012 ago

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