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barking

Barks at Inanimate Objects. Stress is the Trigger

Jester suddenly barks at inanimate objects. Why? Something tips him over. He looks about and he looks up. He spots a burglar alarm box high on the wall of a house or a security camera, a clock, a satellite dish, a street light or even the moon. Jester barks uncontrollably. Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 3 monthsApril 8, 2022 ago
arousal, excitement

When stirred up, Bertie humps relentlessly.

The poor lady has bruises all up her legs.   Once Bertie latches onto her she can’t get him off. He occasionally humps one of their young daughters but never the man. He only has to walk into the room for him to stop. Bertie humps the lady. She is Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 4 monthsMarch 6, 2022 ago
arousal, excitement

Hard mouthing and grabbing clothes and arms is what Freja does when aroused

Freja was rescued from the streets of Cyprus at 3 weeks old. She’s now 10 months old and a mix that includes German Shepherd. She won’t have had the rough and tumble with siblings nor the discipline of her mother to teach her to be gentle. The main problem is Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 4 monthsMarch 4, 2022 ago
Aggression

Too much change all at once for rehomed Beagle. Too aroused.

One-year-old Angus’ has moved from living with one man to living with a family of three in an active household. Previously he had to be left alone for hours in a crate or put into kennels for weeks at a time. The family have taken him in and immediately – Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 monthsJanuary 1, 2022 ago
arousal, excitement

Excitement builds up until Jensen just has to use his teeth. He can’t help it.

8-month-old Jensen is a black Cocker Spaniel. From the moment the lady lets him out of his bed in the morning the excitement begins. As the day progress, things the three female members of the family in particular do with him unwittingly, bit by bit, fire him up. Excitement leads Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 8 monthsNovember 4, 2021 ago
Aggression

Taz bit the lady caller. A friendly dog, she knows her. Why bite her?

This is a classic case of over-arousal. The lady arrived. As the bell rang Taz leapt on Misty. The lady was let in, Misty jumped up on her and Taz then bit her on the hand. There are a few things in these dogs’ life that simply make them much Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 8 monthsOctober 22, 2021 ago
arousal, excitement

Arousal-busting needed. Jumping to the wrong conclusions

Jumping to conclusions If we jump to the wrong conclusions as to what’s behind a behaviour, it stands to reason the behaviour’s unlikely to improve. When the dog does something we want to change – like digging the carpet – we should be dealing with the underlying cause. When the Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 11 monthsAugust 15, 2021 ago
Aggression

Preventing problem between dogs developing

The couple have two lovely dogs that get on like a house on fire. There may be a problem between dogs beginning however. Rogue, a Romanian rescue and the more recent edition, has started growling at Labradoodle Jasper, age 9. They don’t want this to develop into anything serious. Any Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 12 monthsJune 29, 2021 ago
Aggression

Aggressive to their new dog, the other side of the world.

This was a very interesting online session. The dog is sometimes aggressive towards one of their other dogs. It took me all the way the other side of the world to Florida and to a farm with hundreds of acres. They have six dogs. Three are Great Pyrenees and one Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearJune 18, 2021 ago
arousal, excitement

Over-excited dog needs less physical exercise and play, not more

They have had 9-month-old German Shepherd mix Sasha for four months now, during which time they sent him away on a board and train programme. Firstly, it takes a rescue dog a good three months to settle in and this has been interrupted. Secondly, my belief is that teaching ‘commands’ Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearJune 17, 2021 ago

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