Why does a dog stay over-aroused despite efforts to tire her out? Nina is very easily over-aroused. This is their list of things they said they would like to change when they contacted me: Barking at every sound. Crazy around visitors Barking at new people Struggling to settle Chasing their Read more
I tried to unravel the puzzle of why, over such a short period about three months ago, Woody had changed so completely from being carefree and confident to so nervous, fearful and barky.
A short while ago the stressful walks came to a head when he saw a smaller dog appear and ‘suddenly’ charged at it.
Could your dog’s behaviour be the result of simply too much going on? ‘Too much’ results in stress. Ollie’s stress levels are at the root of the problems. This said, not all stress is bad and a lot is associated with fun – but it’s too much of everything that’s Read more
Can too much running and ball throwing actually make some dogs more reactive and over-aroused? The couple each has a full time job and they have two very young children. My own daughter can barely manage this and is exhausted a lot of the time. Imagine adding a young dog Read more
Could giving your dog more choice actually reduce fear, barking and reactivity? Giving a fearful dog choice Joey, the four-year-old Collie Labrador mix, came over from Ireland at a year old. Isn’t he gorgeous. Over the past three years his family has done great things with him. A lot of the general day Read more
The perpetual stress results in Coco being reactive to dogs and scared of people, chasing traffic, barking in the car at anything moving and being especially frantic around small children who visit.