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
They made a list for me of things that get her stirred up and vocal. It includes barking any time one of them goes through the dog gate without her, when someone goes into the garden without her, when they empty the kitchen bin. She is vocal when a dog comes on TV. She will bark if anyone gets up suddenly or they call to one another. She has developed a fear of the freezer door and barks when it’s opened…it goes on and on.
Why do some clever, alert dogs seem to have something to say about absolutely everything? Winnie is so cute. She is soft and fluffy. She is also NOISY! The adorable Cockerpoo is now eighteen months old and she has something to say about everything. We get people like that don’t we, who Read more
Trying to watch TV in the evenings is near impossible. He barks at them all the time they are eating so has to be bribed with their food. As soon as all is quiet, the barking into corners will start. He will eventually settle down, but someone only has to move and off he goes again.
Why would a dog who settles happily at bedtime start barking and howling several times every night? As a puppy Cockerpoo Monty would settle well in his crate at night. Gradually he has become more and more unsettled until now, at three years old, his owners have every night interrupted Read more
Why would a dog be scared of people when he has been well socialised and loved since puppyhood? Today I met yet another dog who wasn’t happy to see me. This time, though, it was more straightforward. It was fear alone – there is nothing territorial or protective about Alfie’s Read more
Bertie simply isn
‘t accustomed to not being obeyed. One of the main reasons I was called was that he wouldn’t come in from the garden. Why should he? He runs them a merry dance, ducking and diving and hiding under the car while they try to fish him out. Not so funny at midnight in dressing gowns and wanting to go to bed!
The Norwegian Buhund is bred to be a herding and watchdog, so it’s no surprise that these three are inclined to bark at anything they hear or see. Despite going to thousands of dogs, I have never met a Behund before. Now I have got to know three! Barking at Read more
Mikey is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier mixed with something else – he looks very much like Pit Bull. Mikey is nervous and jumpy.
I believe that it’s no coincidence that Riley’s marking started and one or two other behaviours deteriorated since the lady was at home for the month.