All the time Jack is moving about, Maddie is barking at him. She rushes up the stairs ahead of him, barking down at him. When he goes downstairs she rushes ahead of him, barking up at him.
When he sits down she stops barking but she sits right beside him, staring at him.
With a new rescue dog I have seen this many times. When people first welcome their new dog into their life he is faultless. It’s not until he begins to settle in that unwanted behaviours begin to surface.
He barks at children, particularly a child that may suddenly appear. He shows reactivity with fear barking at people he doesn’t know coming to the house. People walking in on him in the doorway he finds very intimidating – the late teenage sons have some very tall friends.
What can you do when your German Shepherd barks and lunges at visitors, but is perfectly friendly once she feels safe? Though she’s not completely comfortable with having her photo taken, Nuala and I made friends very quickly. What a stunning dog the two-year-old cream-coloured German Shepherd is. She lives Read more