Somebody said “The dog is your mirror. The behaviour you get is usually, in some way, a reflection of your own.” This was particularly apparent in this case I went to with fifteen-month old Pug, Parker. He has problems that only manifest themselves around his lady owner, not with the Read more
Over the months so much stress has built up between these two 9-year-old dogs that one redirects onto the other. Staffie Maddie is almost impossibly noisy, pushy, barking and jumping up when the lady owner has guests – if she is allowed to join them at all. Little Misty, a Read more
When someone comes to the door, the two barking dogs block the doorway, making the door hard to open. Mash almost goes for ankles in his frenzy, and sometimes they redirect their frustrations and excitement onto one another, starting a fight.
Rosie is very scared of people. She is a two-year-old Jack Russell re-homed from Wood Green a couple of weeks ago. She has landed on her feet with a lady who is very empathetic to her needs and who instinctively understands the balance between loving Rosie and giving her space. Read more
Darcy displays all the signs of a puppy who has not been kindly handled by a sufficient number of new people before she even leaves the breeder. One or more of the following factors could also contribute to the cause: being born to a fearful mother and maybe of a natural nervous disposition anyway, kept out of the way in another room or a shed for the first eight weeks of their life, possibly some inbreeding.
Tommy is so cute. He is an 18-month old Papillon who has lived with his new owners for a couple of months now. He had rather a strange start in life and was very thin and very stressed when they picked him up. He has put on a kilogram and Read more
Alfie is a three and a half year old Boxer. He has lived with his new people for eight weeks now and has landed on his four white feet. His new owners have also struck lucky with Alfie! His good points far outweigh the difficulties. At home he is biddable, friendly Read more
Sasha is very similar to my Milly in temperament. Both are German Shepherds and neither had the best start in life. Sasha was found dumped in a park in London at about 5 months old, and Milly was in a puppy farm until she was three months old. Neither had Read more
I have just had a challenging evening with two border collies, Will and Ruby. Their owners have not had a guest to their house for two years now because of their dog’s behaviour. Both nervous Border Collies lunge and bark at people in a scary way. They have bitten. They can’t even Read more