Why was Issie becoming so over-aroused and barking frantically in the car? Issie’s frantic barking begins every time they arrive at a destination and the car stops. However, there is a lot more involved. It’s not as simple as just dealing with barking at the end of a journey. She Read more
At six months old, Daisy came over from Eastern Europe. She lived with a someone nearby before the lady took her in three months ago. Daisy is now one year of age – a beautiful mix of many breeds. She is polite, friendly and absolutely lovely – a real tribute Read more
If it weren’t for her persistent barking, Elsa would be the perfect pet.
The young Parson Terrier is friendly, enthusiastic and non-aggressive. She is great company for the disabled gentleman who spends all day with her while his wife is at work.
Elsa has different barks for different things. Some of her barking is very welcome. With no teaching or prompting, the little dog alerts the man with a special short bark when his insulin levels are wrong.
Because the man feels unwell and is in pain a lot of the time, Elsa’s barking is a real issue. (more…)
When I was there, the smallest sound that we humans couldn’t even hear had the two little dogs racing out into the garden, barking.
Things came to a head recently. Bailey was off lead and a jogger suddenly appeared. He charged at the man, barking. The man gave the lady an earful and then Bailey chased him out of the park, returning to the lady, to quote her, ‘pleased with himself’!
I have just visited little Pug, Franklyn, for a second time because they have reached a plateau with his barking – both barking at TV and also barking in the car.
They ha
ve worked hard and had made some great progress, but now seem to be stuck.
Because of the constant worry about the barking dogs upsetting the neighbours every time they hear something, along with the walks being challenging, neither the lady nor her dogs are enjoying life together quite as they used to. Dog problems can become quite overwhelming at times, but changing objectives and doing things a bit differently will change all that.
Two-year-old Pug Bungle is just the kind of dog many of my clients with little dogs would like and don’t get – a dog that loves being cuddled and touched. The perfect lap dog. Getting his own way From the start the young lady has taken him everywhere with her Read more
Fifteen month old Archie is a puzzle. In most areas of his life he is the ideal dog, and his humans are the ideal owners. There may be a little bit of doing too much of what Archie wants – but then he asks so nicely! He is polite, gentle Read more
From her owners’ perspective, adorable Bichon-Maltese mix Charlie is given everything a dog could possibly want for a happy life. They always thought that the more excited she is the more joyful she feels. From Charlie’s perspective, she is living a life punctuated by extreme stress and chronic anxiety. She Read more