Elvis’ aversion to being touched seems unpredictable and it’s getting worse. It’s being touched only by the young man who has always been loving and kind to him. Elvis seems perfectly happy with other people touching him, including the vet. The man is upset. Bite It came to a climax six Read more…
Pippin is mostly Springer – with some Cocker Spaniel in the mix. Like so many for the Spaniels I work with, he has had resource guarding issues since a puppy. With previous help they have improved things greatly. they have done this largely by distracting him and management. The behaviour Read more…
Everything was fine until a year ago. They had taken their two-year-old Cocker to the vet for boosters. Woody had growled. The vet had taken him out the back. Woody’s not been the same since. He has bitten the man when he lifted him into the car. (They now are Read more…
They have had the two-year-old Golden Retriever for just a few months. The recent and worst bite sent the young man to A & E. Danny came from a family with children. This may account for his behaviour towards being physically interfered with. Very likely, having snapped at children to Read more…
Koda is gorgeous – most of the time. He’s a thirteen-week-old Staffie puppy who does all the usual puppy things. He may get over-excited and rough which is normal. His toilet training is a bit slow, but we are working on that. Hr’s quick at learning and is now going Read more…
One-year-old Angus’ has moved from living with one man to living with a family of three in an active household. Previously he had to be left alone for hours in a crate or put into kennels for weeks at a time. The family have taken him in and immediately – Read more…
This is a classic case of over-arousal. The lady arrived. As the bell rang Taz leapt on Misty. The lady was let in, Misty jumped up on her and Taz then bit her on the hand. There are a few things in these dogs’ life that simply make them much Read more…
Their goal is ‘for Snoopy not to bite’. What brought this to a head is that he bit their 7-year-old nephew. MY goal is ‘for Snoopy not to feel the need to bite’. These are two very different things. ‘For Snoopy not to bite’ implies that the humans carry on Read more…
My latest case, six-month-old Mollie, is a little different from most in that the two main things that seem to activate the guarding in most dogs don’t apply.
George had growled if approached when lying down or asleep since since he was a puppy, months before the first attack.