One of their little dogs bites a friend entering the house. Everything changes. He is now muzzled when people come and when he’s out. The whole situation is very stressful for everyone in the family. The first goal, before doing anything else, is to see how much we can calm things down. Read more
Henry is a Miniature Bull Terrier. One source describes the breed as ‘Playful, Even Tempered, Energetic, Stubborn, Courageous, Loving’. Energetic, loving and courageous Henry certainly is. Even-tempered he’s not. He is very quickly aroused whereupon he then becomes demanding. Anything that works him up starts him off barking or pestering for attention. Not getting the Read more
Because dogs like Toby are so antisocial, they meet few of those people who do come to the house, so they never have opportunities to be desensitised. Whether fear or anger is the root cause, the aim is the same – for Toby to begin to see people as ‘good news’. I suggested they make good use of any willing friends.
Bruce he has now bitten four people. The 3-year-old Golden Labrador was a friendly and well socialised dog up until about 9 months ago when things started to change. He lives with a couple and their other dog Archie, an easy-going Chocolate Labrador. Why has Bruce bitten? What could have Read more
Unfortunately Max, on guard duty, has recently bitten several people including two young children and two postmen. Max, age two, was found as a stray and they understandably absolutely adore their little dog. Guard duty A few months ago they moved house to a busier street, and now Max is Read more
Here we have Ant and Dec – adorable eighteen-month-old Chihuahua brothers. Different personalities They have had exactly the same upbringing but their personalities are very different. Ant on the left is quite a confident little dog while Dec is restless, on constant alert, wary of being approached, barks at people Read more
Yesterday I met beautiful two year old rescued Boxer/Staffie cross Patch who lives with delightful but more reserved crossbreed Freya. I knew that I was there because Patch had bitten four people. It was just so hard to imagine him being a dog that bites. There were absolutely no vibes Read more
Pebbles is six months old. Her mother is her father’s daughter – which isn’t a good thing! This means her father, a Springer Spaniel, is her grandfather – but fortunately her grandmother was a Border Collie so there are some new genes in the mix.
Here is Leonberger, King Leo, making sure even larger Irish Wolfhound Pluto knows his place – beneath him! Leo is another example of people who chose the bravest and pushiest puppy in the litter and then find him hard work. At two years of age he has grown into his Read more
It is a difficult situation for Kaloo, a Newfoundland. Until recently he lived with another Newfie and their male owner. Recently they moved in with a lady who has two Springer Spaniels and two children, so two ‘packs’ are merging. Adjusting For Kaloo there are two areas of stress. One Read more