Does your dog seem uneasy or fearful moving through certain areas of your home? Poor Boris looked uneasy all the time. His family, unable to read his subtle signals just hadn’t realised how his uneasiness went a lot further than the problem I was there for – his fear of going near Read more
What happens when an older dog’s warnings about a new puppy are ignored? A new puppy isn’t what Jack Russell Charlie wanted at all. There were two older dogs in the house when he himself arrived as a puppy ten years ago. The three dogs got on fine. A couple of years ago Read more
Why would a friendly dog suddenly bark, growl and even bite a family member in certain situations? When the elderly gentleman walks into the room, Bella changes personality. She growls and she barks. The other day she flew at him and bit him. Bella is a typical happy, sometimes demanding, Read more
Ben has been punished around boys of a certain age – probably physically. He now associates them with bad stuff and is probably showing the true reason he was given up. It is a clear example of the bad fallout from punishment causing fear and aggression.
He is shouted at for licking them whilst being encouraged to jump onto them. He is more or less force-fed from human plates whilst refusing to eat his own food – though he is partial to doughnuts. He only has to bark at the box, and he is given one. He is becoming increasingly scared out on walks, running back to the car at the slightest sudden noise.
Why does Benny feel he needs to constantly guard and protect his family? Benny is a four-year-old Corgi. He lives in what one might imagine to be a dog paradise. He is free to go wherever he likes in a very large country house. He has a caring family and Read more
Why does Henry seem friendly one moment and then suddenly bite? Henry is a confused fifteen-month-old Shar Pei. He has been loved and indulged by everyone in the family, but recently has become increasingly snappy and unpredictable. The problem seems to have come to a head when his family moved Read more
Poor Max gave her all the warning signals he could – from freezing, grumbling to a brief lip curl, but she either didn’t notice or ignored them. Her mother and grandparents had to watch and nag constantly, but in an unguarded moment last week he snapped.