Why does Lula react when another dog or cat approaches while she is beside a person? Cavapoochon Lula is very happy sharing the sofa or bed with their two cats – when nobody is there. When they are out the camera shows her cuddled up with the two cats. Sharing Read more
They want to stop Ruby chasing the cat. They want to stop Ruby barking at the cat. They want to stop Ruby barking at 5am when the cat bombs in through the cat flap and runs past her upstairs.
When a young dog is forced into weeks of inactivity after surgery, could frustration and constant arousal spill over into fixation on the household cats? Poor Apollo. He has been allowed only restricted mobility for several weeks now, having had complicated surgery on his leg. Apollo is a very energetic Read more
Why does their new dog become wildly excited, barking and prancing when he sees the family cats?
Their new dog intimidates their cats.
The young couple fetched the young Leonberger a week ago. Where he came from was questionable. He was a mess. Now, after baths and a session with a groomer, he is shorter-haired but stunning.
Jack’s past is a mystery to me. He’s friendly with people, he walks okay on lead and he travels well. It’s hard to believe that sometime further back in the one-year-old’s past someone’s not cherished him. (more…)
Rufus redirects frustration using his teeth.
If he’s not getting attention, he will demand it using his mouth. If he is thwarted or ignored, he redirects frustration using his teeth.
Why was Teemu turning on the children after barking at cats all day? Frustration builds up all day, flooding his brain with stress hormones Beautiful Finnish Lapphund Teemu is now nine months old. If things continue in the direction they are going, they worry that either the lady or one of the children will Read more
How do former street dogs adjust to life inside a quiet family home? The two Romanian Street dogs I have just visited are doing magnificently as are their new custodians, a couple with a large open home, marble floors and furniture! Everything is different and it’s not surprising that they Read more
On the few occasions when she has managed to get out of either the front door or the garden gate she has run off down the road, totally deaf to any calls to come back.
It is only by luck that she’s not ended up under a car.
Roots is a delightful and friendly three year old Collie/Husky cross – with stunning pale eyes outlined in black. She had to be removed from her mother at six weeks old and they have worked very hard with her. She was the star of her puppy obedience classes. Increasingly reactive Read more
Today I visited eighteen month old German Shepherd Duke. Duke is a perfect example of how people unintentionally teach their dogs to do the very opposite of what they want. Their cats When they first got him as a puppy he was fine with their cats. In fact he would Read more