Can a dog that chases a cat ever learn to live peacefully with it? Dog and cat living in harmony? They have moved in together, he with his black cat Jet and she with her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Gracie. Jet used to sleep on the man’s bed and share Read more
Their understandable reaction to his running off with a twig for example – chasing him, enticing him, bribing him then maybe forcing the item off him – is now actually making his ‘scavenging’ for things like twigs, leaves and bits of paper and eating rubbish a lot worse.
The chase that ensues will be stimulating and maybe even a little scary and Chutney is responding with the beginnings of resource guarding behaviour.
The cornerstone to their success will be to give their little dogs choice and a way out – an escape. If the dog doesn’t want to move, then the walk should be abandoned.
He barks in the night, he barks at TV, he barks at anything he hears. He goes mental when the post comes through the door. He barks at birds in the garden and he barks on walks from the moment they leave the house and all around the village.
Rufus is a gentle and loving little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, ten months old. He’s a happy little dog who has always got on well with other dogs. Suddenly acting out of character A couple of days ago, seemingly out of the blue, Rufus viciously went for an over-exuberant puppy Read more