It started four days ago and our online consultation was yesterday. Crumble has had a couple of these manic sessions during the three months they have had her. Now it’s nearly constant unless she is restrained somehow. Destruction around this house. “There seems to be no rhyme or reason to Read more…
Some dogs dig holes, some chase tales, some hump, some bark. Many have to chew something as an item in the mouth is self-calming. Jensen is a chewer. If it’s not someone’s hands, it’s the throw on the sofa or his bedding.
Anything repeated often enough can become a habit. I totally fell in love with scruffy ten-month-old Jack Russell mix Max yesterday. I had the perfect evening with him and his humans. It began with just me and the daughter who is in her late teens. Then mum arrived followed by two male school friends Read more…
Their days with sixteen-week-old Luna start badly as the easily aroused puppy fights against having her harness put on. The exasperated lady admits being driven to shouting and tears by the wriggling, biting animal.
Trevor, an absolute sweetie, was extremely agitated by my being there. He is a small, very young-looking black Staffie age ten. He never stopped pacing, chewing and panting all the time I was there. Two-and-a-half hours. This is how he behaves when anyone comes to the house. When alone with Read more…
Chewing everything, jumping up and toileting in the house. Chewing and toileting indoors are enough to drive a patient dog owner mad! These are the negatives. Marley is beautiful. He is affectionate, gentle, brainy and funny. They have been very fortunate with their older dog, an unusually placid German Shepherd. Read more…
With a dog like this it’s less about dealing with the behaviours themselves beyond putting in management like blocking views out of windows, installing an outside mailbox and using a baby gate. It’s more about changing the dog’s inner emotions that drive the behaviours.
Barking for attention is ultimately guaranteed to succeed. What constitutes attention to Stella? Anything involving a human looking at her, talking to her or touching her – or all three at once which is usually the case. She may be glared at. She may told QUIET. She may be pushed away. Stella is Read more…
He barks at people coming into his home. He loves people when he’s out. Border Collie Bud is friendly and relaxed with everyone when out of the house. He likes to say hello. At home he is a different dog. When someone he doesn’t know comes to the door he barks and gets very Read more…
The two dogs got on very well to start with, but as they reached maturity, what was a bit of bullying from excitable Rosie became rougher as she jumped on the more placid Rottie, Missy.
Missy retaliated