Kara is a generally jumpy dog, ready to react to any sudden noise or appearance. While we can work on children specifically and traffic, this will be a lot more successful if we can improve her general nervous state.
This person had done something the couple, Alfie’s owners, had fortunately never done. As many other people would have done in the circumstances when a dog won’t give, this person looking after Alfie would have none of it and used force.
In the case of 7-month old French Bulldog Ezra, it’s not lack of company that is the problem. It’s too much. Too many people at times. Too unpredictable. Too noisy.
How can one person safely walk two large dogs when one pulls and the other panics if left behind? Bruce is a very big dog, probably a mix of Rottweiler and Great Dane and ten years old. Seven weeks ago Bailey came to live with them. The two dogs get on Read more
The young son and daughter play games that may encourage Frankie to be over-excited, rough and to use her teeth. If we don’t want to be nipped by a puppy, we don’t play hand games. We don’t play contact sports but use an item like a tug toy or a ball. We avoid getting her too excited.
The growling, lunging and snapping had started quite suddenly three months ago when he bit the lady’s arm. He had walked away from his still full food bowl, she had walked towards him and he flew at her, biting her arm and drawing blood. It was a huge shock as he had never shown any aggression previously.
Shar-pei Yoko had been in her new home for one day when she received a bad injury to her face from their Malamute Alaska, requiring many stitches. What a bad start. But it wasn’t a fight as such. A sad situation. It had started so well. Both dogs had been Read more
She has four children and he has two dogs. They are moving in together. Staffordshire Bull Terriers Suzie and Ben are beautiful, friendly dogs but too excitable and not a little unruly! Both dogs jump all over the sofas and all over people. Ben jumps up at the children and 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
He changed vets and medication at the same time as that first move and the new vet flipped him onto his back and pinned him down to examine him. Since this, unsurprisingly, he has also became aggressive and fearful of the vet.