barking
Freezing on Walks: Giving a Nervous Dog Freedom of Choice
Their current approach to her freezing on walks clearly isn’t working which, in itself, is a reason for doing things differently. Giving her choice.
Fear
Reluctant to Walk Beyond the Close: Giving Oscar Freedom and Choice
Oscar has been reluctant to walk away from home for most of his life, so it will be a habit too. Just something he does. We need to break it.
Aggression
Snapping When Touched: Allowing Consent to a Young Shih Tzu
Indirectly they have taught Ekko to snap because it’s the only things that work. The result is that they back off or they put him down.
Aggression
Encouraging Willing Participation Instead of Guarding
Why had Hazel begun growling, snapping, and guarding when touched or handled? The seven-month-old Cocker Spaniel may growl and snap when they touch her – when physical contact is somehow imposed upon her. She also can snap when they try to take her harness off. It’s like, when they want Read more
Aggression
She Objects to Being Touched: Making Handling a Choice
Why does Bailey react when touched, and how can grooming and vet care become cooperative? Bailey is one of those dogs who doesn’t much like being touched unless she’s initiated it. Imposing touching upon her. This is usually when they want to make her do something that she doesn’t want Read more
Behaviour and Training
The Westie Screams: Fear, Pain or Past Punishment?
Why does JoJo scream when approached or lifted, and is it fear rather than pain? JoJo the Westie Screams. He is eleven years old. He has lived with the couple for just a few months now. He is a model dog in every respect bar this. Previously he lived in Read more
Guarding or resource guarding
When Ted Resource Guards – Is It Linked to Stress?
Why does Ted pick up and guard items only when he’s aroused – and how can reducing stress change the behaviour? Ted picks up an item, parades and resource guards it, not because he wants it. I believe he uses the item to have some kind of control. He uses Read more
Aggression
Giving the Dog Choice – Rebuilding Broken Trust
With her friend feeding Jack through the muzzle, she had managed to get the drops in for a couple of days. Yesterday she was trying to do it by herself.
Jack exploded.
Aggression
When a Dominance Approach Damages the Dog–Owner Relationship
When a dog begins growling around his bed, can forceful “show who’s boss” methods make the relationship worse rather than better? Trevor’s story is all about relationship, the relationship between the three-year-old Cocker Spaniel Beagle mix and the man. All was fine until Trevor began to growl when the man Read more
Fear
“I’m a Terrified Dog. GET ME OUT OF HERE!”
What if your dog could say “Get me out of here” — would you listen? In the reality TV game show ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’ a young woman is locked in a tank of snakes. She is terrified of snakes. A man who’s not a good Read more