Winston’s taxing behaviours are all symptoms of the same thing. I would call it mainly lack of motivation. He’s not being stubborn for the sake of it.
Acting ‘stubborn’ gets results. He is under-stimulated both mentally and physically.
Why was Willow happy on walks away from home but frightened on familiar routes? I met Willow a couple of years ago when she was nine months old. The original problems I helped with have all but disappeared but they have relaxed a bit as people do. Here is the situation Read more
It’s tempting to think that if a dog refuses to walk that she is being ‘stubborn’. The gentleman has very kindly picked her up, carried her a little way and put her down again. It went like this all the way to the woods where she would then start to run about freely.
What helps a new puppy settle confidently into family life from day one? They picked up their nine-week-old Border Terrier puppy yesterday. As part of our puppy parenting plan we had already discussed on the phone where Monty would sleep on his first night and what they would do if he was distressed Read more
Could giving your dog more choice actually reduce fear, barking and reactivity? Giving a fearful dog choice Joey, the four-year-old Collie Labrador mix, came over from Ireland at a year old. Isn’t he gorgeous. Over the past three years his family has done great things with him. A lot of the general day Read more