How do you know which dog advice to trust when every expert online seems to say something different? I was greeted enthusiastically by the most adorable little dog. Six month old Bertie, a Dachshund Jack Russell mix, leapt up at me in joy. All my usual rules went out of Read more
What if stopping the word “No” actually helped your puppy behave better? Bella is the most adorable, soft, cute, friendly and totally scrumptious Beagle puppy of six months old. She greeted me with lots of jumping up. She jumped up at the counters. Bella jumped at and onto the table. Read more
Why would a friendly little dog bark nonstop at people both at home and out on walks? Hector, the little wire haired miniature dachshund, is absolutely adorable. His young lady has made every effort to do the very best for him from the start, but at about seven months old he Read more
Why was Henry getting more bitey the more people tried to stop him? I have just met Henry. Henry is the most adorable ten-week-old Labrador imaginable – with some of the sharpest teeth! When he’s excited, Henry morphs into a nipping, biting puppy. Faced with him in this mood, his family feel helpless. 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
What happens when a simple laser toy triggers an obsession that takes over a dog’s life? It’s not unusual how the fixation started. They have had the little Bichon Frise for just a few weeks – he came over from Ireland with an unknown past. The young lady quite unwittingly Read more
How do you help a new puppy settle in when there are already dogs living next door? They had picked up their new puppy, thirteen week old Maltese, Oakley, the day before I came. He now lives with a couple and their two young sons aged eleven and eight. About Read more
I would say that Louis is a dog of routine. In the morning he is only settled if the lady goes to work first and the man follows about twenty minutes later. She is usually in a rush but the man takes it calmly which could have something to do with it. After that he is quiet and settled all morning. If they break this routine as they will at the weekend when they leave together, he starts barking almost immediately.
I suggested that she asked her vet to give Pete a thorough check including bloods and a physical examination to rule out pain and any other condition that could make him have a short fuse. Unfortunately the vet refused, saying he could see the dog was fine and then gave confusing and outdated behaviour advice.
This little genius got the hang of earning clicks (hence food) in no time at all. He was lying down/getting up/lying down repeatedly, really chuffed with himself. The couple also caught on very quickly and soon the lady was teaching him to touch her hand (‘touch’) and to look into her eyes (‘watch me’). The options are endless.