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 Unfortunately the vet refused, saying he could see the dog was fine and then gave confusing and outdated behaviour advice.
Excitable Ollie just kept on going! Pacing, rushing about, panting, drinking, wanting to go out, clamouring for attention, chewing……. Being excitable may be an emotion and part of a dog’s personality – but it can be a learnt behaviour too when it’s constantly reinforced. Dogs very often mirror their humans. Read more
If our dog doesn’t find us sufficiently relevant so doesn’t listen to us at home, then it’s not reasonable to expect him to come to us in a field full of smells and little animals to chase.
Considering they have eleven dogs – a mix of various Springer, Cockers, Poodles and Cockerpoos all age under the age of six, these dogs are a tribute to their owners. The lady is a groomer and the dogs are gorgeous. A full-time job.
It isn’t surprising, however, that with those numbers there are a few issues.
There are two over-excited Cocker Spaniels in the household I visited yesterday that I shall name Eric and Ernie – not their real names. For a reason they prefer their dogs to be anonymous Cockers do have a trait for being excitable and very vocal, as we Cocker owners well Read more
The main reason a dog may snap is because of fear – he feels threatened in some way. A very confident young dog Sometimes a dog may snap because a resource he regards as his is being threatened. In the case of Lewis, a beautiful ten-month-old golden Cocker Spaniel, it’s Read more
Cocker Spaniel Buddy wants attention all the time. When they take no notice of him he jumps the stair-gate, rushes upstairs and raids the bedrooms for something to parade. It always ends in a chase with Buddy hiding gleefully under the daughter’s bed, ‘Catch me if you can!’ I asked Read more
Little fourteen-month-old Cockerpoo Izzy knows if she barks for long enough she will eventually find her people’s breaking point and get the attention she wants.
Today three of my five dogs were by mistake let out of their ‘daytime’ room into the sitting room (with five lively dogs one needs some physical boundaries). The three offenders were the three youngest, German Shepherd Milly, Cocker Pickle (of course), and Labrador Zara. ‘Man’ had left the door Read more
Six-month-old Cocker Spaniel Buddy’s problem was unruliness, flying about and grabbing clothes – pulling on lead and generally lacking control. I went to see them yesterday because the lady has just taken on Ollie, a beautiful Golden Retriever ‘free to a good home’ whose family were out at work all Read more