consistency Archives

New Rescue German Shepherd Barking at Cats

How do you help a newly adopted dog that reacts to the resident cats?

They already have beautiful German Shepherd Dave and, a few days ago, another GSD, Lottie, joined the family.

The most immediate problem is that Lottie barks at cats – they have two that are used to freely coming and going. Now they are scared and Lottie is becoming increasingly reactive.

As she settles in, she behaves like she increasingly regards the cats as scary intruders. (more…)

By Theo Stewart, 7 years ago March 25, 2026

arousal, excitement

Miniature Schnauzer Puppy Biting the Lead – Confused by Inconsistency

The list includes jumping up at them when they sit down and if ignored flying at them. If pushed away crossly, she may nip. It’s a battle to put her lead on and her teeth are used. She attacks and grabs the lead when they walk.

By Theo Stewart, 8 years ago April 13, 2026

Behaviour and Training

That’s Not Punishment – Or Is It?

Could everyday corrections and ‘time-outs’ be making Banjo more anxious and reactive? What exactly is punishment? This is not the place to get all technical with semantics and the definitions of punishment. It’s enough to say here that it’s anything the dog doesn’t like, done by us, in order to stop Read more

By Theo Stewart, 10 years ago May 29, 2026

Aggression

Chihuahua Bit the Man on the Mouth

Why would a little Chihuahua bite someone who simply leaned in to kiss him? Here we have Ant and Dec – adorable eighteen-month-old Chihuahua brothers. Different personalities They have had exactly the same upbringing but their personalities are very different. Ant on the left is quite a confident little dog Read more

By Theo Stewart, 13 years ago July 10, 2026

consistency

New Rescue German Shepherd Barking at Cats

Miniature Schnauzer Puppy Biting the Lead – Confused by Inconsistency

That’s Not Punishment – Or Is It?

Chihuahua Bit the Man on the Mouth

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