Diesel is a 16 months old Rottie and onto his third home already. His new owners have had him for just five days and are determined to turn his life around. Force and dominance It is evident that people previously have used force and dominance. Because of this, aggressive human Read more…
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 it to entice the lady or the gentleman to get it off him. The young Cocker Spaniel never resource guards an Read more…
Murphy
Update on two dogs I saw some weeks ago.
After a run of German Shepherds who are very reactive to anyone coming into their home, it was great to go to a Shepherd who welcomed me immediately. Murphy and Mastiff-type Bailey are well socialised, well-trained and gentle with their children.
Force and control may keep other dogs safe, but it doesn’t improve how beautiful Milo feels about them. The opposite in fact.
It’s always a treat for me, in my job, to meet a German Shepherd that welcomes me into his house! Milo is great with people.
The seven-year-old dog is the most gorgeous, friendly dog. They have come a long way in many respects having worked hard with his ‘manners’ and training since they adopted him four years ago.
However, there is one thing that simply doesn’t improve. That is his attitude towards other dogs when out on walks.
Confrontation and control from the man has recently started to bring out aggression and defiance in Connor. The more defiance he displayed, the firmer the gentleman became. (more…)
I was greeted by nine-month-old Cocker Spaniel, Leia, flying all over me in delight. It was largely my fault the two young dogs weren’t under control. Both Leia and fifteen-month-old Obi had been trained to go to their ‘place’ when someone comes in. Quite impressive for such excitable dogs. I had interrupted Read more…
When someone comes to the door, the two barking dogs block the doorway, making the door hard to open. Mash almost goes for ankles in his frenzy, and sometimes they redirect their frustrations and excitement onto one another, starting a fight.
There may be too much reliance upon the owners controlling the dogs, and not the dogs controlling themselves. Self-control.
A difficulty with this is that the dog learns to respect the firm disciplinarian at the expense of the weaker person, so when she the tries to control the adolescent Ben he revolts. And then what can she do?
Rex, a Border Collie, was found as a stray in Ireland a couple of years ago. He was shipped to Wood Green Animal Shelter and now at four years old is a dog you would be proud to have. He lives with a more elderly Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who Read more…
You can see Poppy the black Labrador felt uneasy having her photo taken! She lives with Ellie, a Jack Russell. The dogs have two very separate and different lives. During the day they go to work with the male owner to his workshop. He walks them off lead only in Read more…