The 5 month old Romanian rescue puppy, Annie, is beginning her new life with the young couple. She has been with them for five days now. She first acclimatised to their garden but was wary of the house. She now is getting used to indoors and even runs up and Read more
Is it desensitising or is it over-exposure? Ellie, her siblings and other Tibetan Terriers were picked up from a breeder in a dreadful state of neglect, with matted fur and no socialisation. They had no exposure to life outside the shed where they were kept. Lucky Ellie was re-homed to my clients three Read more
An emergency visit to another biting puppy! The young couple have had eight-week-old Springer Spaniel puppy for just four days. His flying at them and grabbing legs and clothes as they walk about has reached such a level that they are wearing their wellies in the house now! Actually this Read more
Lady becomes very agitated when she sees another dog. Her hackles rise as she pulls against her collar and short lead. She tries to escape. When they get near, she screams.
Even dogs who are mostly fine with other dogs have their moments. Then the owner can be affected out of all proportion, making walks a worry instead of a joy.
In addition to being left alone, Jasper panics in busy places. Lots of things including the ironing board, the steam hissing from the iron and the vacuum cleaner terrify him. New people scare him.
His young lady owner refers to him as antisocial – towards other dogs in particular.
Gunther is yet another young dog that has lacked the right kind of early socialisation or sufficient habituation. He should have encountered a variety of people, other dogs and been exposed to life in general during the second, third and fourth months of his life – before he came. It’s little wonder he’s antisocial at times.
The 8-month-old Dachshund I met wanted to be friendly but he’s torn between friendliness and fearfulness. He barked at me for a while before, quite suddenly, becoming my best friend. (more…)
They have to avoid people and dogs? Really? I found Billie and Shaun the most polite, friendly and chilled dogs anyone could wish to meet. Billie is a Labradoodle who looks much more like a Labrador, and Shaun a Jack Russell mix. Both are three years of age. There is Read more
Everything about Cassie’s behaviour points to her having spent the first year of her life in a crate or very small space, deprived of stimuli. This is an educated guess only. When she was rescued three years ago (she’s now four) her posture was hunched.
Gracie is a street dog from Hungary. The lady adopted the little black terrier ten months ago and has made terrific progress in transforming the truly terrified little dog into a dog that can cope better. Coping is the word. She is still fearful of many things in the real world and runs Read more