Aggression
Border Terrier Calm at Home but Aggressive on Walks
Just imagine seeing this tiny dog out on a walk, pulling on a short lead, being constantly corrected, and wearing a muzzle along with an electric collar.
Aggression
Food guarding – and they have exacerbated it
Over the months they have tried scolding, punishment, encouraging him, spraying him with a pet ‘Corrector’, taking his food away, not taking his food away – basically everything that well-meaning friends and family, the dog trainer they go to or the Internet tells them to do.
Aggression
Cane Corso’s Protective Instinct. Bred to guard and to hunt.
A Cane Corso (Italian Mastiff) was bred to guard the property and hunt. Taken into a family home, her protective instinct is bound to be a challenge as Brooke’s original owners probably found out. She had been in the care of a rescue organisation for fourteen months before coming to Read more
Aggression
Two female Beagles and fights
Beagles Tilly and Cassie are both exactly the same age – two – but not sisters. They play together and sleep together in harmony. Up until about a month ago they got on famously. Fights Then they had three very scary fights, with blood and leaving scars. It seems that Read more
Aggression
A Complicated Situation to Unravel
The gentleman feels that he must, in order to show he’s boss, be confrontational with Shadow. He sets him up deliberately.
Aggression
English Bull Terrier on High Octane Fuel
He gets manic bouts of frenzy, flying around and going for the two men, like he’s fired by high octane fuel. The young man then physically pins him down to prevent someone getting hurt.
biting or nipping
Leonberger Born to be King
Here is Leonberger, King Leo, making sure even larger Irish Wolfhound Pluto knows his place – beneath him! Leo is another example of people who chose the bravest and pushiest puppy in the litter and then find him hard work. At two years of age he has grown into his Read more
Behaviour and Training
Stunning German Shepherd
My photo doesn’t do justice to stunning German Shepherd Caesar at all. Caesar is a 16-month old GSD with a wonderful temperament. He is a good example of a dog that is well-trained. He knows and obeys many commands and hand signals. However, when it comes to something important like Read more
Behaviour and Training
Two Shiba Inus
It is even more confusing for a dog when the owner will be fussing and cuddling him on demand, allowing him to walk all over him quite literally, but then a little harsh with discipline.
Aggression
Rottie taught Dominance and Aggression
Baxter 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. It is evident that Baxter has been abused in the past by humans using force and dominance to control him. Read more