Poor Boris looked uneasy all the time. His family, unable to read his subtle signals just hadn’t realised how his uneasiness went a lot further than the problem I was there for – his fear of going near particular pieces of furniture and on certain routes through the house. When they first adopted Read more…
She jumps up and she mouths. Golden Retriever Tilly, at ten months old, has had a good eight months honing her jumping up skills! She grabs clothes too when really aroused. She was a challenging puppy from the start and they have come a long way with her. Stopping her Read more…
You see the contraption around eighteen-month-old Lulu’s neck?[divider type=”white”] It’s an electric shock collar. She wears it all the time. It shocks her if she goes near the boundary, the top of the stairs or the dining table while they are eating. They have an invisible fence, and ‘discs’ on Read more…
Little Willow is four years old, and has been in her new home for seven months. She is exceptionally small for a Border Terrier. 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 Read more…
William is a three-year-old Lurcher, or maybe a Greyhound, who came from Battersea Dog’s Home at four months old. He is inclined to get very excited, very easily. For some of the time two Staffies stay in the same house, and neither are calm dogs, one plays rather too roughly Read more…
It was quite exhausting being with poor Archie, a three year old Red Setter. It took an hour for him to settle down – briefly – before he was on the go again, catching imaginary flies and lick lick licking the sofa. Toileting indoors is also part of the picture, Read more…