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Romanian rescue shakes with fear when out in the street

(An online consultation) They only know a little about Milo’s past. The rest has to be guesswork based on his fearful behaviour. Away from the house and onto the street, he shakes. He must have started life in a home because he has obviously had training at some stage. He’s Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearFebruary 14, 2021 ago
Fear

Desensitising or Flooding?

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…

By Theo Stewart, 2 yearsJuly 29, 2020 ago
barking

His Fear of People is Puzzling

I have just met another Henry – a Miniature Schnauzer age two. He is quite unusual to look at, being brown and with a poodle-like curly coat. Cute! Henry was barking behind a door when I arrived. Let out after I had sat down, he came charging up to me, barking Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 3 yearsOctober 18, 2019 ago
Fear

Early Habituation. Socialisation. Variety

Lack of early habituation to people and life in general has a lot to answer for in a great number of the cases I go to. This is neither sufficiently early habituation and socialisation, nor sufficiently comprehensive habituation. Early habituation or socialisation? We tend to say ‘socialisation’ when we mean Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 4 yearsAugust 28, 2018 ago
Fear

Deprived of Stimuli During First Year.

Cassie is a puzzle. 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. On Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 4 yearsApril 14, 2018 ago
Fear

Fear of People. Separation Distress

Bentley barks. The little dog’s main fears and consequent barking is either directly, or indirectly, associated with his fear of people. Bentley is an adorable and much-loved Coton de Tulear. In researching the breed, the first site I looked at said that they hate being on their own and that Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 4 yearsApril 7, 2018 ago
Fear

Puppy Farm Dogs Used for Breeding

The lady was, to quote her email, at ‘such a low ebb’ as she described what was happening with her two recently adopted puppy farm dogs. Considering the mental condition of the dogs she has taken on, she has already worked miracles. However, without support, she can’t herself see the progress that Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 yearsSeptember 13, 2016 ago
Fear

Importance of Early Socialisation

I have just been to two five-month-old siblings. Before the family picked them up about four weeks ago, despite being brother and sister each puppy had had a very different life. They are Canaans, a rare and ancient breed. Lapidos is confident and friendly, Leah is afraid of everything – of people Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 7 yearsOctober 28, 2015 ago
biting or nipping

Nips People Who Visit

Beautiful Indie is another Shepherd-type dog that is reactive to people – particularly people coming to his house. He was abandoned as a puppy of three months old on the streets of Romania and spent the next three months in kennels – crucial months in his development. The reason he Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 7 yearsOctober 4, 2015 ago
Cocker Spaniel

Early Socialisation Colours Dog’s Life

A couple of weeks ago I went to Nico, another Cocker Spaniel with fairly similar fear issues towards people, lack of early socialisation in the early weeks certainly being a large part of the cause of his wariness of all sorts of things. Nico’s problem was far greater because he Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 7 yearsFebruary 23, 2015 ago

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