Jet is a nine-year-old black Working Cocker Spaniel – much like my own Pickle. There are two things which led to our meeting: Jet’s fear of the lead. He has bitten several times when the man tries to put on his lead. He also resource guards. Questions revealed things weren’t Read more…
Having lived in a compound with lots of other dogs, 11-month-old Chase is understandably overwhelmed with excitement when he see other dogs. He has never learnt restraint and goes crazy if he can’t get to them. Having only lived in a compound with other dogs, Chase is overwhelmed and very Read more…
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…
6-month old Cocker Spaniel Molly is a barker. Helping Molly’s humans with an online consultation. Even though a Show Cocker, like many Working Cockers Molly is easily excited and also very alert. She’s also a little fearful of some things. Molly barks at sounds she hears, she barks at their 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…
What a big change in living style the mix-breed terrier has had.
It seems Poppy came from a fairly manic household with comings and goings, unpredictable young people and lots of noise. Judging by how she may now wince or recoil from hands, it’s very likely she wasn’t handled very kindly.
It’s possible a man treated her harshly, though it is common for nervous dogs to be more afraid of men than of women.
They asked one of the older children if they were sorry to see her go. The child said, ‘Not really’. (more…)
An elderly family member is no longer able to look after her dog and he now has a new home. Cairn Terrier Ben has gone to live with the couple and their dog Bonnie. Bonnie is a Labrador Cocker Spaniel mix (the Labrador next door called to visit the mother Read more…
A cat can lie on its back and when you tickle its tummy it can yowl, grab you with it’s claws and BITE. A dog can be approached when he doesn’t want to be touched. If he so much as growls in warning, let alone gives a snap or a Read more…
The over-arousal and stress in one dog is causing the other dog to react. This is a little different from the last case I went to involving fighting females where I believe the human’s punishing reaction to their two female dogs fighting was actually causing the situation to accelerate. With Read more…
Little Lottie is a sweetie. She is a very small Border Collie mix, eighteen months of age. She lives with a couple and their two teenage sons. Lottie is a stressy little dog, highly reactive to things and easily scared. She is also a brave little dog, constantly facing things Read more…