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food

arousal, excitement

A dilemma. A responsible decision to make. They ‘got Tilly for the children’.

Tilly, a 16-month-old Labrador, lives in a family with three children age 5, 10 and 13. Their dilemma is whether Tilly is the right dog for their family, and whether they are the right people for their well-loved dog. They ‘got Tilly for the children’. Growling at the kids Recently Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 7 monthsDecember 15, 2021 ago
biting or nipping

Food Glorious Food.

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…

By Theo Stewart, 2 yearsJuly 10, 2020 ago
Fear

Depressed. Lacking confidence; little enthusiasm for life

Poor Dexter seems depressed. He lacks confidence and is scared of many things. They told me he had Cocker Spaniel and Sharpei in him but I would guess Staffie and Labrador. He has some characteristics I’ve seen in Staffies. Depressed and shut down It’s like Dexter is depressed and a Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 2 yearsMarch 10, 2020 ago
Fear

Defensive. Unfortunate Incidents. Reactive to Certain Dogs

Poor little Teddy is now on the defensive. He is very small, weighing only about 5kg. The three-year-old is a cross between a Shih Tsu and, surprisingly, a Border Collie – they saw his mother. The friendly and confident little dog has had two setbacks recently. Other dogs had never Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 4 yearsAugust 13, 2018 ago
toilet training, toilet indoors

Stubborn or Simply Unmotivated?

They would like their two dogs to be more cooperative, to be less demanding for attention and for English Bulldog Winston, age 3, to stop toileting in the kitchen at night time. Winston is stubborn Or so they feel. For the purpose of my story I will concentrate on Winston Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 yearsSeptember 27, 2016 ago
Behaviour and Training

The Value of Food Reward

The smallest food reward is of value and an incentive to any of my own dogs, but not to the dear little Bichon Maltese mix I went to yesterday. Two-year-old Doug lives with an elderly Bichon, Alfie, and it would be safe to say that food has virtually no value to Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 yearsJanuary 17, 2016 ago
Guarding or resource guarding

Discipline – is it Good or Bad?

Wesley left the breeder late. He wasn’t able to interact with the real world until his injections were over at about six months old, so the family have had to acclimatise him to everything from TV to vacuum cleaner and from walking on a lead to encountering traffic. With their Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 7 yearsMay 21, 2015 ago
Aggression

Indoors, Outdoors, Jekyll-Hyde

Rosie, the Border Terrier, is the friendliest, softest, most biddable little dog you can imagine. Below on the right she is lying on her back at my feet. Oh – I love her. The couple have had four-year-old Rosie for about 7 months. She came from a household with several Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 8 yearsSeptember 27, 2014 ago
biting or nipping

Reward Based Training For Puppies

Like all puppies, Cockerpoo Ralph can change from a manic foot-chasing, hand-nipping whirlwind to a sleeping ball of fluff in an instant. Sometimes they have their special ‘victim’ – often someone who lavishes the most love on them. Frequently this is the lady, but not always. I have known it Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 8 yearsJuly 29, 2014 ago
German Shepherd

Walking Nicely

The last of German Shepherd Princess’ eight puppies went to a carefully checked home a couple of weeks ago and she has now been spayed. Duke on he right (the puppies’ father) and Princess, both three years old, had the wrong start in life. Duke was in a barn and Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 8 yearsJuly 24, 2014 ago

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