barking
Freezing on Walks: Giving a Nervous Dog Freedom of Choice
Their current approach to her freezing on walks clearly isn’t working which, in itself, is a reason for doing things differently. Giving her choice.
Fear
Adjusting to a New Home and Routine
Why was Kirie struggling to adjust to change?
It seems Kirie is finding adjusting to her new life a bit hard. They moved house two months ago.
The seven-year-old Springer Labrador is the sweetest, most gentle dog. It distresses them to see her worried.
One change she finds it hard adjusting to is no longer being able to follow the young couple and their toddler freely around the house. Previously they had lived on one floor. Now they don’t want her upstairs and have gated the stairs.
At the same time as they moved house a couple of months ago, the young lady went back to work. Now they leave Kirie alone for a few hours a couple of days a week.
Things not always what they seem
bangs
Border Collie hears bangs and she drops
It started with her hearing a bang shortly after she arrived – a gunshot. She dropped to the ground shaking, and refused to move.
Over time she has refused to go to places associated with bangs. Then she refused to go to places not knowingly associated with bangs.