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Growling

Aggression

Troubled Frenchie has recently become increasingly growly.

The troubled behaviour started about four months ago, in November. Vinnie was one year old.   Before then he had growled at them when they clipped up his harness but that’s all. This has escalated to growling and snapping at other times.   There is something increasingly bugging the troubled Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 3 monthsMarch 25, 2022 ago
Aggression

Evening guarding of his bed or where he is lying.

Why does Cocker Spaniel Ronnie’s guarding of his bed or wherever he’s lying happen mostly in the evening? During the daytime Ronnie is generally active, affectionate and funny. He has a tendency to guard certain resources usually associated with food, but this extends to guarding his personal space as the Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 4 monthsFebruary 27, 2022 ago
Aggression

Pedro growls at the kids. People expect choice about being touched – why not dogs?

This was the first online consultation I have done with a family from their car and it worked well! The three youngsters in the back, ages 10, 13 and 15, were able to take part. The reason for the session was that they want Pedro to stop growling at the Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 4 monthsFebruary 18, 2022 ago
Aggression

It’s his sixth home in his first year. Soft growls escalated to snarling and a couple of bites.

The young man sits on the sofa in the evening, black Labrador Dex the other end of it. The man looks at Dex and they make eye contact. Dex growls. Soft growls For the first few weeks after he took in the now eighteen-month-old Dex six months ago, the dog Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 5 monthsFebruary 6, 2022 ago
arousal, excitement

Border Collie puppy doesn’t like to be picked up or over-handled

Kai is fourteen weeks old. Even when they visited him in his litter at four weeks old he growled when picked up. This has now developed to sudden lunging and biting when he doesn’t want to be carried or cuddled. One answer is quite simple and that is not to Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 5 monthsJanuary 17, 2022 ago
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, 6 monthsDecember 15, 2021 ago
Aggression

Another Cocker Spaniel that will Guard Resources and Growl

Today’s online session was for a young Cocker Spaniel called Theo! My namesake! Cocker spaniels that guard and growl I frequently work with Cocker Spaniels that guard resources and growl. The two main ingredients for changing this behaviour are less arousal and the humans changing their own behaviour. Theo will Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearJune 13, 2021 ago
Aggression

Guarding, protecting or both?

Charlie growls when man enters the room, but only when the lady is there. Protecting the lady? The Cocker Spaniel may also sometimes growl at the man or the son if they touch him when he’s in his bed. That also is most likely when the lady is in the Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearApril 17, 2021 ago
Aggression

Dominance Approach Undermines Relationship

Trevor’s story is all about relationship, the relationship between the three-year-old Cocker Spaniel Beagle mix and the man. All was fine until Trevor began to growl when the man approached the dog when he was in their bed. Their relationship went downhill They then employed a trainer and the relationship Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearJanuary 15, 2021 ago
Aggression

Will showing the dog who’s boss prevent aggression?

It’s still a common belief that the right way to handle growling is to show their the dog who’s boss – a throwback to methods of years ago. They are worried because their loved Frenchie Hugo is unsettled and has gone off his food. He has recently started to growl Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 2 yearsMarch 1, 2020 ago

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