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barking

Go Away barking works. Now a learned behaviour

‘Go Away’, they barked. Four of the last five dogs I have been to are scared of people they don’t know well. Bouncer, a Havenese, is generally anxious. He doesn’t like people approaching him. He barks Go Away. Dudley is a Cavachon who barks Go Away madly when people come Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 3 yearsJuly 7, 2019 ago
arousal, excitement

Excited Jumping and Flying at People

It’s as if Willow, the over-excited one-year-old Wirehaired Vizsla, is driven by rocket fuel!

Trying to stop her being so excited

over-excited

All their efforts are understandably around trying to stop Willow jumping up at people, flying all over them, grabbing feet and so on. (more…)

By Theo Stewart, 3 yearsJuly 5, 2019 ago
arousal, excitement

Replace Bad Habit With Good Habit

Anything repeated often enough can become a habit. I totally fell in love with scruffy ten-month-old Jack Russell mix Max yesterday. I had the perfect evening with him and his humans. It began with just me and the daughter who is in her late teens. Then mum arrived followed by two male school friends Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 3 yearsApril 8, 2019 ago
barking

Barks. Barking at Everything. Constant High Arousal

Barney barks at anything and everything. The Wirehaired Fox Terrier came to live with the lovely lady ten weeks ago, a companion for her Welsh Terrier, Lily. Barney barks for attention and simply won’t stop until he gets it. He barks at the slightest thing he may hear or see. Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 5 yearsAugust 17, 2017 ago
biting or nipping

No Impulse Control Around People. Jumps and Bites.

Absolutely no impulse control around people, that is the problem. Beautiful Beau is a big strong Chocolate Labrador. He’s 9 months of age and his teeth hurt. With no impulse control, his biting and grabbing of my clothes would have been nearly constant had not the lady held him back. Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 5 yearsMay 29, 2017 ago
arousal, excitement

Redirected Arousal After Too Much Play

I have just had a DIAL conversation, a one-hour chat with a couple about their two-year-old Red Fox Labrador, Saffy. I wasn’t there in person because they live too far away, but it was doable because the problem is straightforward. Some questions unearthed the true reason for her behaviour towards Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 yearsSeptember 29, 2016 ago

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