Scared of hands. Snaps if touched. Resource guards.
Jack Russell Chihuahua mix Rollo is scared of hands. Until a couple of years ago he was a friendly little dog who enjoyed gentle petting from most people.
Then something happened. (more…)
Nips Small Children. Scared of Men.
Callie nips little children.
She’s okay with women but isn’t happy too near small children – or some men.
She welcomed me in a friendly fashion with lots of sniffs and a couple of little jumps but I took little notice of her until I had sat down. Then I gently said hello. She immediately and subtly shrank away a little.
The little Jack Russell Chihuahua mix is probably more nervous generally than they realise. People often find it hard to read the more subtle signs in their dog’s body language.
She had had four homes before she was even four months old. A man was giving away Callie and her tiny siblings in a car park. The crucial formative weeks of her life won’t have been the best.
However, fortune shone on her when she came to live with the couple, my clients. (more…)
Bites a Friend. The Result of High Arousal
One of their little dogs bites a friend entering the house. Everything changes. He is now muzzled when people come and when he’s out. The whole situation is very stressful for everyone in the family. The first goal, before doing anything else, is to see how much we can calm things down. Read more…
Scared of Everything – People, Dogs, Bins, New Things
Little Odie seems scared of everything when he goes out. He is also frightened of people coming to his house and of sounds he hears coming from outside. He is a sad little dog in my photo, very sore with a gland problem and not his usual self. Hence the collar to stop Read more…
Coming When Called is Coming When Called
‘Well-trained’ isn’t always enough. The three dogs, 7 month old Rottie pup Kaiser, Jack Russell Budd, 7 and Jack a Chihuahua Jack Russel mix aged 8 have been taught some impressive training tricks by the lady. This case is interesting because three problems exist despite the training. Kaiser is so excited to Read more…