Why is Nala attacking Millie, and is jealousy really the cause? Nala is a 10-month-old American Bulldog Bull Mastiff mix. She lives with Millie, a Springador age 6. Both dogs are part of a large family – three young adults and two young children from previous relationships who com and Read more
When she walks into the room and the man is there, he flies at her growling, jumps at her and sometimes bites her. He never does this with the men in the family. For them he has only, to quote the lady, ‘kisses and cuddles’.
Is he being “naughty” — or struggling with no longer being the centre of attention? Lincoln is a beautiful nine-month-old miniature Dachshund. He is friendly, gentle and affectionate. I had a lovely cuddle. It’s obvious that he loves the baby too. What he doesn’t like is being left out. It’s Read more
Why would an older dog suddenly become hostile after a new puppy arrived in the house? Their older dog and the new puppy can’t be together. Frenchie Pepe, now four years old, is not getting on with the new puppy. This isn’t so surprising seeing as he doesn’t like dogs Read more
Why would a normally sociable dog only react to other dogs when her owner was giving them attention? On the face of it, Milly’s connection with the emotions of her human is very different from the last pair of dogs I went to, who so closely picked up on the Read more
Elderly dog Chloe barks at Jack
Jack
Seeing Jack petted and fussed may be upsetting Chloe. She barked at him when he was excited around me. She barked at him when he was chewing a toy. She barked whenever he came back into the room from the garden.
She sometimes barks when he just walks about. She barks constantly on walks with him.
Why has Belle become confused and protective since her owner’s boyfriend moved in? Belle is just fifteen months old and has lived alone with her lady owner until a week or so ago. She is a mix of Rottweiler, Labrador and Collie, though looks mainly Rottie. Here she is with Read more