Lack of early habituation to people and life in general has a lot to answer for in a great number of the cases I go to. This is neither sufficiently early habituation and socialisation, nor sufficiently comprehensive habituation. Early habituation or socialisation? We tend to say ‘socialisation’ when we mean Read more…
They were told their dog was being dominant but they don’t see him like that and nor do I. It’s so common for people to refer to a dog’s lunging, barking and jumping at people or other dogs as dominance. They interpret it as dominance through a lack of knowledge and understanding. Read more…
His reactivity to any person approaching him was triggered by something else. Previously the well-socialised German Shepherd had been fine if there was a person approaching him. Recently Danny has begun to show aggression towards people on walks. He will pull, lunge, bark and jump at people. It came to a head when recently, off lead, he Read more…
Settling in somewhere so different can be overwhelming. Poor Peggy. She had only been in her loving new home for a few weeks when her behaviour began to change. This coincided with her sickening for a serious illness which they didn’t realise at the time. Having had her for such a short while they would not know Read more…