Why does over-excitement lead to jumping, stealing and humping behaviours? Another case of a dog that simply gets too excited. Louis is a Labradoodle, age twenty months. Here is a summary of the problems: Louis gets too excited when people come to the house. He goes crazy at the doorbell Read more
Why does Tallulah run off or play games when called, and how can they outwit her teenage rebellion? Tallulah (great name, isn’t it) is an adolescent Labradoodle. She lives on a farm with a lot of open space. The house itself is big and open. Apart from sleeping in a Read more
Puppy Barney was in a new environment. He wouldn’t know that they were ever coming back and that he wasn’t abandoned – how would he?
Why would a friendly Labradoodle become over-excited and hard to control whenever he sees people or other dogs? Dylan is an enthusiastic, friendly young dog if a little over-excited. He is beautiful. Someone coming to house is a very exciting thing for the young sixteen-month-old Labradoodle. When I arrived the Read more
What can you do when walks have become so stressful that you feel you have to avoid people and dogs altogether? They have to avoid people and dogs? Really? I found Billie and Shaun the most polite, friendly and chilled dogs anyone could wish to meet. Billie is a Labradoodle Read more
Why does a dog react so strongly to another dog barking behind a fence — even before reaching the house? I have just been to a couple of Labradoodles, Sol and Cristal. What the owners would like to achieve is much less barking at home and, from Sol, on walks Read more
When they brought their baby home just three days ago, Byrne barked frantically at him and they didn’t know what to do. In desperation they phoned me but I couldn’t see them until today.
The two dogs got on very well to start with, but as they reached maturity, what was a bit of bullying from excitable Rosie became rougher as she jumped on the more placid Rottie, Missy.
Missy retaliated
I don’t remember, out of all the Labradoodles I have been to, going to a black one. Audrey is gorgeous (the lady joked on the phone that the name was so that her husband would have to call ‘Audrey’ on walks!). Funnily enough, not coming when called until she feels Read more
The delightful Marty is now six years old. When he was about two-and-a-half he was diagnosed with Addison’s disease. A couple of months later he displayed aggression for the first time. Could it be a coincidence, or could it be to do with either a chemical imbalance in his system Read more