It is a tribute to his great personality that he is not aggressive or fearful – or both. In fact, I have very seldom watched while someone behaves in such an inappropriate way with their dog.
The first troubling incident happened about a year ago. They met a lady with several dogs off lead on a walk. Because it looked as though Belle in particular was getting overwhelmed by a very pushy five-month-old puppy, my lady client, her friend and their dogs tried to turn the other way. The other dogs followed them, ignoring their owner’s whistle.
Doris needs support. From a practical point of view she needs a ‘safe haven’ where children are simply forbidden to go. It’s the children that need watching. She has a hidey hole under the stairs which could perhaps be gated, or there could be a gate in the doorless kitchen doorway. It’s a small house with no other downstairs rooms.
Henry is a confused fifteen-month-old Shar Pei. He has been loved and indulged by everyone in the family, but recently has become increasingly snappy and unpredictable. The problem seems to have come to a head when his family moved house a short while ago. Grandad moved in and older daughters Read more
Jack is a delightful Border Terrier – perfect at home but with walks the problem. Having checked me out and sniffed me thoroughly then brought me a toy. Then was so chilled that he spent much of the time I was there asleep! The couple have had Jack for about Read more
There was something sad about Janie. Over the past few months she seems to have lost her joy in life, and she is only sixteen months old. She is not playful any more. Out on walks she pulls ahead and worries about other dogs being too near. She has a Read more
This week I visited two dogs called Bracken. Both were gorgeous and they were completely different. The first Bracken was a beautiful Japanese Akita. Bracken didn’t have a good start in life. As a puppy his first family lost interest in him and he was shut outside in the garden by Read more