When someone new comes to the door, they shut the two Dalmatians behind a gate. They will be barking loudly as the person enters the house. Lincoln is barking with excitement. Lucas’ excitement quickly spills over into redirecting onto poor Lincoln, attacking him. I witnessed this for myself. Fortunately Lincoln Read more
I walked in the door to be met with frantic barking. Brave Luna, with frantic barking, came right up to me. Her sister backed her up but with less enthusiasm. Luna and Bear are same-sex siblings. They are two-year-old Cavapoo Collies. What a mix! They were a bit smaller than Read more
When I was there, the smallest sound that we humans couldn’t even hear had the two little dogs racing out into the garden, barking.
Benjie is a big barker for attention. Bella is a guarder – she guards resources from Benjie. Following some fights where the lady has been bitten when splitting them up, they can’t be left with toys or chews any more.
Because she can sometimes sound quite ferocious when a person or another dog approaches, the lady has been so worried that her little dog is aggressive. Daisy is on lead with a tense and anxious handler and she feels vulnerable.
When someone comes to the door, the two barking dogs block the doorway, making the door hard to open. Mash almost goes for ankles in his frenzy, and sometimes they redirect their frustrations and excitement onto one another, starting a fight.
Just under four weeks ago I visited William and Fergus – Whippet brothers that fought. Walks were a nightmare as the excitable William would redirect his stress onto Fergus, especially if they came across a cat – to such an extent that they were muzzled on walks. Both dogs would Read more
Whippets are just so delicate and graceful. To look at them it’s hard to imagine they could ever cause any trouble! These two beautiful whippet siblings are now four years old. They have lived with their family for eighteen months. The two have very different personalities, and for most of Read more
Lugh and Idris are gorgeous very well-loved 14-month-old Jack Russel/Parson mix Terriers with a few unwanted behaviours creeping in. The owners are ‘bringing them up’ in a fair and caring way and the dogs are mostly well-behaved, although they may be doted on a little too much by the lady Read more
A dog that is hyped up from the start of the walk, uncomfortable, with tense owner is not in the right state of mind to encounter another dog.