arousal, excitement
Over-Excited Young Dog. Too Much Excitement and Attention
Sometimes when the lady approaches Bea when she’s resting, the pup may curl her lip and growl. She knows what’s coming – she’s going be showered with human love.
Aggression
Young German Shepherd Shadow Nipping and Barking at Other Dogs
Why would a friendly young German Shepherd suddenly start barking at dogs and nipping people at home? The problems they want to resolve are for Shadow to stop nipping them and to stop barking at other dogs. Both issues are really just symptoms. The nipping is a symptom of over-excitement. The Read more
Behaviour and Training
Jumps Up and Mouths. ‘No’ and ‘Down’ Fail.
Why does a friendly young Golden Retriever keep jumping up and mouthing people despite being told ‘No’? She jumps up and she mouths. Golden Retriever Tilly, at ten months old, has had a good eight months honing her jumping up skills! She grabs clothes too when really aroused. She was Read more
arousal, excitement
Impulse Control Comes First
She became increasingly frustrated by not getting what she wanted – attention under her own terms. Her methods, not addressed when she was a puppy and now harder to undo, are jumping on people. She’s very big. Leaping onto their chair behind them, mouthing, nipping and grabbing – and then yipping and barking endlessly
Aggression
Is This Really Biting?
How does one really define biting? Is it engagement of teeth or is it to do with the intent behind the engagement of teeth?
From what I had been told on the phone I was going to a dog that repeatedly bit people, especially the man, and I was expecting an aggressive dog.
Aggression
Young Mastiff Grabs a Child by the Arm
This can be nipped in the bud, but only with a different approach.
Behaviour and Training
Young Border Collie Proves Everyone Wrong
Most would say that a young Border Collie wasn’t the best choice for an elderly couple who are not very physically fit, so it shows how one shouldn’t pre-judge
arousal, excitement
Lively Border Collie Puppy
How do you channel a lively Border Collie puppy’s energy without constant battles? This photo doesn’t at all do justice to lively twenty-week-old Border Collie Pip, but it was hard to catch him still enough. I gave him a Stagbar and that did the trick (for a while). Being alone Read more
arousal, excitement
Nervous or Friendly Exuberance?
Could your dog’s over-the-top greetings actually be a sign of nervousness rather than friendliness? Could she be nervous? Because a dog jumps all over you when you arrive, grabs and mouths you and excitedly runs around panting and carrying toys, I don’t believe it is necessarily simply a display of Read more
Behaviour and Training
Jumping, Mouthing and Grabbing
Why does an affectionate young dog keep grabbing people with his mouth when he’s excited? When people call me about their dog, they nearly always, feeling disloyal, first list their dog’s good points. They tell me that their dog is ‘perfect dog in the house’, or a ‘very loving dog’…..BUT…..and Read more