Why was Bella barking so intensely at the neighbours? The couple have fallen out with their neighbours because of their dog’s barking. If Working Cocker Bella hears or sees a neighbour at the fence, she goes mad. She will bark in the house if she hears them. She is constantly Read more
When dogs have already bitten, where do you start — training or management?
To address the problems the lady faces with Harry and Toto, management has to come first. Harry is an 8-year-old terrier, and Toto a Bichon Frise age three.
Over the years, Harry has bitten several times when out, including a child. Fortunately so far he has done little more than to break the skin.
Toto, a more recent rescue, is fine outside the house, but may go for the feet of anyone moving about indoors.
Why would a young dog seem to bark at everything when the real problem is fear rather than barking itself? Sometimes people can be at their wit’s end with a dog that seems to bark incessantly, particularly when they know it affects the neighbours. This is the case with the Read more
Because of the constant worry about the barking dogs upsetting the neighbours every time they hear something, along with the walks being challenging, neither the lady nor her dogs are enjoying life together quite as they used to. Dog problems can become quite overwhelming at times, but changing objectives and doing things a bit differently will change all that.
Have your neighbours complained because your dogs bark while you’re out, even though you thought giving them more space would help? People often feel, if they are out all day, that their dogs need a lot of space along with access to the garden. I frequently go to dogs that Read more
They have had a letter of complaint from their neighbour about Lucy’s barking. She barks when they go out and leave her.
It’s surprising how many people I go to where the neighbours haven’t the guts to knock on the door and resort to anonymous notes. Tilly’s owners hadn’t realised that Tilly was barking so much and the last thing they want is for her to be distressed – or for neighbours to be disturbed.
Hercules, on the left, lives with Shadow. I am told they are Staffordshire Bull Terriers, but believe they must be a mix. They are both eleven years old. Hercules isn’t as strong and brave as his name suggests. He is very nervous. He starts to shake at the slightest thing. Read more