Why did Remy start barking constantly after moving into a new home? The young gentleman has a Jack Russell/Dachshund mix called Remy. He and Remy have been living with his mother. Two weeks ago he moved in with his girlfriend and her Miniature Dachshund, Rolo Change of environment Due to Read more
Why did Angus begin biting after only five days in his new home? One-year-old Angus’ has moved from living with one man to living with a family of three in an active household. Previously he had to be left alone for hours in a crate or put into kennels for Read more
When one considers this is the first time the two-year-old has lived in a house, everything is a big adjustment. Just think of all the things in her new world she has never encountered! TV, music, vacuum cleaner, sofas, telephone, people eating, doorbell, cuddles probably, walking on lead….the list is endless.
It’s tempting to think that if a dog refuses to walk that she is being ‘stubborn’. The gentleman has very kindly picked her up, carried her a little way and put her down again. It went like this all the way to the woods where she would then start to run about freely.
Sassy was fetched on Sunday and on Wednesday I was there with her, the couple and their two children. Forward planning. They had done some perfect forward planning in advance of getting their rescue dog home from the shelter. They are not a family that took a dog into their Read more
There isn’t much known about her past, but when they picked her up she had seemed bright, confident and happy. She was also very dirty and in bad need of grooming. Her yellow-stained feet suggested that she was constantly caged or kenneled and having to stand in her own urine. After being groomed, she then had a thorough vet check, her first injection and was micro-chipped.
Now the lady has met a new man. He gave her an ultimatum – it’s me or the dog. She parted with the wrong one in my opinion.
Charlie has had quite a few ups and down in his two years of life before arriving at his new home. As soon as I saw him he reminded me so much of my Milly who also had a difficult start. At some point somebody must have cared because he Read more
Tommy is delightful – a small Staffie mix aged eight. He has had a hard life but landed on his feet a few days ago in his new home with two older gentlemen. I am helping them to start off right with Tommy – a fresh beginning for him. Knows Read more