Why can constantly saying ‘No’ make an excited young dog even more confused and out of control? NO NO isn’t conveying to Buster what they do want of him No No is a sure route to making an already confused dog even more bewildered – and frustrated too. They picked up Read more
Why would a young working Cocker Spaniel start chewing, wrecking things and toileting indoors despite plenty of love and exercise? Chewing everything, jumping up and toileting in the house. Chewing and toileting indoors are enough to drive a patient dog owner mad! These are the negatives. Marley is beautiful. He Read more
Why do so many puppies hear “No!” all day long without really understanding what we want instead? We get a new puppy with the belief that it must fit in with our family life. He must learn what is acceptable right from the start. This sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? What Read more
What if stopping the word “No” actually helped your puppy behave better? Bella is the most adorable, soft, cute, friendly and totally scrumptious Beagle puppy of six months old. She greeted me with lots of jumping up. She jumped up at the counters. Bella jumped at and onto the table. Read more
What do normal puppies do?
They toilet indoors, they have manic sessions tearing around the place, they may fly at you and nip, they chew the carpet, they bite you with their sharp little teeth, they get over-excited and they may even get cross when you tell them off.
Why would the friendly young Beagle suddenly bite someone she didn’t know? A couple of days ago, to the total horror of the young couple who own her, their dog bit someone. How her humans behave in response Their reaction was very natural but to the more enlightened completely inappropriate. Read more
People hold the trump cards but don’t use them. They give them away for free when they can be earned. Food. Attention. Play. Walks.
Does the dog steal everyday items, then growl if anyone comes near? Fourteen-month-old Jack is a good natured, affectionate and very energetic young Cocker Spaniel – and I know what that’s like with my own Working Cocker, Pickle! However Jack does have a problem and it is getting worse. He Read more
Is your young dog constantly finding their own ways to stay busy—and getting into trouble? Kiera lives with a gentleman and his mother. The lady unfortunately is not well and seldom goes out. She is not really well enough to look after an energetic young dog all day, but her Read more
How do you teach such a big twelve-week-old puppy what you want her to do? At just twelve weeks old, BlahBlah is already the size of a Cocker Spaniel. In deciding whether she should be jumping on sofas and over people, one needs to consider the size she will eventually Read more