Why does over-excitement lead to jumping, stealing and humping behaviours? Another case of a dog that simply gets too excited. Louis is a Labradoodle, age twenty months. Here is a summary of the problems: Louis gets too excited when people come to the house. He goes crazy at the doorbell Read more
When hyped up and wild, Nellie needs help. She has a need. Putting a lid on it merely makes it erupt somewhere else. They want something acceptable for her to vent her wildness.
Why does Sasha become over-excited and mouthy, and why is more play and exercise making things worse? They have had 9-month-old German Shepherd mix Sasha for four months now, during which time they sent him away on a board and train programme. Firstly, it takes a rescue dog a good Read more
(An online consultation). Why do some young dogs become wild and over-excited in the evening, and what can calm them down? A friend said this and it’s so true: ‘If we don’t like the output, we change the input’! Beautiful Beau is a clever mix of Beagle and Border Collie, Read more
Why can a rescue dog be calm at home yet lose all self-control the moment she steps outside?
Sasha finds the outside world overstimulating.
A street dog by birth, eighteen-month-old Sasha has adapted amazingly well to life in a house. This is a tribute to both her basic temperament and to her new family’s own efforts.
She started life on the streets in India. They think she has Pointer in her. I see possibly Labrador and German Shepherd. A beautiful mix, she doesn’t look like the typical street dog.
At five months old, along with her brother, she was caught and placed in a pound where she stayed for another seven months until the couple adopted her six months ago. (more…)
“We must show the dog who’s boss”. Rex guards his food. Guarding food and resources can be a contentious issue where human response is concerned. Many conscientious dog owners, doing what they believe is best, follow dangerous, outdated notions. These techniques can involve, right from the start as routine training, Read more
Calm down, Louis! Young Staffie Bulldog mix, Louis, is an excitable delight who finds it hard to calm down! Surprisingly, he does with ease something requiring real self-control that many other dogs would find hard. When the doorbell rings, as they go to open the door he takes himself off into another room! No Read more
I went to a delightful elderly Staffie yesterday, twelve-year-old Barney. I was told that his jumping up was a big problem, particularly for the little grandchildren. His pulling on lead was so bad he’d not been walked for nearly two years and he had now started to destroy the house when they were out.
We love perky, bright and quick little dogs but because they are so reactive to things their stress levels easily rocket. This high state of arousal spreads tentacles that can adversely affect many areas of the dogs’ (and their owners’) lives.
His issues are all due to over-stimulation, sensory overload and lack of self control. It’s understandable as in effect he’s been released from prison.