The troubled behaviour started about four months ago, in November. Vinnie was one year old. Before then he had growled at them when they clipped up his harness but that’s all. This has escalated to growling and snapping at other times. There is something increasingly bugging the troubled Read more…
The seven-month-old Cocker Spaniel may growl and snap when they touch her – when physical contact is somehow imposed upon her. She also can snap when they try to take her harness off. It’s like, when they want to remove her harness, she’s guarding it. She became very angry when Read more…
An Online Behaviour Consultation Jerry is an eight-year-old rescue Lurcher with various health problems including arthritis and laryngeal paralysis. He is on painkillers and regularly sees the vet. Temperamentally he is usually a confident dog, unlike the lady’s other dog Zac – another Lurcher. Two weeks ago, in the evening Read more…
Millie is a Beagle, a Lemon Beagle, ten years of age. She has lived with my lady client for eighteen months. She is a sweet and gentle dog but she carries some baggage. Three things in particular make her very distressed. Her bedtime behaviour, her panic when left alone and Read more…
Over the past three years Spud has become grumpy. He growls. It seems this may have coincided with the onset of his arthritis. He had an operation three months ago and is still on painkilling medication. Spud is a 9-year-old Parson Russell Terrier who is friendly and well-mannered. A dear Read more…