arousal, excitement
Elderly Jack Russell Stopped Sleeping at Night
About five weeks ago their 11-year-old Jack Russell Lily stopped sleeping in the night.
arousal, excitement
Dog Panics When People Get Too Close to Each Other
Why would a dog become frantic when two people stand close together or hug?
Connor’s is a story in two parts. This first story is about Connor and his frantic agitation when two people get too close to each other.
He came to them a year ago, probably only weeks away from death. The dog, scarred with broken teeth, scared and skinny, had stopped eating. He had been in the kennels for two years and seemed to have lost the will to live.
From the moment the couple took him in, the Staffie Greyhound mix, now five, surrounded by patient love began to blossom.
Too close to each other or hugging.
From the start Connor became agitated when either the man moved too close to the lady, or when the lady approached the man. (more…)
arousal, excitement
Compulsive Behaviour in a Rottweiler: When Stress Overflows
Unless all is still and quiet, Amber can’t settle.
The smallest thing prompts a compulsive sequence of chasing shadows, digging the floor or licking the carpet. She won’t leave their other dog alone.
Fear
Dog Becomes Agitated When People Talk or Visit the House
Does your dog get anxious or unsettled when you stop to talk to people? Trevor, an absolute sweetie, was extremely agitated by my being there. He is a small, very young-looking black Staffie age ten. He never stopped pacing, chewing and panting all the time I was there. Two-and-a-half hours. Read more
arousal, excitement
Cocker Ollie Is Simply Too Excitable
Does your dog stay permanently wound up, no matter how much exercise he gets? Excitable Ollie just kept on going! Pacing, rushing about, panting, drinking, wanting to go out, clamouring for attention, chewing……. Being excitable may be an emotion and part of a dog’s personality – but it can be Read more
arousal, excitement
Boisterous Younger Staffie is Too Much for Older Dog
Bella is a typical rather pushy pup. In the house she will not leave poor Stonker alone, jumping on him and trying to play fight. He is severely stressed with this, so he goes and hides.
Much of the time now he’s in hiding.
Behaviour and Training
Depressed but comes to life when all alone
For the past two or three months Daisy has become a different dog. She looks miserable and has shut down. She has little interest in food or play. She seldom gets up when people come home. She’s constantly depressed.
arousal, excitement
Springy stressed and hyperactive Springer Spaniel
Sophie is a 7-year-old Springer Spaniel. She is stressed and hyperactive for much of the time, panting, pacing and crying. This can continue for hours and she only really settles within the confines and restrictions of her crate. It can be very tiring for her family. Springer Sophie and ‘training’. Read more
arousal, excitement
Wound-up, hyped and Restless English Bull Terrier
Using a psychological behavioural approach throughout the evening I showed him that jumping and grabbing me was not rewarding in any way.
Bit by bit we could see him actually choosing the desired behaviour for himself. At the end of a tiring evening, instead of being shut away in his crate to bark and cry as usual, or jumping at me whenever I moved, he was lying spark out in the middle of the floor. He even ignored us walking around him.
arousal, excitement
Stressed Border Collie
The perpetual stress results in Coco being reactive to dogs and scared of people, chasing traffic, barking in the car at anything moving and being especially frantic around small children who visit.