Trapped, restrained or restricted, Jasper is uncomfortable
Jasper is a large Springer Spaniel, seven years of age.
His coat is dull and matted and he has big knots behind under his ears, almost as big as the ears themselves.
Screaming and Barking, They Pull Down the Road
Being pulled down the road by two little dogs, one screaming and one barking in sympathy, is no joke. Mollie and her sibling sister Maggie are absolutely adorable little Miniature Schnauzers, six months of age. They have very few of the usual puppy problems that I go to. They don’t nip, they ask Read more…
Replace Bad Habit With Good Habit
Anything repeated often enough can become a habit. I totally fell in love with scruffy ten-month-old Jack Russell mix Max yesterday. I had the perfect evening with him and his humans. It began with just me and the daughter who is in her late teens. Then mum arrived followed by two male school friends Read more…
Tension on Lead Can Result in Pulling.
A short story about two nine-month-old Labrador sisters. They are bouncy, enthusiastic and friendly, perfect given their breed and their age.
The main problems are jumping up at people and pulling on lead. Walks are causing the gentleman considerable stress. For reasons not relevant here, he only took over walking them a week or so ago. (more…)
Frantic Pulling. Nightmare. No Walks Now.
Hector’s frantic pulling on walks seemed hard to imagine when meeting him in the house. He’s a sweet and sensitive dog, apart from what they say is excessive jumping up at people who come to the house. He wasn’t too bad with me because I kept him calm. It’s unfair. Read more…
Big Change in the Dogs’ Lives. From Free to Restricted.
So much change. The four dogs of interesting mixed breeds were flown over here from South African only two weeks ago and everything is different. They have generally settled in really well to their new home. A huge change in their lives. The older two dogs have had previous experience Read more…
Enthusiastic Cocker Spaniel, Jumping Up, Pulling on Lead
Unlike so many of the dogs I go to, enthusiastic Cocker Spaniel Rudi has no reactivity problems at all towards other dogs. He’s adorable and he is adored! Rudi, 7, and has lived with the couple in their cottage in the country for eighteen months. What a lovely life he Read more…
Frustration Redirected on Nearest Human
The first few weeks of a dog’s life can have lifelong impact. Sally and Pepper are two adorable and friendly Shih Tzus, ages five and eighteen months respectively. They came from different breeders and this is reflected in their general confidence and sociability to other dogs. Sally is quite happy Read more…
Elderly Dog Can Unlearn Old Tricks
An elderly dog, he still has plenty of life in him 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, and that his pulling on lead was so bad he’d not been walked for nearly two years and that Read more…
Family Dog, Consistency is Key
The importance of consistency. I sat with the family – parents with late-teens son and daughter – and their dear little Tibetan Terrier, Archie. My first question was, as always, ‘What would you like to achieve from my help?’ The answer was for Archie to be more relaxed around other dogs Read more…