Outdated bad advice
A trainer had advised them to cover Pete’s crate and leave him to cry. It was hot weather!
The same trainer advised on walks to ‘hold him tight to make him heel’.
Why is Apollo reactive to dogs while Atlas pulls on lead, and how can their walks improve? Atlas and Apollo are sibling brothers, two years of age. The family very wisely did most things with them individually for the first few months of their lives, which has paid off. The Read more
“I deserve a chance with a loving family after I have had 4 homes that didn’t want me”.
Reggie’s pulling is due to excitement at the prospect of getting to the park and chasing his ball.
Ronnie’s pulling is due to anxiety. Feeling unsafe. He feels he needs to warn off any approaching dog that’s not already a friend of his.
The problems stem from Jasper reacting increasingly aggressively to feeling trapped or restrained in any way. If anyone corners or restrains him, he may now growl or snap. Even being on lead makes him feel trapped.
Why would one puppy scream and pull on walks while the other joins in by barking? 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 Read more
Why do unwanted behaviours like jumping up become habits—and how can they be replaced with better ones? 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 Read more
Both dogs pull badly on lead. They jump up at people and leap at other dogs.
Hector’s lack of self-control both when people come into the house and the frantic pulling on walks are due to much the same things. Over-arousal and I, believe, some anxiety too. As he now gets no exercise he must have an excess of energy and no outlet for other stresses.
How do dogs cope when their lives suddenly change from freedom and space to a quieter, more restricted environment? So much change. The four dogs of interesting mixed breeds were flown over here from South Africa only two weeks ago and everything is different. They have generally settled in really Read more