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Pulling on Lead

Behaviour and Training

Staffie sibling brothers perfect at home. One reactive to dogs, the other pulls.

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 two well-trained dogs are the best of friends. The problems are out on walks Apollo has become Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 8 monthsNovember 8, 2021 ago
Aggression

Buster’s fifth home. Does the lady need to be boss?

Cockerpoo Buster’s lady owner is the winner of my Facebook group competition:  “Me and my owner should win a free 1-2-1 because….” ‘Buster’ wrote, “I deserve a chance with a loving family after I have had 4 homes that didn’t want me”. I soon found out that six-year-old Buster was Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearFebruary 12, 2021 ago
Walks, walking and other dogs

Springer Siblings. Both Pull for Different Reasons

Siblings Ronnie and Reggie were found dirty and starving at four weeks old. At eight weeks they came to live with my clients. The brown Springer Spaniels are now two and a half years old. The couple have done amazingly well. Without help or previous experience they have trained the Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearJanuary 10, 2021 ago
Aggression

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.

A grooming nightmare

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By Theo Stewart, 3 yearsNovember 11, 2019 ago
barking

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…

By Theo Stewart, 3 yearsOctober 5, 2019 ago
arousal, excitement

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…

By Theo Stewart, 3 yearsApril 8, 2019 ago
littermates

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.

Tension off leads for happy walksThe 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…)

By Theo Stewart, 3 yearsJanuary 1, 2019 ago
Walks, walking and other dogs

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…

By Theo Stewart, 4 yearsMay 20, 2018 ago
barking

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…

By Theo Stewart, 4 yearsMay 7, 2018 ago
arousal, excitement

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…

By Theo Stewart, 5 yearsJanuary 29, 2017 ago

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