What can you do when a much-loved young dog is simply too strong and excitable for their owner to walk safely? The old lady’s friend says, ‘You are 85. She’s not the right dog for you. You shouldn’t have got her’. This understandably upsets her. She loves her young dog Read more
Why does a friendly young Golden Retriever keep jumping up and mouthing people despite being told ‘No’? She jumps up and she mouths. Golden Retriever Tilly, at ten months old, has had a good eight months honing her jumping up skills! She grabs clothes too when really aroused. She was Read more
Why was Izzy so over-excited and difficult to walk before even leaving the house? Enjoyable walks with Izzy can be better if she’s calmer before leaving Izzy, a stunning 14-month Old English Sheepdog, is extremely friendly, very bouncy and perhaps a little overwhelmed by the all the attention she gets. When I arrived Read more
Why is Jack calm and easy at home but reactive to certain dogs on walks? Jack is a delightful Border Terrier – perfect at home but with walks the problem. Having checked me out and sniffed me thoroughly then brought me a toy. Then was so chilled that he spent Read more
Why is Idris more anxious and excitable than his brother Lugh? Lugh and Idris are gorgeous very well-loved 14-month-old Jack Russel/Parson mix Terriers with a few unwanted behaviours creeping in. The owners are ‘bringing them up’ in a fair and caring way and the dogs are mostly well-behaved, although they Read more
What could cause Ruby to attack and kill another dog? Ruby’s owners have been living the sort of nightmare that would be a dog owners’ worst dream. Ruby killed another dog. She has never been good with other dogs. One day a couple of months ago she killed an elderly Read more
When my clients took him four years ago he was very overweight and hyper. I would argue that extreme indulgence along with isolation for hours on end is on a par with physical abuse.
A dog denied off lead freedom for as long as it takes, possibly for always around sheep, is better than a dead dog and/or a dead sheep.
Why does Lexy become so excited on walks that she pulls and reacts unpredictably to other dogs? This is beautiful Lexy. She is a cross between a Malinois and a Collie. Lexy is eight years old and until the beginning of this year had lived all her life since she Read more
Why does Charlie react to dogs, people, cars, joggers and cyclists when she is out on walks? It was hard to take a photo of Charlie. She was so friendly and curious that pointing a camera at her brought her over to investigate, so here she is, lying down, busily Read more