‘Go Away’, they barked. Four of the last five dogs I have been to are scared of people they don’t know well. Bouncer, a Havenese, is generally anxious. He doesn’t like people approaching him. He barks Go Away. Dudley is a Cavachon who barks Go Away madly when people come Read more…
It’s a tricky situation with Bertie hard to understand. I first thought that his barking behaviour was driven by lack of confidence and some fearfulness, but as time went on I saw it wasn’t this at all. The Spaniel mix was fine when I arrived, but when he had checked Read more…
Beautiful Jack Russell Jojo is nine years old and the friendliest, easiest little dog you could hope to meet. Unfortunately she has developed a fear of the vet. She was taken for her regular yearly check and vaccinations but went into a flat panic. Why, after all these years? She Read more…
Goldie probably already had the seeds of timidity before they got her as a young puppy. If she had encountered many more people sufficiently early it would have helped, but they were caught in that trap of having to wait for vaccinations before taking her out (another matter I frequently Read more…
They were told their dog was being dominant but they don’t see him like that and nor do I. It’s so common for people to refer to a dog’s lunging, barking and jumping at people or other dogs as dominance. They interpret it as dominance through a lack of knowledge and understanding. Read more…