biting or nipping
Storytime: Isla nips feet
I read you little ten-week-old Isla’s story. What a dream of a puppy, and so clever.
puppy
Boisterous pup, patient older dog and Christmas
The lady has a 12-year-old black Labrador, Ginny.
Her son, who doesn’t live with her, recently got himself a boisterous black Labrador puppy. Bobby is now a very large five months old.
The lady has a quiet life with elderly Ginny – that is until the son drops boisterous Bobby off! This may happen a couple of times a week.
Bedlam
As soon as he arrives there is bedlam. (more…)
Aggression
Unexplained Aggression from Thirteen-Week-Old Puppy
Koda is gorgeous – most of the time. He’s a thirteen-week-old Staffie puppy who does all the usual puppy things. He may get over-excited and rough which is normal. His toilet training is a bit slow, but we are working on that. Hr’s quick at learning and is now going Read more…
Cocker Spaniel
A separation plan. First the ‘why’ – next the ‘where’ and then the ‘how’.
The couple need a separation plan so that they can go out and leave Lily for a couple of hours at a time. Lily is a sixteen-week-old Cocker Spaniel. Like the majority of puppies of that age, she likes to have some company. At night they can leave her alone Read more…
Aggression
Positive relationship with their puppy to be built through understanding
Their positive relationship with their puppy is worsening. To quote the man: ‘Every day is a battle where he is taking up our whole lives’. This is so sad. We get a puppy with such wonderful dreams of a loving, positive relationship. The 14-week-old Golden Retriever has only been with Read more…
puppy
Puppy Basics. Puppy Parenting for best practises and pre-empting future problems.
Rusty is a gorgeous 12-week-old Chihuahua Jack Russell mix. Puppy basics There are just a couple of areas where the lady wants to make sure she gets the puppy basics right. She has the perfect setup – a nice large puppy pen with an open crate in it for Rusty Read more…
puppy
Positive Reinforcement Needed for Puppy who Picks on the Lady
Henlow picks on the poor lady. He flies at her, she feels, out of the blue. She is doing her best to ‘discipline’ their fifteen-week-old Golden Retriever puppy. She has been fed with outdated advice. A build up of a number of things are resulting in Henlow becoming cross, defiant Read more…
separation
Missing out. Barking for company
(Online consultation) Poppy is a beautiful red Cocker Spaniel puppy, age 15 weeks. Poppy barks when she is left. It distresses the young couple because she may not be happy. She barks mostly when she is left alone and feels she’s missing out. From the kitchen she can hear the Read more…
biting or nipping
Listening to what people say. Someone says ‘do this’. Someone else says ‘do that’.
They’ve not had a puppy for over thirty years and their aim is to be the best dog parents possible. They chose 10-week-old Cockerpoo Hugo very carefully and did all the right things. The lady has very high expectations of Hugo and he’s living up to them. He’s great in Read more…
cats
A scary world – and the cat!
(An online consultation – Ripley and the cat) Ripley is now five months old. Her mother was a Romanian street dog that was rescued just before her puppies were born. Undoubtedly, after generations of self-preservation, there will be wariness in Ripley’s genes. Ripley growls, barks and lunges From the time Read more…