Aggression
Does Dog’s Person Need to Be “the Boss”?
“I deserve a chance with a loving family after I have had 4 homes that didn’t want me”.
arousal, excitement
Teaching an Over-Excited Terrier to Stay on the Floor!
How do you teach a lively little dog not to jump all over people without changing her joyful personality? Stay on the floor? Why? How? Twiglet, is Twiglet! Twiglet bounces like Zebedee from the Magic Roundabout (for anyone old enough to remember). They don’t want to stop their little Border/Lakeland Read more
Fear
The Little Frenchie is No Trouble At All, Until…..
Lady becomes very agitated when she sees another dog. Her hackles rise as she pulls against her collar and short lead. She tries to escape. When they get near, she screams.
German Shepherd
Young German Shepherd Lacks Self-Control and Ignores Recall
He needs more enrichment and brain work, less excitement and being told off. It’s unfair to stir him up (something teenage boys are naturally good at!) and then to get cross when he becomes over-excited
Fear
Rescue Terrier Struggles After a Big Change in Life
They asked one of the older children if they were sorry to see her go. The child said, ‘Not really’.
barking
Reactive Dogs on Walks – When You Have to Avoid People and Dogs
What can you do when walks have become so stressful that you feel you have to avoid people and dogs altogether? They have to avoid people and dogs? Really? I found Billie and Shaun the most polite, friendly and chilled dogs anyone could wish to meet. Billie is a Labradoodle Read more
Walks, walking and other dogs
Dog Reactive on Lead. Head Halter Making Walks Worse
Why would a dog be friendly off lead but reactive and uncomfortable when walked on a head halter? Beautiful Golden Retriever, Monty, really is the perfect family pet despite having a sad start to life. He’s now five. My visit was triggered by his attacking another dog on a walk Read more
obsessive compulsive
Can a Dog Have Too Much Exercise?
Can too much running and ball throwing actually make some dogs more reactive and over-aroused? The couple each has a full time job and they have two very young children. My own daughter can barely manage this and is exhausted a lot of the time. Imagine adding a young dog Read more
Border Collie
Training Classes and a Reactive Border Collie
How can they mix training classes with changing Ben’s reactivity to other dogs?
It’s proven that the way to help a dog with reactivity to other dogs is to work with sufficient distance between them that the dog feels safe and relaxed.
Behaviour and Training
Why Dogs Don’t Always Come When Called
A dog that won’t reliably come when called a danger to himself and others. He can also be an embarrassment to his owner. What’s more, the frightened other dog could itself now need a lot of work to build up his or her confidence again.