The ultimate aim is for him to be less reactive to dogs when out. Is it excitement? Is it anxiety? Does he want to play? Is it a mix of emotions? He has never learnt appropriate dog manners and his brain is so full of excitement he loses control of himself.
Barney is an emotional mix of being extremely friendly, over-excitable and scared stiff of the world outside his house and garden.
Everything about Cassie’s behaviour points to her having spent the first year of her life in a crate or very small space, deprived of stimuli. This is an educated guess only. When she was rescued three years ago (she’s now four) her posture was hunched.
What if your dog could say “Get me out of here” — would you listen? In the reality TV game show ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’ a young woman is locked in a tank of snakes. She is terrified of snakes. A man who’s not a good Read more
Why would a rescue dog suddenly become terrified of walks, noises and the outside world? Eight weeks ago Holly came from a pound in Cyprus to live with my lady client. Holly is a Beagle mix, three years of age. Although initially spending a lot of time in her bolthole Read more
With a new rescue dog I have seen this many times. When people first welcome their new dog into their life he is faultless. It’s not until he begins to settle in that unwanted behaviours begin to surface.
How do you help dogs who have spent their whole lives frightened, confined and deprived of normal life? The lady was, to quote her email, at ‘such a low ebb’ as she described what was happening with her two recently adopted puppy farm dogs. Considering the mental condition of the Read more
Why was Rose growling at the other dogs in the evenings? It was no start in life for a puppy. Rose growling? It was hard to believe! Lurcher Rose, now four, came over from Ireland as a seven-week old puppy, already separated from mother and siblings and having been in Read more
Why did Sassy suddenly react aggressively after coping well with the other dogs? Sassy was fetched on Sunday and on Wednesday I was there with her, the couple and their two children. Forward planning. They had done some perfect forward planning in advance of getting their rescue dog home from Read more
His issues are all due to over-stimulation, sensory overload and lack of self control. It’s understandable as in effect he’s been released from prison.